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World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online]


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  • Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online]
    Short Title Royden Frank Smith Sr: WW1 Draft Card
    Publisher Washington, D.C: NARA micropublication M1509, 4277 rolls. Online , Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. ROYDEN F. SMITH, Draft Board 144, Manhattan, New York; Ancestry.com image NY1786679-1779.
    Repository WW1 Draft Registration Card Data Base
    MEDI Military 
    Source ID S322 
    Text ROYDEN F. SMITH, age 25, 309 W. 141 st., NY, NY
    Born May 30, 1892, Atlantic, Iowa, US
    Occupation: carpenter at Merchant's Refrigerating Co., 143 Reade St., NYC
    Dependants: two children
    Married or Single: single (widowed)
    Previous Military Service: Private, National Guard Reg, one year, Conn., US.
    Do you claim exemption: sole support of children
    Description: tall, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair, not bald
    Date of Registration: 6/5/1917
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    Individuals: 1
    Royden Frank Smith