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The Famous "49 Fourth Street" Location

ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS WERE INDUCTED INTO...

ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH 
STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES 
SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, 
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS 
AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS 
WERE INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE 
DURING WORLD WAR II UNDER THE 
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT OF 1940. THEY 
SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WELL. 

THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED DECEMBER 7, 1989, 
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF: 

THE AMERICAN LEGION 
VETERANS FOR FOREIGN WARS 
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS 
AMVETS 
MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART 


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