[or-roots] Draft Cards

Ronda Howard whizinc at comcast.net
Fri Feb 10 09:20:33 PST 2006


Hi everyone,
Here's what's available on Ancestry.
Ronda


U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Description:

This database contains information on about 8.3 million men and women who 
enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. While this database contains 
information on the majority of the men and women who served in the Army 
during this war, it is not complete and does not represent the entirety of 
the U.S. Army servicemen. Information found in this database comes from the 
WD AGO Form 317 (used from 1941-45), WD AGO Form 372 (used from 1945-46), 
and Enlisted Reserve Corps Statistical cards.
Information included in this database about includes:


Name of enlistee

Army serial number

Residence (county and state)

Place of enlistment

Enlistment date

Grade

Army branch

Component

Term of enlistment

Birthplace

Year of birth

Race and citizenship

Height and weight

Education

Marital status

Box and reel number of the microfilmed records

Please note that not all of this information may be available for each 
individual.
Source Information:

National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army 
Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, 
Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 
1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records 
of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; 
National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bernard Verbout
To: or-roots
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:58 AM
Subject: [or-roots] Draft Cards


This is my first question since signing up. Are copies of Draft Cards 
available for individuals who registered for the draft in the early 1940's? 
I had tree brothers who probably had to register prior to or early in the 
1940's.


Bernard Verbout
beachbumbernie at earthlink.net
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