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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.

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

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Adair County Harrison County Pemiscot County
Andrew County Henry County Perry County
Atchison County Hickory County Pettis County
Audrain County Holt County Phelps County
Barry County Howard County Pike County
Barton County Howell County Platte County
Bates County Iron County Polk County
Benton County Jackson County Pulaski County
Bollinger County Jasper County Putnam County
Boone County Jefferson County Ralls County
Buchanan County Johnson County Randolph County
Butler County Joplin City Ray County
Caldwell County Kansas City City Reynolds County
Callaway County Knox County Ripley County
Camden County LaClede County Schuyler County
Cape Girardeau County Lafayette County Scotland County
Carroll County Lawrence County Scott County
Carter County Lewis County Shannon County
Cass County Lincoln County Shelby County
Cedar County Linn County Springfield City
Chariton County Livingston County St Charles County
Christian County Macon County St Clair County
Clark County Madison County St Francois County
Clay County Maries County St Joseph City
Clinton County Marion County St Louis City
Cole County McDonald County St Louis County
Cooper County Mercer County Ste Genevieve County
Crawford County Miller County Stoddard County
Dade County Miscellaneous County Stone County
Dallas County Mississippi County Sullivan County
Daviess County Moniteau County Taney County
DeKalb County Monroe County Texas County
Dent County Montgomery County Vernon County
Douglas County Morgan County Warren County
Dunklin County New Madrid County Washington County
Franklin County Newton County Wayne County
Gasconade County Nodaway County Webster County
Gentry County Oregon County Worth County
Greene County Osage County Wright County
Grundy County Ozark County

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.