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The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
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Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey testified before the Armed Services Subcommittee about an 'unreal shortage' of men for the armed forces due to recruitment competition and an 'appalling' 15% rejection rate among 8.5 million men. He ordered state draft boards to fill February quotas with 21-year-olds.
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WASHINGTON - Selective Service Director Major General Lewis B. Hershey said the "unreal shortage" of men for the armed forces has been created by competition among them for recruits and described the current rejection rate "appalling." in testimony before the Armed Services Subcommittee.
Of a total of eight and one-half million men, 15 per cent were rejected as physically or mentally unfit.
Hershey also ordered state draft boards to try and fill their February quotas with last men 21 years old.
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of a total of eight and one-half million men, 15 per cent were rejected as physically or mentally unfit. hershey also ordered state draft boards to try and fill their february quotas with last men 21 years old.
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Selective Service Director Major General Lewis B. Hershey said the "unreal shortage" of men for the armed forces has been created by competition among them for recruits and described the current rejection rate "appalling." in testimony before the Armed Services Subcommittee.