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World War I Draft Registration Search

On 18 May 1917 the Selective Service Act was passed authorizing the President to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States.
The Selective Service System was made up of 52 state (or territory) offices, 155 district boards, 1319 medical advisory boards and 4,648 local boards. Local boards were established for each county or similar civil division in each state, and for each 30,000 persons (approx.) in each city or county with a population of greater than 30,000. These local boards were charged with the registration, classification, call and training of draftees.
During World War I there were three registrations.
The first, on 5 June 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31.
The second, on 5 June 1918, registered those who attained age 21 after the first registration (included in this was a supplemental registration held 24 August 1918 for those attaining age 21 between 5 June and 24 August 1918).
The third registration, held on 12 September 1918, was for men aged 18 through 45.
Each registration differed slightly, but the general information shown includes: full name, date and place of birth, race, citizenship, occupation, personal description and signature.
The World War I Draft Registration Cards consist of approximately 24,000,000 cards of men who registered for the draft in the 3 registrations. Covering some 23% of the 1918 population of the United State, these records are a valuable resource for genealogists.

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