Evening star., 1941-05-21
Draft Boards put
641 Married
|Se|ectees in IA
26,045 Husbands
Registered Here and
355 Inducted
BY THOMAS c. HARDMAN.

Only GAL out of 26045 married
reglstrants classified by the city's
draft boards have been placed in
Glass Ia as available for immedi-
ate military service, a cumulative
report at selective service head
quarters revealed today.
The report, showing progress OF
local boards through April 30. was
the first definite indication of the
disposition of married selectee cases
by local boards since the draft pro-
gram was begun last fall.
In all, 355 married Washingtonians
already have been accepted at Army
induction stations. while rs have
ben rejected by Army doctors after
they had been certified as available
Tor duty by the boards.
Probably the lowest percentage of
married men placed in Glass IA
was reported by Board 10 OF 1859
married regiStrants classified. this
board certified only seven available
Tor immediate duty. Ratio in other
boards picked at random were Board
3, four classed IA out of 1853: Board
l, 81 out of 665: Board %. IA out of
2,O43, and Board 20, 60 out of 1921,
41,572 Classified.
Local boards have completed
classifcations of 41.572 registrants.
or less than half of the citv-Wide
registrations, of 114,72S. The report
showed that 1920 registrants have
been given physical examinations at
District hospitals.
Reglstrants placed in Glass 3 be-
cause of dependents number 25.3l0,
This figure includes a large maiority
of married men who received defer.
ments.
District men whose occupations
have been considered necessary TO
the national welfare and who. ac-
cordingly, have been placed in Glass
2 total 1929. Those declared physi-
cally, mentally or morally unfit for
service number 3.793.
More than $500 men had been ac-
cepted in induction stations through
April 80, the report stated. and local
boards at that time had an overall
reserve of 1851 men awaiting call
for induction.
Classified as fit for limited mill
tary service only were 32l5 regis-
trants. Four hundred and seventv-
five men have been given deferments
in Glass "A because they have
completed their military service.
Twelve were listed in Glass 4-B as
officials exempt by law Nom
declarant aliens, placed in Glass &C,
total 247. and the Class AID category
for ministers or divinity students in
cludes 653 registrants.
IL Conscientious Directors.
Conscientious objectors. exclusive
OF registrants indicating they are
opposed only to combatant duty,
total only II. These cases are now
pending at the Justice Department,
and if the registrants' objections are
upheld, they will be assigned later
to work camps.
The number of classified men al
ready in the armed forces on April
30, including registrants who had
been inducted prior to that time,
was 3.679.
Requests for occupational defer
ments were received on behalf of
1856 registrants. and all except 143
were granted. the report showed. OF
more than 1000 registrants who
have volunteered for induction, 648
have been placed in Glass IA.
Two hundred and forty Washiug-
ton selectees, the largest group vet
to leave the District at any one
time. were sent to the Richmond
and Baltimore Army induction sta.
tons today, accompanied by selec.
tive service administrative staff off,
GERS.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox. director
OF District selective service. led the
group OF officials on hand at the
National Guard Armory to see the
men off this morning.
1O3 Go TO Richmond.
1t. Col. Edwin S. Bethlehem. ir.
executive officer, accompanied lO3
Whlte selectees to Richmond, along
with Staff Sergt. Lester Christensen
and Pvt. First Class Simon Sher-
man, enlisted men of the State staff.
Ensign Edward j. Clarke, chief of
the selective service manpower divi-
sion, went to Baltimore to observe
the induction of 1877 colored men,
ENLISTED men on the Baltimore de-
tail were Sergt. Irving Schwartz and
Corpl. Harvey Berse.
Seven buses were employed az
transportation for the selectees