1940 Press Photo John Thornberry receives gold pin for being chosen in lottery
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Description
John Orme Thornberry, one of the young men who held number 158, the first one drawn in the draft lottery, receiving a gold pin in the form of a number one from four Roxyettes appearing at the Earl Theater in Washington. It was part of ceremonies at which high officials of the Selective Service Board and a group of men who held the number 158 were given the number one pins in Washington on Nov 2nd.
