World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

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The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. This database is an indexed collection of the draft cards from the Fourth Registration, the only registration currently available to the public (the other registrations are not available due to privacy laws). The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Information available on the draft cards includes:

  • Name of registrant
  • Age
  • Birth date
  • Birthplace
  • Residence
  • Employer information
  • Name and address of person who would always know the registrant's whereabouts
  • Physical description of registrant (race, height, weight, eye and hair colors, complexion)

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"U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942." Database with images. Ancestry. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 : 2018)

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United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch locations: National Archives and Records Administration Region Branches.

Fourth Registration Draft Cards (WWII). Idaho State Headquarters ca. 1942. ARC: 563870. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. The National Archives at Seattle, Washington.

Fourth Registration Draft Cards (WWII) . Oregon State Headquarters ca. 1942. ARC: 563991. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. The National Archives at Seattle, Washington.

Fourth Registration Draft Cards (WWII) . Alaska State Headquarters ca. 1942. ARC: 4504983. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. The National Archives at Seattle, Washington.

Fourth Registration Draft Cards (WWII) . Washington State Headquarters ca. 1942. ARC: 563992. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. The National Archives at Seattle, Washington.

Fourth Registration Draft Cards (WWII) . NARA microfilm publication M 1939, 66 rolls. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. The National Archives in Washington, DC.

World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Wisconsin. NARA microfilm publication M2126, 118 rolls. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives, Washington D.C.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090; Microfilm Roll: 153.

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