On Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, I wrote about the first four men to be called up to service in the peace-time draft in 1940.
I found a follow-up article about them.
From the April 1, 1947 True Republican from DeKalb County "Selective Service Office Will Remain Open: Record Work Continues Despite End of Draft."
Obviously, the draft had come to an end with the end of the war.It had ended at the stroke of midnight the night before.
The first registration for the draft in DeKalb County took place October 16, 1940. In Sycamore, young men ages 16-35 registered at six polling places.
A total of 649 registered and received their cards in Sycamore Township and 4,415 in the county.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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