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ERC: Genealogy and Family History: Records
WORLD WAR II DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS
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SAMPLE OF A WORLD
WAR II DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD
Brooklyn, New York
1942
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Men, no longer of draft age, were required
to register at their local draft board, just in case the U.S. needed
them for their occupation, etc. This included men who were born between
28 Apr 1887 and 16 Feb 1897.
For genealogists, this draft card supplies some information that could
be of value to their research. What is listed? Shown below are the
particulars of what is listed:
Registration Card:
1. Serial Number
2. Order Number
3. Given/middle/surname
4. Place of Residence
[The place or residence given on the line above will determine local
board jurisdiction. Line 2 or Registration Certificate will be
identical.]
5. Mailing Address
6. Telephone (home)
7. Age in Years
8. Place of Birth (town or country)
9. Date of Birth
10. Name and address of person who will always know your address
11. Employer's name and address
12. Place of employment or business
"I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true."
13. Registrant's signature
The S.S. Form 1
Rev. 4-1-42
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The "Registrar's
Report, "
the back side of the above form, contains information the
registrant's physical appearance and is signed by the Registrar.
The location of the local board is given along with the date of
registration.
As in the World War II draft registration card, the Registrar
certifies that "my answers are true; that the person registered
has read or had had read to him his own answers; that I have
witnessed his signature or mark and that all of his answers of
which I have knowledge are true, except as follows: 'None to my
knowledge."
The registrant is White, 5 foot, 2 inches, 140 pounds, with a
ruddy complexion, with no "other obvious physical characteristics
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