“The local board is the instrument for reconciling the national need and the individual's conscience, and we have to depend upon their wisdom and their patriotism and their judgment.”

About Lewis B. Hershey

Military General • American

Lewis Blaine Hershey was a United States Army general who served as the second Director of the Selective Service System. He held this influential position from 1941 to 1970, overseeing the military draft during World...