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=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records. | |||
*A series of books entitled "[[United States World War II Biographies#Young_American_Patriots|Young American Patriots]]", published shortly after the war, documented the service of soldiers from different states including Pennsylvania. The series of books included photos and a short biography of some of the soldiers from the state. | *{{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} (FamilySearch) - free | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free | |||
:Also available at:<br> | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($) | |||
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_765/wwii_old_mans_draft_registration_cards Fold3] ($). | |||
For a brief history of Pennsylvania's involvement, see S. K. Stevens, Marvin W. Schlegel, and Joseph T. Kingston, ''Pennsylvania's Second Year at War; December 7, 1942 - December 7, 1943'' (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1945); {{FHL|648166|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 M2sk}}. It includes biographies of Pennsylvanians who won the Medal of Honor and a list of Pennsylvania generals, admirals, and commodores. | |||
A series of books entitled "[[United States World War II Biographies#Young_American_Patriots|Young American Patriots]]", published shortly after the war, documented the service of soldiers from different states including Pennsylvania. The series of books included photos and a short biography of some of the soldiers from the state. | |||
[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information. | |||
=== Korean War (1950–1953) === | === Korean War (1950–1953) === | ||