Since all men of age had to register for the WWI draft, military records of the era can help you find both soldier ancestors and those who weren’t drafted. Follow these links to research draft registrations and other WWI records.
General WWI Genealogy Web Sites
- The Aerodrome: Aces and Aircraft of World War I
www.theaerodrome.com - African-Americans in Military History: World War I
www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/afhist/afwwi.htm - Ancestry.com WWI Draft Registrations
www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3172 - African-Americans in Military History: World War I
www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/afhist/afwwi.htm - Cyndi’s List: Military/World War I
cyndislist.com/worldwar1.htm - Draft Registration Cards Online Indexes and Finding Aids
www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html - Getting Military Records
members.aol.com/ForVets/htomr.htm - GREATWAR-L mailing list archives
archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GREATWAR - National Archives Military Resources: World War I
archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/ww1.html - Recording the Living History of WWI Veterans
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6468566 - They Answered the Call: Military Service in the United States Army During World War I
archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/fall/military-service-in-world-war-one.html - USGenWeb Mississippi Archives Index of WWI Registrants
rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ms/ww1reg.htm - World War I Draft Registration Cards
www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/wwidraft.htm - World War I Living History Project
www.treehouseproductions.org/WWI_vets.html
State-Focused WWI Genealogy Web Sites
- Missouri Soldiers Database, War of 1812-World War I
www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers - Tennessee World War I Veterans
www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/ww1intro.htm - Colorado World War I Casualties in Europe and Denver’s War Dead—World War I
history.denverlibrary.org/research/genealogy.html
(scroll down the page to Genealogy and Obituaries: Colorado and Nebraska Military) - Pennsylvania World War I Service Medal Application Cards
www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp
Draft Board Boundary Web Sites
- Chicago Draft Record Districts
rootsweb.com/~itappcnc/pipcndraft.htm?cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978 - Kansas City, Mo., Draft Board Boundaries
www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/sc-ww1db-maps.htm - Map of New York City Draft Boards
www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/WWIdraft-NYC.gif - New York City Draft Boards
www.italiangen.org/art9.stm - Street Guide to World War I Draft Boards in St. Louis City
www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/ww-stl-0.htm
