Enoch Crowder - Selective Service Act of 1917,United States Military Academy,University of Missouri,Douglas MacArthur

Major General Enoch Herbert Crowder, USA (April 11, 1859 May 7, 1932) commonly referred to as General Crowder, was an American Army lawyer who served as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1911 to 1923. Crowder is most noted for implementing and administering the United States Selective Service Act of 1917 during World War I, an act which drafted thousands of American men into military service during World War I.