Eliott Baker Selective Service System Notice of Classification (July 17, 1972)
Description:
This is Springfield College alumnus Eliott Baker's draft card during the Vietnam War. Baker's classification is 1-H, which means "registrant not currently subject to processing for induction or alternative service" and the date of classification is July 17, 1972. According to a note written by Baker, he and other students who entered college in 1970 were granted deferments to be drafted, as long as they were full-time students. To learn more about Eliott G. Baker, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/375
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