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    1. [NJESSEX] WWI Draft Further information
    2. Hi, Here is further information I received from another list. I have no more information other than what I have sent. To all who were wondering about the draft cards I spoke of earlier....I had picked up a form at a LDS library last year requesting WW1 draft registration cards. The form I have explains these cards like this: Draft registrations were held as follows: June 5, 1917 All men between the ages of 21 and 31 yrs of age were required to register. June 5, 1918 All men who had become 21 yrs of age since June 5, 1917. A supplemental registration is held on Aug. 24, 1918 at which time were men who had become 21 yrs of age since June 4, 1918 are required to register. Sept. 12, 1918 This registration provided for the registration of all men between the ages of 18 and 31 to 45 yrs of age. This was the third and final WW1 registration. If you'd like to send away for a copy of someone's registration card: $10.00 for each copy National Archives and Records Administration SE region 1557 St. Joseph Ave. East Point, Georgia 30344-2593 Include this information: Full name of person whom registered birthdate complete home address to include county at time of registration birthplace draft board location & registration date name of wife or nearest relative occupation **CITIES WHICH REQUIRE A STREET ADDRESS OR OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION******************************************************* California-Los Angeles & San Francisco ~ Washington D.C.~ Georgia-Atlanta Illinois-Chicago ~ Indiana-Indianapolis~ Kentucky-Louisville~Louisiana-New Orleans~Maryland-Baltimore~Massachusetts-Boston~Minnesota-Minneapolis & St. Paul~Missouri-Kansas City & St. Louis~New Jersey- Jersey City & Newark New York-Albany, Buffalo, NYC, & Syracuse~Ohio-Cincinnati & Cleveland~ Pennsylvania-Luzerne County, Philadelphia, & Pittsburgh~Rhode Island-Providence~Washington-Seattle~Wisconsin-Milwaukee sign your name to this and include your address & telephone number I did not know my "draft board location" and still received my copy of the card within a week. The information on the registration card is the persons name, address, age, home address, date of birth, natural born citizen/naturalized citizen/ alien?, where were you born?, if not a citizen of what country are you a citizen or subject?, what is your occupation?, by whom employed?, where employed?, have you any dependents?, married/single?, race?, what military service have you had? branch? yrs? Nation or state?, do you claim exemption from the draft? specify grounds, then actual signature of registrant On the back of the card is tall/medium/short?, slender/medium/stout?, Color of eyes? hair? bald? has person lost arm, leg, hand foot, or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled? My card was from a June 1917 draft. I don't know if anything varied on later drafts.

    08/21/1999 04:32:49