Reply #90: He probably volunteered but could have ben drafted.

[zeemike]

There were no exemptions then.
But most men did enlist then, including actors and rich kids.
Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart was a bomber pilot and a host of other celebrities.
One of my brothers was drafted ant the other joined the Merchant Mariens...he said he did not want to kill anyone, but a merchant Marine was one of the most dangerous jobs in the war.