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Inductee's physical, Pittsburgh, PA, circa 1943.
Credit: Courtesy of the Carnegie Library
Before Congress passed the National Selective Service Act on September 16, 1940, Governor Arthur James had already created the Pennsylvania Selective Service System, which registered more than 1.5 million men in just one month. During World War II close to 1.25 million Pennsylvanians served the country in the armed forces.