World War II Old Men’s Draft Cards Now Online

I finally got the chance to jump over to Ancestry.com’s site, and try out the new WWII Old Men’s draft registration cards that they posted.

Boy, oh, boy – did I find relatives. Note that the old men’s draft registration was conducted on 27 April 1942 and was for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897. The “old men” would have been between 45 and 64 years old.

Following is an example of the information found on the typical card. I’m using an example of a card dealing with my own family.

• Serial #1340
• Order #: none listed
• Name: Grover Hurley Cornett
• Place of Residence: Flatridge, Grayson County, Virginia
• Mailing address: Same
• Telephone: none listed
• Age in years: 48
• Place of Birth (town or county: Grayson [county]
• Date of Birth: Aug. 20, 1843
• State or Country of Birth: Virginia
• Name and address of person who will always know your address: Mrs. Grover H. Cornett, Flatridge, Va.
• Employer’s name and address: Hercules Powder Co., Radford, Va.
• Place of employment: Radford, Va.
• Registrant’s Signature: Grover H. Cornett

As I’ve said before. Good stuff… Of course, you have to be an Ancestry.com subscriber to access this data. Visit the Ancestry.com website to use these records.