These can be found in the FHC under U.S. Military Records, WWI, State, County. All males were required to register, whether they were a citizen or not. In June, 1917, men who were 18 years old registered. Then in June, 1918, men 18-21 years old registered. The 3rd registration was in Sept., 1918 for men 18-45 years old. There are about 24 million registration cards.
The cards ask the following 20 questions:
1) Name (first, middle, last)
2) Permanent home address (street, city, county, state)
3) age in years
4) Date of birth
5) white
6) negro
7) oriental
8) Indian citizen
9) Indian _______
10) native born
11) naturalized
12) citizen by father’s naturalization before registrant’s ________
13) alien declarant
14) alien non-declarant
15) If not a citizen of the U.S. of what nation are you a citizen or subject?
16) present occupation
17) employer name
18) place of employment or business
19) nearest relative: name
20) nearest relative: address(number, street, city, county, state).
Then they signed.
On the film, in the second column, you will see the registrar’s report. It asks for the following things:
Height: 21) tall; 22) medium; 23) short
Then it asks for build: 24) slender; 25) medium; 26) stout
Then more description–27) color of eyes; 28) color of hair;
29) Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified?
30) I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had read to him his own answers; that I have witnessed his signature or mark, and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows: (lines to write on here). Then the registrar signs and then the date of registrartion appears. Then it was stamped by the local board.
Sources: Author’s own experience with the records.
© 2003 Cheri Mello – All Rights Reserved — Reprinted with permission of the author.
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