At 05:10 PM 12/13/01 -0600, Jim Choate wrote: >Which is beside your point. Your statement was that the government didn't >do ANY identification for ANY of the soldiers in WWII. Patently wrong. >Quit trying to change the rules in the middle of the game.
>AFTER the war started, not before. When the initial draft was executed it >was for 21-25 year old males only. They were required to register so that >the government knew who was getting drafted. That qualifies as >'identification' and is proof contrary to your assertion. There's a difference between registering for the Draft or signing enlistment papers and proving your identity. I contend that proof of identity was not required for US military service in WWII. I'll investigate further and see what I can come up with about the enlistment process. DCF