Concerns about Drafting Young Soldiers into Service
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_6_42_0014
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Concerns about Drafting Young Soldiers into Service
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-01
- EDTF:
- 1945-03-01
- 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:
- The document is a letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C. to Mr. V.A. Kingsbury acknowledging receipt of a letter regarding the drafting of 17 and 18 year old boys into the service and sending them overseas without much training. Schwabe expresses concern about this practice and provides a copy of a War Department release dated March 1, 1945 to explain the policy. He mentions making protests against the practice and believes that the boys could be used in a different way until they are more proficient and seasoned. Schwabe offers his assistance to Kingsbury and expresses his continued stance on the issue until convinced otherwise. The document also includes a letter from an unidentified individual to a judge expressing concern about sending 18 year old boys to the front lines with only four months of training.
- Names:
- Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Land use--Planning
- 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:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
