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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

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Sample Forms
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You can fill out the form with information on your ancestor, or just use it to better read the questions on the card.

Handwriting Help
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The examples should help you read the text on the original images more easily.

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Anchorage City Ketchikan City Sitka City
Cordova City McCarthy City Skagway City
Douglas City Miscellaneous County St Michael City
Eagle City Nenana City Tanana City
Fairbanks City Nome City Valdez City
Haines City Petersburg City Wrangell City
Iditarod City Ruby City
Juneau City Seward City

WWI Records - Localities

Draft board locations are divided into counties and in some cases cities. Cities with populations of over 45,000 were divided into groups separate from the remainder of the county. If your ancestor resided in one of these larger cities, then please choose the appropriate city as listed above. Otherwise, to search all other localities within the county, simply select the county above.