Enoch Crowder

thumb|Enoch Herbert Crowder in 1917-1919 Major General Enoch Herbert Crowder, USA (April 11, 1859 – May 7, 1932) was an American Army lawyer who served as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army in 1911–23. Crowder is most noted for implementing and administering the United States Selective Service Act of 1917, under which thousands of American men were drafted into military service during World War I. Quotes Arthur MacArthur was the most flamboyantly egotistical man I had ever seen, until I met his son. As quoted in American Caesar by William Manchester, p. 30 External links Category:1859 births Category:1932 deaths Category:Academics from the United States Category:United States Ambassadors to Cuba Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Military leaders from the United States Category:Military leaders of World War I Category:People from Missouri