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Subject: [NYKINGS] WWI draft registration
Date: 2 Nov 2006 20:40:31 -0700

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Keith wrote, "Are you saying that it was a system similar to our current system that states even though we no longer have mandatory conscription, all males must register for selective service upon turning eighteen years of age?"

Keith, I refer you (and others seeking more information about how the WWI draft worked) to:

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ww1/draft-registration/index.html

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