On 2013-07-01 15:51:28 +0000, Ann Watson said: > On 30/06/2013 5:04 PM, ecunningham wrote: > >> Matt: Hate to jump into the middle of this but need a >> clarification. Do 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 >> > I find this interesting because the last trace I've found of one of my > grandfather's half uncles (who had been born in Guelph, Canada and had > been living on the west coast of the US since at least 1905) is a US > draft registration card dated September 12, 1918. He's down as a > "non-declarant alien, citizen or subject of Great Britain". I often > wonder what the chances were that he actually served in WW I. > > AW Ancestry have a database (with images) of US Headstones Applications for Military Veterans 1925 -1963. I found records for Charles Henry in there which gave details of his service, so there 'may' be records for the person you are looking for. I am happy to look , if you don't have access to those records. -- Tickettyboo