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 == World War I (1917-1918)  ==
-'''World War I draft registration cards''' for men ages 18 to 45 may list the person’s address, birth date, birthplace (city and state), race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. All men ages 18 to 45 were required to register. However, not all registrants served in the war. These records are indexed at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 Ancestry]. For Alabama records, also see:
+'''Draft Records'''
-*United States. Selective Service System. ''Alabama, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 87 Family History Library {{FHL|1509347|film|disp=films beginning with 1509347}}.)
+*United States. Selective Service System. ''Alabama, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 87 Family History Library {{FHL|1509347|film|disp=films beginning with 1509347}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWII Draft Records]] for more information.
-Knowing an individual’s name and residence at the time of registration will help you find his draft card. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically within each draft board.
+'''Service records'''
-Most counties had only one board. The city of Birmingham had six. Find the ancestor’s street address in a Birmingham 1917 or 1918 city directory, then see the map of Birmingham, which shows the draft board registration district boundaries:
+There are also Alabama World War I service records, prepared after the war:
-*United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=film 1498803}}.) Birmingham is the third map on the film.
-'''Service records. '''There are also Alabama World War I service records, prepared after the war:
 *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''World War I Service Records, 1918–1919''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On 33 Family History Library {{FHL|1644084|film|disp=films beginning with 1644084}}.) These records are arranged alphabetically and usually contain the person’s name, race, residence, place of birth (city and state), age or date of birth, enlistment or induction date, service and rank information, wounds, date of service overseas, discharge date, disability, and remarks.