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Draft Deferment: Vietnam
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Recipients of draft deferments during the Vietnam War era. Note that some of these men enlisted in the armed forces despite a deferment.
A total of 1,857,304 men were drafted between August 1964 and February 1973, drawing from the pool of men born on or before 1955.
Some common Selective Service classifications:
- 1-A Ready for immediate induction. (no deferment)
- 1-D Member of a Reserve component, or student taking military training
- 1-Y Qualified for military service only in time of national emergency (classification eliminated 10-Dec-1971)
- 2-S Student deferment (temporary delay)
- 3-A Extreme hardship to dependents
- 4-F Unqualified for military service (exemption)
See also
Draft Deferment.
Name Occupation Birth Death Known for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball 16-Apr-1947 NBA records for most minutes, most points
Elliott Abrams Government 24-Jan-1948 Asst. Secy. of State involved in Iran-Contra
Lamar Alexander Politician 3-Jul-1940 US Senator from Tennessee
Muhammad Ali Boxing 17-Jan-1942 Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Samuel Alito Judge 1-Apr-1950 US Supreme Court Justice
Wayne Allard Politician 2-Dec-1943 US Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009
George Allen Politician 8-Mar-1952 US Senator from Virginia, 2001-07
John Ashcroft Politician 9-May-1942 US Attorney General, 2001-05
Richard Axel Scientist 2-Jul-1946 Odorant receptors and olfactory organization
Gary Bauer Government 4-May-1946 Family Research Council
Bob Beauprez Politician 22-Sep-1948 Congressman from Colorado, 2003-07
William Bennett Government 31-Jul-1943 Former Drug Czar and gambling man
Joseph Biden Politician 20-Nov-1942 Vice President of the United States
Don Black Activist 28-Jul-1953 Stormfront.org founder
Michael Bloomberg Politician 14-Feb-1942 Mayor of New York City
Roy Blunt Politician 10-Jan-1950 US Senator from Missouri
Neal Boortz Radio Personality 6-Apr-1945 Libertarian radio host
Bill Bradley Politician 28-Jul-1943 US Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97
Phil Bredesen Politician 21-Nov-1943 Governor of Tennessee, 2003-11
L. Paul Bremer Government 30-Sep-1941 Director of the Iraq Provisional Authority
George W. Bush Head of State 6-Jul-1946 43rd US President, 2001-09
Richard Carpenter Musician 15-Oct-1946
The Carpenters
Saxby Chambliss Politician 10-Nov-1943 US Senator from Georgia
Dick Cheney Politician 30-Jan-1941 US Vice President, 2001-09
Tom Clancy Novelist 12-Apr-1947
The Hunt for Red October
Bill Clinton Head of State 19-Aug-1946 42nd US President, 1993-2001
Norm Coleman Politician 17-Aug-1949 US Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09
Pete Coors Relative 20-Sep-1946 Coors scion
Howard Dean Politician 17-Nov-1948 Governor of Vermont, 1991-2003
Tom DeLay Politician 8-Apr-1947 Former House Majority Leader, convicted felon
Mike DeWine Politician 5-Jan-1947 US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007
Brian J. Donnelly Politician 2-Mar-1946 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93
Roy P. Dyson Politician 15-Nov-1948 Congressman from Maryland, 1981-91
David Eisenhower Author 31-Mar-1948 Camp David namesake
Daniel Ellsberg Government 7-Apr-1931 Pentagon Papers source
James Fallows Journalist 2-Aug-1949
Atlantic Monthly
Bobby Fischer Chess Player 9-Mar-1943 18-Jan-2008 Eccentric chess grandmaster
Steve Forbes Business 18-Jul-1947 Owner and publisher of
Forbes magazine
Al Franken Politician 21-May-1951 US Senator from Minnesota
Bob Franks Politician 21-Sep-1951 9-Apr-2010 Congressman from New Jersey, 1993-2001
Bill Frist Politician 22-Feb-1952 US Senate Majority Leader, 2003-07
Max Gail Actor 5-Apr-1943 Det. Wojciehowicz on
Barney Miller
Dick Gephardt Politician 31-Jan-1941 Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2005
Newt Gingrich Politician 17-Jun-1943 Speaker of the House, 1995-99
Rudy Giuliani Politician 28-May-1944 Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001
Al Gore Politician 31-Mar-1948 US Vice President under Clinton
Phil Gramm Politician 8-Jul-1942 US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002
Lee Greenwood Country Musician 27-Oct-1942
God Bless the U.S.A.
Judd Gregg Politician 14-Feb-1947 US Senator from New Hampshire, 1993-2011
Arlo Guthrie Singer/Songwriter 10-Jul-1947
Alice's Restaurant
George Hamilton Actor 12-Aug-1939 Well-tanned celebrity
Robert Hanssen Spy 18-Apr-1944 Russian mole inside the FBI
Dennis Hastert Politician 2-Jan-1942 Speaker of the House, 1999-2006
Roger Hedgecock Politician 2-May-1946 Mayor of San Diego, 1983-85
Douglas Hofstadter Author 15-Feb-1945
Godel, Escher, Bach
Brit Hume Journalist 22-Jun-1943 Fox News DC correspondent
John Irving Novelist 2-Mar-1942
The World According to Garp
Ted Kaczynski Criminal 22-May-1942 The Unabomber
Andy Kaufman Comic 17-Jan-1949 16-May-1984 Brilliant comic, prankster, professional wrestler
Bob Kerrey Politician 27-Aug-1943 Governor and Senator from Nebraska
Alan Keyes Radio Personality 7-Aug-1950 Illinois carpetbagger
Stephen King Novelist 21-Sep-1947
The Shining
Bruce Kovner Activist Feb-1945 Caxton Associates billionaire
Dennis Kucinich Politician 8-Oct-1946 Congressman, Ohio 10th
Ken Lay Business 15-Apr-1942 5-Jul-2006 CEO of Enron, 1986-2002
Ron Lewis Politician 14-Sep-1946 Congressman from Kentucky, 1994-2009
Lewis Libby Government 22-Aug-1950 Cheney's former Chief of Staff
Joseph Lieberman Politician 24-Feb-1942 US Senator from Connecticut
Rush Limbaugh Radio Personality 12-Jan-1951 Conservative talk show host
Trent Lott Politician 9-Oct-1941 US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007
Dan Lungren Politician 22-Sep-1946 Congressman, California 3rd
David Mamet Author 30-Nov-1947
Glengarry Glen Ross
Jim Marshall Politician 31-Mar-1948 Congressman from Georgia, 2003-11
Chris Matthews Talk Show Host 17-Dec-1945
Hardball with Chris Matthews
Mitch McConnell Politician 20-Feb-1942 US Senator from Kentucky
Michael Medved Critic Oct-1948 Traditional values pundit, film critic
Bob Metcalfe Business 1946 Co-Inventor of Ethernet
John Milius Film Director 11-Apr-1944
Conan the Barbarian
James C. Miller III Economist 25-Jun-1942 Conservative economist
Dan Moldea Journalist 27-Feb-1950 Muckraker
Joe Namath Football 31-May-1943 Football player and pantyhose wearer
Ted Nugent Musician 13-Dec-1948 Rock star, bowhunting enthusiast
Bill O'Reilly Talk Show Host 10-Sep-1949
The O'Reilly Factor
P. J. O'Rourke Author 14-Nov-1947 Political satirist
Bill Owens Politician 22-Oct-1950 Governor of Colorado, 1999-2007
Carl Paladino Business 24-Aug-1946 Buffalo real estate baron
Gram Parsons Musician 5-Nov-1946 19-Sep-1973
Flying Burrito Brothers
George Pataki Politician 24-Jun-1945 Governor of New York, 1995-2006
John Perkins Activist 28-Jan-1945
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Dan Quayle Politician 4-Feb-1947 Vice President under George H.W. Bush
Marc Racicot Politician 24-Jul-1948 Governor of Montana, 1993-2001
Robert Reich Government 24-Jun-1946 US Secretary of Labor, 1993-97
Bill Richardson Politician 15-Nov-1947 Governor of New Mexico, 2003-11
Donald L. Ritter Politician 21-Oct-1940 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-93
Dana Rohrabacher Politician 21-Jun-1947 Congressman, California 46th
Mitt Romney Politician 12-Mar-1947 Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07
Karl Rove Government 25-Dec-1950 Political Strategist to George W. Bush
Robert Shapiro Attorney 2-Sep-1942 One of OJ Simpson's attorneys
Ron Silver Actor 2-Jul-1946 15-Mar-2009
Wiseguy
O. J. Simpson Football 9-Jul-1947 Searching tirelessly for the real killers
Richard E. Smalley Chemist 6-Jun-1943 28-Oct-2005 Co-Discovered fullerines
David Souter Judge 17-Sep-1939 US Supreme Court Justice, 1990-2009
Bruce Springsteen Musician 23-Sep-1949 The Boss
Sylvester Stallone Actor 6-Jul-1946
Rocky,
Rambo
Ken Starr Government 21-Jul-1946 Special Prosecutor, Clinton's impeachment
David Stockman Government 10-Nov-1946 Ronald Reagan's chief economist
John Stossel Journalist 6-Mar-1947 Libertarian reporter
Tom Tancredo Politician 20-Dec-1945 Congressman from Colorado, 1999-2009
John B. Taylor Economist 8-Dec-1946 Council of Economic Advisers, 1989-91
Clarence Thomas Judge 23-Jun-1948 US Supreme Court Justice
Garry Trudeau Cartoonist 21-Jul-1948
Doonesbury
Donald Trump Business 14-Jun-1946 The Donald
Scott Turow Novelist 12-Apr-1949
Presumed Innocent
Steven Tyler Singer 26-Mar-1948 Frontman for
Aerosmith
Mark Udall Politician 18-Jul-1950 US Senator from Colorado
Douglas A. Warner III Business 9-Jun-1946 CEO of JP Morgan, 1995-2000
Henry Waxman Politician 12-Sep-1939 Congressman, California 30th
Daniel A. Webster Politician 27-Apr-1949 Congressman, Florida 8th
Andrew Weil Author 8-Jun-1942 New age ethnopharmacologist
Bill Weld Politician 31-Jul-1945 Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97
Curt Weldon Politician 22-Jul-1947 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1987-2007
George Will Columnist 4-May-1941 Conservative pundit, baseball lover
Joseph Wilson Diplomat 6-Nov-1949 Ambassador to Gabon, Valerie Plame's husband
Paul Wolfowitz Government 22-Dec-1943 President of the World Bank, 2005-07
Steve Wozniak Computer Programmer 11-Aug-1950 Co-Founder of Apple Computer