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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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Albany County Herkimer County Rockland County
Allegany County Jamestown City Saint Lawrence County
Amsterdam City Jefferson County Saratoga County
Auburn City Lewis County Schenectady City
Binghamton City Livingston County Schenectady County
Bronx City Madison County Schoharie County
Brooklyn City Manhattan City Schuyler County
Broome County Miscellaneous County Seneca County
Buffalo City Monroe County Staten Island City
Cattaraugus County Montgomery County Steuben County
Cayuga County Mount Vernon City Suffolk County
Chautauqua County Nassau County Sullivan County
Chemung County New Rochelle City Syracuse City
Chenango County Niagara County Tioga County
Clinton County Niagara Falls City Tompkins County
Columbia County Oneida County Troy City
Cortland County Onondaga County Ulster County
Delaware County Ontario County Utica City
Dutchess County Orange County Warren County
Elmira City Orleans County Washington County
Erie County Oswego County Wayne County
Essex County Otsego County Westchester County
Franklin County Poughkeepsie City Wyoming County
Fulton County Putnam County Yates County
Genesee County Queens City Yonkers City
Greene County Rensselaer 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.