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II-B Deferred in war production. Oct 4, 1940: Mar 31, 1947: II-B (F) II-B previously rejected for military service. Apr 21, 1944: Aug 31, 1945: II-B (H) Deferred in war production, age 38 to 44 inclusive. Mar 6, 1943: Oct 5, 1944: II-B (L) II-B previously found qualified for limited military service. Apr 21, 1944: Aug 31, 1945: II-C Deferred in ...
Second Sino-Japanese War (11 C, 101 P) Pages in category "Military history of Vietnam during World War II" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Civilian Public Service (CPS) provided conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II. From 1941 to 1947 nearly 12,000 draftees, [ 7 ] : 452 unwilling to do any type of military service, performed work of national importance in 152 CPS camps throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Similarly, a November 1942 survey of American high-school students found that 69% favored compulsory postwar military training. [35] The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. President Roosevelt's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16, 1940, began the first peacetime draft in the United States.
By 1965, there were 25,000 military advisors in South Vietnam.." [5] The United States participation in the war continued to escalate until April 30, 1975 when the United States officially declared the war over. During the Vietnam War, an estimated 48,000 Puerto Ricans served in the four branches of the armed forces. [6]
Military history of Vietnam during World War II (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Military history of Vietnam" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis powers. The United States is generally considered to have entered the conflict with the 7 December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan and exited it with the surrender of Japan in 2 September ...