FDR: “This enlarged program will provide the armed forces with a necessary…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1944

This enlarged program will provide the armed forces with a necessary reservoir of younger men with specialized training at the college level.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Statement on the Army Specialized Training Enlisted Reserve for Seventeen-Year-Old Graduates

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FDR: “This enlarged program will provide the armed forces with a necessary reservoir of younger men with specialized training…”