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From: "Sharon Thomas" <> (by way of Tracey Converse <>
Subject: 1917 War registration #/ WWII draft #
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 20:41:48 -0500


> I have obtained my grandfather's war reg. # and my father's draft #. Can I
> order the application/registration and expect to find some useful
> information? Does anyone know how or where I would get these documents?
> Any help is greatly appreciated.

Nancy,

I don't know about WWII, but the World War I Draft Registration Cards cover
the entire United States--a nationwide collection.

WWI had three drafts June 5, 1917, Jun & Aug 1918, Sep 12, 1918.

The information contained was not always the same. They all show the
registrant's name, address, birthdate, citizenship, employer, physical
description, date and location of registration, and best of all, the
signature of your ancestor.

Copies can be obtained by writing to the
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES--SOUTHEAST REGION
1557 ST. JOSEPH AVENUE
EAST POINT, GA 30344

Send a "World War I Registration Card Request" form and $6.00 to the above
address. I would imagine a letter would do as well.

Hope this helps.

"Rule Number One - Genealogy is Supposed to be FUN!"
--
Sharon Thomas
Cobb County Georgia GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacobb2/
Cobb County Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaccgs/
Thomas Family Homepage http://www.stsi.net/~semper7

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