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County Draft Board's Work Escalates To Meet Growing Military Needs
The Bennington County Selective Service Board faces rising national draft calls and a shifting pool of eligible registrants as Viet Nam era pressures grow. Local figures show 1962 drafts and 1963-65 trends, with age 19 to 26 1-A classifications, reclassifications, and occasional married-without-children cases affecting quotas and enlistments. Board members, led by Viola Conley, review cases, adjust classifications, and discuss universal service as a potential reform while noting the broader national context of higher enlistments and changing deferments.
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County Draft Board
Selective Service Board
Viola Conley
Conley
Vermont
Merton E. Ashton
Selective Service System
Ashton
U.S
Bennington County
Department of Defense
Washington
Viet Nam
Versmont
van Vechten Graves
Bennington
Bohne
I.N. Bartlett
Manchester Depot
Victor A. Agostini
John L. Whalen
Arlington
Peace Corps
Selective Service Headquarters
Whalen
Graves
U.S. Civil Service
Thailand
Korea