Letter to Local Board No. 3 from John Frank Dwiggins - October 6, 1917
Transcript
Local Board No. 3, 3rd Floor, Municipal building, Detroit, Michigan. I have been examined and found to be perfectly fit for service and as there are no regular causes for exemption which apply to my case, I wish to ask for exemption in a special case. I have no religion nor God, no fears nor hopes of future punishment nor rewards, and as this life is all and everything in the world to me, I feel that it isn
Details
| Title | Letter to Local Board No. 3 from John Frank Dwiggins - October 6, 1917 |
| Creator | Dwiggins, John Frank |
| Source | Dwiggins, John Frank. Letter to Local Board No. 3. 6 October 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, John Frank Dwiggins wrote the Local Board Number 3 in Detroit, Michigan and asked to be exempted from service in the United States military. It was also signed by the notary public for Wayne County, Michigan Frank C. Alexander. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; Draft; Draft--Law and legislation; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917 |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the State Historical Society of Missouri: 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri, 65201-7298. (573) 882-7083. |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | October 6, 1917 |
| Language | English |