General Lewis B. Hershey and Conscientious Objection During World War II

by Nicholas A. Krehbiel

During World War II, the United States drafted 10.1 million men to serve in the military. Of that number, 52,000 were conscientious objectors, and 12,000 objected to noncombatant military service. Those 12,000 men served the country in Civilian Public Service, the program initiated by General Lewis Blaine Hershey, the director of Selective Service from 1941 to1970. Despite his success with this program, much of Hershey's work on behalf of conscientious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219411
• ISBN13: 9780826219411
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5