At 04:40 PM 7/29/2012 -0700, Jeremy Millard wrote: Ã Even the birth date of the draft card is considered primary for the simple fact that the person filled it out their self and they should know their own birthday and place. Secondly, on each draft card, it says I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true, followed by their signature. In this case I agree to disagree lol. btw, even in birth records which is primary, there can be errors, just like the draft cards. The main purpose of primary and secondary sources is so you know how reliable the info. is. Jeremy Actually, as was pointed out, you must rely on the information furnished by others for your date of birth. Although you were present, your firsthand memory of that event is not reliable. Nedra