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 ''World War I Card Index for Michigan''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|434638|title-id|disp=films 1001930–66}}.) Often has places of residence and parents' names. Appears to be drafted persons only.
-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 Michigan's registration cards, see:
+United States. Selective Service System. ''Michigan, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918'', M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 217 Family History Library films starting with {{FHL|1675112|disp=1675112}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWII Draft Records]] for more information.
-United States. Selective Service System. ''Michigan, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918'', M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On [[Michigan, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918|217 Family History Library films]].)
-To find an individual's registration card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged by county, then by draft board within the county, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had more.
 === World War II (1941-1945)  ===