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Subject: [NYKINGS] WWI draft cards
Date: 1 Nov 2006 22:20:14 -0700


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Keith wrote, "My grandfather joined the navy in 1919. I have his military records. So that may not be the same person unless he was drafted prior to the war ending in 1918, and enlisted after WWI."

Keith, WWI draft cards reflect compliance with a mandatory REGISTRATION for the draft and do not necessarily mean the individual was actually drafted.

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