Teenage Draft / Collection: Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973 / Subject (Topic): South Carolina Baptist Convention - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

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1. Teenage Draft: A letter from James A. Howard (State Evangelist, Columbia, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, October 22, 1942

Teenage Draft: A letter from James A. Howard (State Evangelist, Columbia, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, October 22, 1942

Date:: 1942-10-22
Description:: A letter from a South Carolinian Evangelist expressing his joy at Maybank supporting the Lee amendment to the draft bill. A response from Maybank is included, stating he appreciates the letter but no one will be exempt from draft. He gives the average age of members of the Navy and Marine Corps, which is between seventeen and nineteen, demonstrating that many young men already want to join the service.