THE
VIETNAM LOTTERIES
A
lottery drawing - the first since 1942 - was held on December
1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington,
D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction
during calendar year 1970, that is, for registrants born between
January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950. Reinstitution of the
lottery was a change from the "draft the oldest man first"
method, which had been the determining method for deciding
order of call.
There
were 366 blue plastic capsules containing birth dates placed
in a large glass container and drawn by hand to assign order-of-call
numbers to all men within the 18-26 age range specified in
Selective Service law.
With
radio, film and TV coverage, the capsules were drawn from
the container, opened, and the dates inside posted in order.
The first capsule - drawn by Congressman Alexander Pirnie
(R-NY) of the House Armed Services Committee - contained the
date September 14, so all men born on September 14 in any
year between 1944 and 1950 were assigned lottery number 1.
The drawing continued until all days of the year had been
paired with sequence numbers.
Photo,
above: Rep. Alexander Pirnie, R-NY, draws the first capsule
in the lottery drawing held on Dec. 1, 1969. The capsule
contained the date, Sept. 14.
Results
from lottery held December 1969
Results from lottery held July 1970
Results from lottery held August 1971
Results from lottery held February 1972
Lottery
Numbers, by Birthdate, for Selective Service Lottery Held
December 1969
The
lottery drawing held December 1, 1969, determined the order
in which men, born from 1944 through 1950, were called to
report for induction into the military.
The
highest lottery number called for this group was 195; all
men assigned that lottery number or any lower number, and
who were classified 1-A or 1-A-O (available for military service),
were called to report for possible induction.
Lottery
Numbers, by Birth Date, for Selective Service Lottery Held
December 1969.
|
Jan |
Feb
|
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
1 |
305 |
086 |
108 |
032 |
330 |
249 |
093 |
111 |
225 |
359 |
019 |
129 |
2 |
159 |
144 |
029 |
271 |
298 |
228 |
350 |
045 |
161 |
125 |
034 |
328 |
3 |
251 |
297 |
267 |
083 |
040 |
301 |
115 |
261 |
049 |
244 |
348 |
157 |
4 |
215 |
210 |
275 |
081 |
276 |
020 |
279 |
145 |
232 |
202 |
266 |
165 |
5 |
101 |
214 |
293 |
269 |
364 |
028 |
188 |
054 |
082 |
024 |
310 |
056 |
6 |
224 |
347 |
139 |
253 |
155 |
110 |
327 |
114 |
006 |
087 |
076 |
010 |
7 |
306 |
091 |
122 |
147 |
035 |
085 |
050 |
168 |
008 |
234 |
051 |
012 |
8 |
199 |
181 |
213 |
312 |
321 |
366 |
013 |
048 |
184 |
283 |
097 |
105 |
9 |
194 |
338 |
317 |
219 |
197 |
335 |
277 |
106 |
263 |
342 |
080 |
043 |
10 |
325 |
216 |
323 |
218 |
065 |
206 |
284 |
021 |
071 |
220 |
282 |
041 |
11 |
329 |
150 |
136 |
014 |
037 |
134 |
248 |
324 |
158 |
237 |
046 |
039 |
12 |
221 |
068 |
300 |
346 |
133 |
272 |
015 |
142 |
242 |
072 |
066 |
314 |
13 |
318 |
152 |
259 |
124 |
295 |
069 |
042 |
307 |
175 |
138 |
126 |
163 |
14 |
238 |
004 |
354 |
231 |
178 |
356 |
331 |
198 |
001 |
294 |
127 |
026 |
15 |
017 |
089 |
169 |
273 |
130 |
180 |
322 |
102 |
113 |
171 |
131 |
320 |
16 |
121 |
212 |
166 |
148 |
055 |
274 |
120 |
044 |
207 |
254 |
107 |
096 |
17 |
235 |
189 |
033 |
260 |
112 |
073 |
098 |
154 |
255 |
288 |
143 |
304 |
18 |
140 |
292 |
332 |
090 |
278 |
341 |
190 |
141 |
246 |
005 |
146 |
128 |
19 |
058 |
025 |
200 |
336 |
075 |
104 |
227 |
311 |
177 |
241 |
203 |
240 |
20 |
280 |
302 |
239 |
345 |
183 |
360 |
187 |
344 |
063 |
192 |
185 |
135 |
21 |
186 |
363 |
334 |
062 |
250 |
060 |
027 |
291 |
204 |
243 |
156 |
070 |
22 |
337 |
290 |
265 |
316 |
326 |
247 |
153 |
339 |
160 |
117 |
009 |
053 |
23 |
118 |
057 |
256 |
252 |
319 |
109 |
172 |
116 |
119 |
201 |
182 |
162 |
24 |
059 |
236 |
258 |
002 |
031 |
358 |
023 |
036 |
195 |
196 |
230 |
095 |
25 |
052 |
179 |
343 |
351 |
361 |
137 |
067 |
286 |
149 |
176 |
132 |
084 |
26 |
092 |
365 |
170 |
340 |
357 |
022 |
303 |
245 |
018 |
007 |
309 |
173 |
27 |
355 |
205 |
268 |
074 |
296 |
064 |
289 |
352 |
233 |
264 |
047 |
078 |
28 |
077 |
299 |
223 |
262 |
308 |
222 |
088 |
167 |
257 |
094 |
281 |
123 |
29 |
349 |
285 |
362 |
191 |
226 |
353 |
270 |
061 |
151 |
229 |
099 |
016 |
30 |
164 |
-- |
217 |
208 |
103 |
209 |
287 |
333 |
315 |
038 |
174 |
003 |
31 |
211 |
-- |
030 |
-- |
313 |
-- |
193 |
011 |
-- |
079 |
-- |
100 |
Related
topics:
Classifications
The lottery
Background of the Selective Service
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