1940 Press Photo New York Arthur McDermott for Military Selective Service NYC

PLANS FOR REGISTRATION OF SOME 750,000 OF NEW YORK CITY'S YOUNG MEN ESTIMATED AS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE BURKE-WADSWORTH COMPULSORY MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE BILL ARE SO WELL ADVANCED THEY COULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY ON THE SIGNING OF THE BILL. COL ARTHUR V MCDERMOTT, RIGHT, DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE FOR NEW YORK CITY DESCRIBES A DISTRICT MAP SHOWING HOW THE MACHINERY IS SET UP TO LEFT TO RIGHT SPENCER C. YOUNG, CHIEF OF THE BUREAU, CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER, MAJOR WILLIAM J WALSH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND MARTIN CONBOY, WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE DURING THE WORLD WAR I. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 09-16-1940.

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