| Dr. James Carlisle McLeod Army Medical Corps | |
Dr. James Carlisle McLeod, born in Florence, South Carolina on June 9, 1897, entered the Army on October 20, 1944. McLeod, who achieved the rank of Major in the Army Medical Corps, served as a surgeon at the Staten Island Army Hospital. Dr. McLeod received his discharge on January 20, 1945.  |  Dr. James McLeod |
 | Throughout World War II, women, farm workers and people employed in essential war production capacities were exempt from the draft. The Armed Forces were also reluctant to draft older men, fathers or men under 19 years of age. When drafted, the services rarely sent them into combat areas. However, by 1944, the need for additional recruits overcame their reluctance to accept older men and fathers, especially in the case of trained personnel. |
| Army Uniform Gift of Mrs. Floramay Halliday McLeod, from the Collection of the Sumter County Museum Book Loan Courtesy of Mr. Dewey N. Ervin, Jr. | |
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