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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Connecticut William Justin McCarthy
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.
Historical Background
The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. About a year before, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history because of rising world conflicts. Multiple registrations held between November 1940 and October 1946 signed up more than 50 million American men aged 18–45 for the draft.
Cards in This Database
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.
| Owner of original | Ancestry |
| Date | 16 Mar 2020 |
| File name | U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Connecticut for William J McCarthy.jpg |
| File Size | 254.7k |
| Dimensions | 1813 x 1181 |
| Linked to | WWII Draft Registration Cards for Connecticut, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; William J MCCARTHY |
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