Draft Exemption Pin
Details
Title | Draft Exemption Pin |
Description | Able-bodied men not in uniform were often considered slackers or draft-dodgers and sometimes faced harassment in their hometowns. Men exempted from the draft wore this exemption pins to publically display their legal exemption from military service. |
Site Accession Number | 1992 113 0022 |
Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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