Source:United States. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: see Sources

About U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

This database contains World War II draft registration cards from multiple registrations filled out by men in select states aged 18–44.

This database contains images and indexes for registration cards filled out by men born between the years of 1898 and 1929 from for all states with the exception of Maine. The draft cards from the state of Maine were destroyed before they could be digitized.

The cards are potentially valuable sources of genealogical and family information, with details that can include:

• Name
• Serial Number
• Address and/or Mailing Address
• Telephone
• Age
• Place of Birth
• Country of Citizenship
• Employer’s Name
• Place of Employment (address)
• Name and Address of Person who will always know Registrant’s Address, Relationship to Registrant
• Description: race, eyes, weight, complexion, hair
• Year of Registration

The collection includes some replacement cards for registration cards that were destroyed. These cards list a name.