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RESULTS FROM LOTTERY DRAWING - Vietnam Era

1972

The lottery drawing held August 5, 1971, determined the order in which men born in 1952 were called to report for induction into the military.

The highest lottery number called for this group was 95; 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.

HOW TO READ THE LOTTERY TABLE

 

Each table shows all the birth dates in a given year and the lottery numbers assigned to those dates. Read the tables like a multiplication table. At the top of the table are the months of the year.  In the first column, on the far left, are the dates of the month. The numbers in the center represent lottery numbers.  Thus, the tabular format is set up to show the random selection sequence, by month and day.

 

For example: To find the lottery number assigned to a young man whose birth month and day is July 15,

look down the column from “Jul” until it matches up with number “15” on the left side of the table. The corresponding number in that cell, for instance, is “088.” What that means is that all men born on July 15,

for the specific year of birth, were assigned the lottery number 088.

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  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 207 306 364 096 154 274 284 180 302 071 366 038
2 225 028 184 129 261 363 061 326 070 076 190 099
3 246 250 170 262 177 054 103 176 321 144 300 040
4 264 092 283 158 137 187 142 272 032 066 166 001
5 265 233 172 294 041 078 286 063 147 339 211 252
6 242 148 327 297 050 218 185 155 110 006 186 356
7 292 304 149 058 106 288 354 355 042 080 017 141
8 287 208 229 035 216 084 320 157 043 317 260 065
9 338 130 077 289 311 140 022 153 199 254 237 027
10 231 276 360 194 220 226 234 025 046 312 227 362
11 090 351 332 324 107 202 223 034 329 201 244 056
12 228 340 258 165 052 273 169 269 308 257 259 249
13 183 118 173 271 105 047 278 365 094 236 247 204
14 285 064 203 248 267 113 307 309 253 036 316 275
15 325 214 319 222 162 008 088 020 303 075 318 003
16 074 353 347 023 205 068 291 358 243 159 120 128
17 009 198 117 251 270 193 182 295 178 188 298 293
18 051 189 168 139 085 102 131 011 104 134 175 073
19 195 210 053 049 055 044 100 150 255 163 333 019
20 310 086 200 039 119 030 095 115 313 331 125 221
21 206 015 280 342 012 296 067 033 016 282 330 341
22 108 013 345 126 164 059 132 082 145 263 093 156
23 349 116 089 179 197 336 151 143 323 152 181 171
24 337 359 133 021 060 328 004 256 277 212 062 245
25 002 335 219 238 024 213 121 192 224 138 097 135
26 114 136 122 045 026 346 350 348 344 069 209 361
27 072 217 232 124 241 007 235 352 314 098 240 290
28 357 083 215 281 091 057 127 037 005 010 031 174
29 266 305 343 109 081 196 146 279 048 079 230 101
30 268  ---- 191 029 301 123 112 334 299 087 014 167
31 239 ---- 161 ---- 018 ---- 315 111 ---- 160 ---- 322

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