Dr. E. W. Meade writes to George B. Schwabe expressing concern about the extension of the draft and the impact it has on students, including his son who is currently serving in Tokyo. He questions the necessity of keeping soldiers overseas and advocates for allowing boys to complete their education and return home. Schwabe assures Meade that he will do everything he can to support boys in the service and those seeking to complete their education. Meade emphasizes the importance of bringing teen age boys back home before they become hardened by their experiences.

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Concerns About Draft Extension: A Letter from Honorable George B. Schwabe, M.C.

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_47_0016
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Concerns About Draft Extension: A Letter from Honorable George B. Schwabe, M.C.
Date Created:
1946-05-18
EDTF:
1946-05-18
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:
Dr. E. W. Meade writes to George B. Schwabe expressing concern about the extension of the draft and the impact it has on students, including his son who is currently serving in Tokyo. He questions the necessity of keeping soldiers overseas and advocates for allowing boys to complete their education and return home. Schwabe assures Meade that he will do everything he can to support boys in the service and those seeking to complete their education. Meade emphasizes the importance of bringing teen age boys back home before they become hardened by their experiences.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 47, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages