Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
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selective-training-and-service-act-of-1940-178-13652812
title:
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
text:
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men from their 18th birthday until the day before their 45th birthda
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description:
U.S. law providing for WWII conscription
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
date created:
2007-04-24T15:11:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:06:21Z
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