Evading the Draft
1940 - 1942

The article on the right consists of assorted stories that illustrate the length some American men would go to in order to stay out of the military during the Second World War. The article also tells of draft evasion during the First World War.

By February of 1945, the draft would be removing as many as 150,000 men from American streets every month – click here to read about it……

Click here to read about the W.W. II Canadian draft dodgers.

Click here to read about American draft dodgers during the First World War.

Click here to read about the American draft dodgers of the Korean War.

Click here to read a 1945 article about your average Massachusetts draft board.

Click here to learn more about the American W.W. II home front…