J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: > In message<51D09D4E.7030707@att.net>, ecunningham<ecunningham@att.net> > writes: > [] >> you KNOW he was drafted. The card you are referring to is a >> REGISTRATION CARD. It does not mean he was drafted. If he was, get his >> military records (if they didn't burn in St. Louis). However, you >> needed this card to work during the ww1 years and could be stopped on >> the street by patriotic bullies and made to show the card. Many men >> never registered but did serve. >> ecunningham@att.net >> > What could the bullies (just bullies, or some sort of official?) do if > you couldn't - or could, but didn't - show it? Draft you on the spot (in > which case they must have been some sort of official)? Just bullies. And, they'd beat you black'n'blue. As others have said, registering and serving were separate issues. ISTR being told that IF someone was drafted or enlisted after registering, their registration card was moved from one file to another, which explains why someone known to serve can't be found in the Draft Registration Cards originally housed at the Atlanta branch of our NARA. Cheryl