By: Ardis E. Parshall - August 20, 2013 The World War II-era military conscription in the United States ended in 1947 (the Selective Service System and Selective Training and Service Act were still in effect until 1948, but Congress did not authorize an actual draft in 1947); huge numbers of men called into the service before that date were still in the armed forces or in the reserves. The Selective Service Act of 1948 renewed the requir...
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