1940 ⟶ Dykstra Becomes Director of Selective Service
Clarence Addison Dykstra becomes Director of Selective Servi...
Year
1940
1941
📝 Dykstra Becomes Director of Selective Service
Clarence Addison Dykstra becomes Director of Selective Service in the United States.⟶
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🗳️ Draft Registration Begins in the US
Draft registration begins in the United States.⟶
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🇺🇸 First US Draft Lottery
The first number drawings for US Selective Service Act draftees.⟶
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📜 Hershey Appointed Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey succeeds Clarence Dykstra as Director of the Selective Service System in the United States.⟶
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