Lewis Blaine Hershey Military person

Lewis Blaine Hershey (September 12, 1893 – May 20, 1977) was a United States Army general who served as the second Director of the Selective Service System, the means by which the United States administers its military conscription.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 12, 1893
Birth place
Steuben County Indiana
Date of deathMay 20, 1977
Place of death
Angola Indiana

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
World War I
military branch
United States Army
military commandDirector Selective Service System
military unit
Indiana National Guard
service start1911
service end1911

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Lewis Blaine Hershey on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/lhershey.htm
  2. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lewis_b_hershey.html
  3. http://www.jstor.org/pss/1339666
  4. http://www.knightstemplar.org/articles/0807/hershey.pdf
  5. http://www.sss.gov/previousdir.htm