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=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
*United States. Selective Service System. ''World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987– 1988. ({{FHL|1711715|film|disp=On 17 Family History Library films beginning with 1711715}}.) | *United States. Selective Service System. ''World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987– 1988). ({{FHL|1711715|film|disp=On 17 Family History Library films beginning with 1711715}}.) See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] (Ancestry) ($) - indexed <br> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States, World War One Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} (FamilySearch) - browsable only <br> | |||
Haller’s Army. During World War I, the Polish Army in France, commonly called Haller’s Army, recruited about 20,000 soldiers from among Poles living in the United States. Two forms that contain genealogical information were filled out by the recruits. Form A contains each volunteer’s name, address, marital status, number of children, American citizenship status, age, physical description, signature, and recruiting station and the date. Form C contains additional information such as the volunteer’s birth date and place, the address of his closest relative in America and closest relative in Poland, his previous military service, and remarks. All volumes of the collection are available through: | Haller’s Army. During World War I, the Polish Army in France, commonly called Haller’s Army, recruited about 20,000 soldiers from among Poles living in the United States. Two forms that contain genealogical information were filled out by the recruits. Form A contains each volunteer’s name, address, marital status, number of children, American citizenship status, age, physical description, signature, and recruiting station and the date. Form C contains additional information such as the volunteer’s birth date and place, the address of his closest relative in America and closest relative in Poland, his previous military service, and remarks. All volumes of the collection are available through: | ||
PGS of America<br>ATTN: Haller’s Army Request<br>984 N. Milwaukee Avenue<br>Chicago, Illinois 60622 | *PGS of America<br>ATTN: Haller’s Army Request<br>984 N. Milwaukee Avenue<br>Chicago, Illinois 60622 | ||
A name index is on the Internet at: | A name index is on the Internet at: | ||
"Haller’s Army Index." In Polish Genealogical Society of America. [Chicago, Illinois: PGSA], 1998 [cited 17 July 1999]. Available at www.pgsa.org/haller.htm.<br>You can search by surname and first name. The index shows the volunteer’s surname and given name, town and state where he volunteered, his form (form A or C described above, or L, that is, loose papers), and page number. | *"Haller’s Army Index." In Polish Genealogical Society of America. [Chicago, Illinois: PGSA], 1998 [cited 17 July 1999]. Available at www.pgsa.org/haller.htm.<br>You can search by surname and first name. The index shows the volunteer’s surname and given name, town and state where he volunteered, his form (form A or C described above, or L, that is, loose papers), and page number. | ||
A microfilm copy of Form A records only is: | A microfilm copy of Form A records only is: | ||
United States (with some from Ontario, Canada) Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917– 1919: States Represented most Frequently are New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Nebraska | *United States (with some from Ontario, Canada) Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917– 1919: States Represented most Frequently are New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Nebraska, and Kansas (for Complete Breakdown See Film Inventory). (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995). The forms are in Polish, but at the beginning of each film is a blank form printed in English. The records are not organized by locality and New Hampshire recruits are listed on almost every film. There is, however, an alphabetical list of volunteers for each item. {{FHL|1993525|film|disp=On 11 Family History Library films beginning with 1993525}}. | ||
More military records and sources can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under: | More military records and sources can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under: | ||
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NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS | NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS | ||
NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MILITARY RECORDS | NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MILITARY RECORDS | ||
=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||