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WWII Question

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Gliderman8

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I have been researching family history. Some fascinating things have been uncovered about my grandparents and great grandparents.
Yesterday I discovered my grandfathers draft card for WWII. It shows his age as 48!!
Why would they make a 48 year old register back then? Seems odd.
 
Just a quick thought: I don't know if there was a restriction on draft registration. But there were varying restrictions on who was actually called up. In what year did he register?

Edit: the Selective Service Act of 1940 required draft registration for men aged 21-35. Once we were at war, men 18-65 were required to register. Still didn't mean they'd all be called up however.

My two cents.
Tom
 
What you say makes sense Tom since it was wartime. Although my dad was in the army back then, his dad was never called up.
 
My grandfather spent just about 9 years in the Army in the 1930's. He got out, was working for Colt and enlisted in the Navy midway through the war. I remember him saying he was sure he would get drafted into the Army because of his prior experience and there was no way he'd let that happen.

He was part of the small American force that fought in China in '31-'32. He was only 16-17 years old. (yes, there was a small fib about his actual age when he enlisted the first time)
 
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