Presented by Don Batkins. In 1940, the U.S. passed "The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940," which was the first peacetime conscription in U.S. history. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the government began drafting men in earnest as it was no longer peacetime. This talk follows one Michigan man from the time he was drafted until his unit was sent to fight in the European war. His letters to his wife, almost one a day, became a diary of his time in the Army. The talk is
illustrated with photos, diagrams and maps. The presentation concludes with a brief summary and a few photos of his time in Europe.
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