Order to Report for Induction, William Neill Bogan, April 15, 1943

Authors

Office of the Director of Selective Service

Files

Description

This is an Order to Report for Induction document from the Local Board 1, Clay County, West Point, Mississippi, for William Neil (W.N.) Bogan. The order is dated April 15, 1943 and notifies Bogan that he has been selected for training and service in the Land or Naval division of military. The order remands him to the local board in West Point, Mississippi on April 20, 1943 at 10 am. The order is signed by W. R. Bruce, Member of clerk of the local board. The order is accompanied by a note that informs him of what he needs to bring with him to the induction station. The envelope designates the sender as Selective Service with returns to be sent to Local Board No. !, Clay County, West Point, Mississippi. The envelope is postmarked West Point, Mississippi, April 15, 1943 and a second postmark for West Point, Mississippi, April 16, 1943. The address was forwarded from West Point to State College, Mississippi.

Publication Date

4-15-1943

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

World War II, 1939-1954; Military training

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

West Point, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 3 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1943-04-15_Order-To-Report-For-Induction_0001u

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 14-17

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

MFM_MSS-693_1943-04-15_Order-To-Report-For-Induction_0001u

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Folders 14-17, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University