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From: "Jackie" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] RE: WWI Draft tags (was TMG v5.04 - Adoptions)
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:19:02 -0600
In-Reply-To: <159.1b406e99.2b6d87ec@cs.com>
I like these, they give a historical background, instead of just the facts.
Thanks,
Jackie
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> In a message dated 2/1/2003 1:56:41 PM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>
> > Right now I'm using these, but they leave out a lot. I've only found two
> > relatives with WWI draft registrations, so I didn't give it too
> much thought
> > yet. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
> >
>
> Here are mine since I don't know when my website will respond
> again. As soon
> as I can, I will get the page up.
>
> FIRST REGISTRATION:MEN BORN BETWEEN 05 Jun 1886 and 05 Jun 1896:
> [:CR:][:TAB:]Due to a need for men to serve during World War I,
> the United
> States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men
> between the
> ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born
> between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. [R:First Registration]
> filled out a
> draft card <[D]> < [L]>. <[M]>
>
> SECOND REGISTRATIONMEN BORN BETWEEN 05 Jun 1896 and 05 Jun 1897
> AND 05 Jun
> 1897 and 24Aug 1897: [:CR:][:TAB:]As World War I continued to
> escalate, the
> United States instituted a second draft registration. The second
> registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so
> it added
> men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a
> supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who
> had become
> 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born
> between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. [R:Second
> Registration] filled out
> a draft card <[D]> < [L]>. <[M]>
>
> THIRD AND FINALREGISTRATIONMENBORN BETWEEN 12 Sep 1896 and 12 Sep
> 1900 AND
> 12Sep 1873 and 12 Sep 1888: [:CR:][:TAB:]With no end in sight
> for World War
> I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It
> included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31
> to 45 years
> of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who
> were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an
> older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September
> 12, 1888.
> [R:Third Registration] filled out a draft card <[D]> < [L]>. <[M]>
>
> I am working on a next of kin role sentence, but haven't figured
> out how I
> want it to read. If you decide to use these, you could keep
> your nearest
> relative role. And just add that sentence to the end of each of these.
>
> Teresa Ghee Elliott
> <A
> HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/
> ">Need help with TMG sentences? Scroll to bottom of page
>
>
>
> </A>
>
>
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