Medal of the US Selective Service System

Bronze, stamping. The original nominal medal is in excellent collectible condition. Guarantee of authenticity.

 The Selective Service System was an agency that managed conscription during World War II. More than 100,000 people served in the "Selective Service System", most often volunteers. Service personnel were members of local draft boards, advisory boards, appeals boards, medical advisory boards and registration advisory boards, as well as state boards. They served as directors, clerks and examiners. They worked as agents of state appeals, members of re-employment committees, medical experts, dentists, field medical agents, social workers and held many other positions. By the end of the war, it was estimated that volunteers spent an average of ten hours a week performing their duties in the selection service, often in the evenings and on weekends. Their contribution to the war effort was significant, and public opinion demanded national recognition. Their decisions sent neighbors to war, interrupting and sometimes ending their lives.