Category	8: Communication Artifact
Classification	Archives
Collection	Local Board No. 2, Selective Service System
Dates of Accumulation	1943
Abstract	The book, "Selective Service System in Wartime: Second Report of the Director of Selective Service" was submitted to the President of the United States on April 3, 1943 by Lewis B. Hershey. It details the period between December 7, 1941 to November 5, 1942. Chapters cover the history of Selective Service (Draft); reaction to Pearl harbor; a description of the Selective Service System; Manpower; exemptions from military service; classification of registrants; African Americans; enforcement of the law; and costs. It includes numerous tables and charts.
Event	World War II
Legal Status	Oshkosh Public Museum
Object ID	RG76.23
Object Name	Book
People	Michaelis, Marion M. Behlendorf Behlendorf, Marion M.
Subjects	World War II Homefront Recruiting & enlistment Draft Selective Service System
Title	Selective Service System in Wartime: Second Report of the Director of Selective Service

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