World War II Draftees

This photo appeared in a 1940's Harrisburg newspaper: "Yesterday they were on their way, but today these 183 young draftees are getting their first taste of Army life at the New Cumberland Reception Center. The group, all from Harrisburg's three draft boards and County Board No. 3, was the largest ever sent from Dauphin County. Dr. Arnaud C. Marts, executive director of the Pennsylvania Council of Defense, addressed the selectees in Courtroom No. 1 of the Dauphin County Courthouse before they marched across Market Square, as shown here, to Valley Railway buses waiting to take them to New Cumberland." Photo ID: MG698-2718.