Protest Against Sending Untrained 18 Year Olds to Combat
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_6_42_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Protest Against Sending Untrained 18 Year Olds to Combat
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-24
- EDTF:
- 1945-03-24
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
- Description:
- Mr. L. A. Swain wrote a letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe expressing concern over the treatment and training of 18-year-old inductees in the Army. Swain criticized the Army for sending young, inexperienced soldiers into combat and called for a change in policy to provide more training before deployment. He urged Congressman Schwabe to take action and received a response indicating that the Congressman shared his concerns and had included his letter in the Congressional Record. Schwabe acknowledged the issue and promised to continue protesting against the current situation.
- Topic:
- Mental health services
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 42, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
