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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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Adams County Furnas County Nance County
Antelope County Gage County Nemaha County
Arthur County Garden County Nuckolls County
Banner County Garfield County Omaha City
Blaine County Gosper County Otoe County
Boone County Grant County Pawnee County
Box Butte County Greeley County Perkins County
Boyd County Hall County Phelps County
Brown County Hamilton County Pierce County
Buffalo County Harlan County Platte County
Burt County Hayes County Polk County
Butler County Hitchcock County Red Willow County
Cass County Holt County Richardson County
Cedar County Hooker County Rock County
Chase County Howard County Saline County
Cherry County Jefferson County Sarpy County
Cheyenne County Johnson County Saunders County
Clay County Kearney County Scotts Bluff County
Colfax County Keith County Seward County
Cuming County Keya Paha County Sheridan County
Custer County Kimball County Sherman County
Dakota County Knox County Sioux County
Dawes County Lancaster County Stanton County
Dawson County Lincoln City Thayer County
Deuel County Lincoln County Thomas County
Dixon County Logan County Thurston County
Dodge County Loup County Valley County
Douglas County Madison County Washington County
Dundy County McPherson County Wayne County
Fillmore County Merrick County Webster County
Franklin County Miscellaneous County Wheeler County
Frontier County Morrill County York 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.