WWII Draft Registration Cards
Records: 35,673,073
The first draft registration under the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act required all males ages 21-36 to register on October 16, 1940, to serve in what would ultimately be WWII. Between 1941 and 1943, there were five more registrations, and the ages changed to 18-44. One exception is the Fourth Registration, or "Old Man's Draft," also on Fold3. Registration cards show name, residence, age, place of birth, employer, physical characteristics, and other information.
We currently have 52 states or regions in this collection and will continue to add others.
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Example Records
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Scarborough, Jack
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Source Information
"Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Multiple Registrations" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/816/wwii-draft-registration-cards: accessed November 28, 2022)
- Publication Title
- WWII Draft Registration Cards
- Total Records
- 35,673,073
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Record Group
- 147
- Published on Fold3
- 20 Aug 2012
- Last Updated
- 13 Oct 2020
- Description
- Draft registration cards compiled from multiple registrations beginning in 1940, for men 18 to 45 years old.