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 [[Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 === World War I (1917-1918)  ===
-The Delaware Public Archives has a National Guard Card File and records concerning World War I soldiers. The Historical Society of Delaware has individual questionnaires filled out by or for returning veterans of World War I.
+*United States. Selective Service System. ''Delaware World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|746971|title-id|disp=1570621}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWII Draft Records]] for more information.
-World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Delaware, see:
-*United States. Selective Service System. ''Delaware World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|746971|title-id|disp=1570621}}.)
-To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had several.
 === World War II (1941-1945)  ===