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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}}.) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records| | *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}}.) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information. | ||
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: | ||