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Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II

Another special problem of great importance in Selective Service operations was the mobilization of Negro registrants and other minority groups of this nature.


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Ellard A. Walsh

A review of existing legislation, including the National Defense Act of 1916 and its amendments, indicated that new legislation was needed to ensure effective integration of the National Guard into the regular Army, draft and selective service regulations, and related matters.

George H. Clark

Beginning in 1917, Clark managed the Selective Service Board for the northern district of Stark County during World War I.

Hilliard P. Jenkins

Jenkins served in other leadership roles with the Mobile-Baldwin Area Boy Scouts of America, the Baldwin County Mental Health Board, the Baldwin County Executive Committee, and the Alabama Selective Service Board.

Rosetta Burke

The appointment, made available by President Bill Clinton and was signed by the National Director of the Selective Service System, Gil Coronado.

Selective Service System

The Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on May 18, 1917 creating the Selective Service System.