Patti, I would also be sure to include Marines, which may be included under any navy requests. Jim On 5/29/2015 2:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Military Branch (Patricia Hobbs) > 2. Re: Military Branch (Helen Edwards) > 3. Re: Military Branch (Dave Liesse) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 19:13:54 -0500 > From: Patricia Hobbs <[email protected]> > Subject: [TGF] Military Branch > To: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]om> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello: > > This World War I draft registration for a library patron's ancestor gives > prior military service. I'm trying to figure out which records to request, > but am unsure of the final acronym. > I can read 1st Class, fireman, 5 years, 7 months, and U.S. [but don't know > what the final letter is]. One of my co-workers believes that a first class > fireman would be Navy. > The image is here: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2103744/DraftRegistration.png > > I appreciate any help. > > Patti > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 18:28:30 -0700 > From: Helen Edwards <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TGF] Military Branch > To: Patricia Hobbs <[email protected]> > Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I read it as Rank: 1st Class; Branch: Fireman 5 years, seven months; USN (US Navy). > > Helen Edwards > [email protected] > > > >> On May 28, 2015, at 5:13: PM, Patricia Hobbs via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello: >> >> This World War I draft registration for a library patron's ancestor gives >> prior military service. I'm trying to figure out which records to request, >> but am unsure of the final acronym. >> I can read 1st Class, fireman, 5 years, 7 months, and U.S. [but don't know >> what the final letter is]. One of my co-workers believes that a first class >> fireman would be Navy. >> The image is here: >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2103744/DraftRegistration.png >> >> I appreciate any help. >> >> Patti >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 20:40:34 -0700 > From: Dave Liesse <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TGF] Military Branch > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > That's what I see, too -- but I'm also pretty sure that's what it would > be. Fireman 1st class would actually be a rate, rather than a rank, but > it's almost definitely Navy. > > Dave Liesse > Skingco Services, LLC > > > > > On 5/28/2015 18:28, Helen Edwards via wrote: >> I read it as Rank: 1st Class; Branch: Fireman 5 years, seven months; USN (US Navy). >> >> Helen Edwards >> [email protected] >> >> >> >>> On May 28, 2015, at 5:13: PM, Patricia Hobbs via <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello: >>> >>> This World War I draft registration for a library patron's ancestor gives >>> prior military service. I'm trying to figure out which records to request, >>> but am unsure of the final acronym. >>> I can read 1st Class, fireman, 5 years, 7 months, and U.S. [but don't know >>> what the final letter is]. One of my co-workers believes that a first class >>> fireman would be Navy. >>> The image is here: >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2103744/DraftRegistration.png >>> >>> I appreciate any help. >>> >>> Patti >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM Digest, Vol 9, Issue 107 > *************************************************************** > >

Thanks to all the responses. Patti