In a “radio fireside chat” from of the White House, President Roosevelt tells the nation that the draft age will have to be lowered from 20 to 18 years of age. He goes on to inform America that Allied commanders have agreed on opening “new offensives against Germany and Japan” and that “we must now learn to ration manpower.”

Source: “Lowered Draft Age Coming.” The Spokesman-Review, 28 Aug. 1942, p. 12. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/137891197/