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| World War I draft registration cards for men ages 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 Minnesota, see: | | *United States. Selective Service System. ''Minnesota, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 94 Family History Library {{FHL|378717|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1675275}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWII Draft Records]] for more information. |
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| *United States. Selective Service System. ''Minnesota, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 94 Family History Library {{FHL|378717|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1675275}}.)
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| 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.
| | 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, how his family would be supported if he was accepted into service, whether volunteer was an American citizen, his age, physical description, signature, recruiting station, and the date. Form C contains additional information such as the volunteer’s birth date and place, the addresses of his closest relative in America and of his closest relative in Poland, his previous military service, and remarks. All volumes of the collection are available through: |
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| Most counties had only one board, large cities had several. Maps showing the boundaries of individual draft boards in Minneapolis and St. Paul are included in:
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| *United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 19––. (Family History Library {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=film 1498803}}.)
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| Finding an ancestor’s street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. See [[Minnesota Directories]].
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| '''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, how his family would be supported if he was accepted into service, whether volunteer was an American citizen, his age, physical description, signature, recruiting station, and the date. Form C contains additional information such as the volunteer’s birth date and place, the addresses of his closest relative in America and of his closest relative in Poland, his previous military service, and remarks. All volumes of the collection are available through:
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| PGS of America<br>ATTN: Haller’s Army Request<br>984N. Milwaukee Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60622 <br>Internet: [http://www.pgsa.org/haller.htm www.pgsa.org/haller.htm] | | PGS of America<br>ATTN: Haller’s Army Request<br>984N. Milwaukee Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60622 <br>Internet: [http://www.pgsa.org/haller.htm www.pgsa.org/haller.htm] |