1941 ⟶ Hershey Appointed Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey succeeds Clarence Dykstra as Director of th...
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1939
1940
1941
🪖 National Service Act Enforces Conscription
The National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 is approved and enforces full conscription in the British Armed Forces on all able-bodied males between 18 and 41 resident in the UK.⟶
UKConscriptionMilitaryNational ServiceWar EffortWWII
📝 Dykstra Becomes Director of Selective Service
Clarence Addison Dykstra becomes Director of Selective Service in the United States.⟶
USSelective ServiceDraftMilitaryConscriptionWar PreparationGovernmentClarence Addison Dykstra
🗳️ Draft Registration Begins in the US
Draft registration begins in the United States.⟶
USDraftConscriptionMilitaryWar PreparationMobilizationHome FrontGovernment
🇺🇸 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.⟶
USSelective ServiceConscriptionMilitaryLeadershipWar EffortPersonnel