Harry Truman actually said...

I do hereby grant a full pardon to those persons convicted of violating the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as amended whose names are included in the list of names attached hereto and hereby made a part of this proclamation.

Context

Proclamation 2762—Granting Pardon to Certain Persons Convicted of Violating the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940...

12/22/1947

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