He was drafted in 1942 .
Davis , a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , refused to be enlisted into a segregated regiment and demanded either exemption or service in the nonsegregated Canadian army .
He was drafted in 1942 , but Davis , a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , refused to be enlisted into a segregated regiment and demanded either exemption or service in the nonsegregated Canadian army .