General Enoch Crowder

(noun)

General Crowder (April 11, 1859 – May 7, 1932) served as the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army from 1911 to 1923. Crowder was best known for implementing and administering the Selective Service Act, which drafted thousands of American men into military service during World War I.

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Examples of General Enoch Crowder in the following topics:

  • The Call to Arms

    • General Enoch Crowder, the U.S.
    • Army’s Judge Advocate General, indicated his displeasure with the plan.
    • Yet not only did Crowder guide the bill through Congress with the assistance of Captain Hugh Johnson and others, he also went on to administer the draft in the position of provost marshal general.
    • In May 1917, President Wilson appointed Major General John J.
    • Initially opposed to the draft, Crowder took charge of administrating the draft in the post of provost marshal general.

  • Prisons and Asylums

    • As a result of a tour of prisons in 18 states, Enoch Wines and Theodore Dwight produced a monumental report describing the flaws in the existing system and proposing remedies.
    • At the core of the design was an educational program, which included general subjects and vocational training for the less capable.