First Draft Army (WWI Draft) Grand Rapids, MI Compiled by: Tena Puisis Website/Database design by: Richard Gostautas All databases are copyrighted © 1999-2007 by LGGS. Commercial use or reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited.

The following database was compiled from a copy of the Grand Rapids Press of Grand Rapids Michigan on July 20 and July 21, 1917. Grand Rapids was responsible for supplying 204 soldiers by draft to fill its army quota of 1445 men. This number was relatively small as 1241 local boys had already enlisted. Each ward was responsible for supplying approximately 1/3 of the 204 soldiers. "It is sure therefore that all these named among the 1st hundred drawn are drafted and must go to war unless exempted later on. The expected exemption will render considerably more than the first hundred from this ward liable to service in the first draft army.

The names are given in the order in which the serial numbers were drawn. The 1st ward embraces all of the west side of Grand Rapids from the river to the western limits."

The order of the draws are listed as "1st Hundred, 2nd Hundred, 3rd Hundred, etc." In some cases, not all the draws have exactly 100 people as there were some duplications removed. However, the order listed in this database is the order in which the serial# of the draftee was drawn in each set and thus not in alphabetical order. To find a surname of interest, click on the letter of the first letter of the surname. You can return to the original listing by clicking on the link "Original View".

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NOTE: These listings are for the 1st Ward only.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Original View
(Total Number of Records in Database: 72)

Levin, Sam Serial#: 2624 Address: 763 Front Draw: 1st Hundred	Lukaitis, John Serial#: 1537 Address: 1133 Front Draw: 8th Hundred	Lisowski, Wesley Serial#: 3459 Address: 26 Straight Draw: 14th Hundred
Latvis, Joseph Serial#: 1878 Address: 716 Seventh Draw: 1st Hundred	Levandoski, Edward L Serial#: 2283 Address: 1001 Second Draw: 8th Hundred	Leys, Leonard J Serial#: 268 Address: 1256 Morgan Draw: 15th Hundred
Lehr, George Jr. Serial#: 3200 Address: 157 Straight Draw: 1st Hundred	Lipzinski, Edward Serial#: 2286 Address: 852 Second Draw: 8th Hundred	Lamper, Adrian Serial#: 262 Address: 1037 Crosby Draw: 15th Hundred
Luyk, Anthony W Serial#: 1539 Address: 1124 Front Draw: 1st Hundred	Latzek, Felix W Serial#: 2279 Address: 648 Third Draw: 9th Hundred	Lawson, John L Serial#: 3846 Address: 215 Lane Draw: 15th Hundred
Lenice, Anthony Serial#: 3852 Address: 339 Grattan Draw: 2nd Hundred	Lehtinen, Toivo Serial#: 2623 Address: 442 Fifth alley Draw: 9th Hundred	Leszczinski, Stanley Serial#: 1152 Address: 1040 Muskegon Draw: 15th Hundred
Lonos, Frank Serial#: 1536 Address: 817 Front Draw: 2nd Hundred	Liebek, Aloysius W Serial#: 1881 Address: 723 Fourth Draw: 10th Hundred	Ley, Wilburt Serial#: 2625 Address: 651 Turner Draw: 15th Hundred
Lipczynski, Charles Serial#: 2628 Address: 615 (street name omitted) Draw: 3rd Hundred	Laushay, John N Serial#: 1528 Address: 336 Myrtle Draw: 10th Hundred	Lapciuk, Adam E Serial#: 1876 Address: 751 Fifth Draw: 15th Hundred
Lathrop, Edward J Serial#: 75 Address: 1542 Quarry Draw: 3rd Hundred	Luckson, Kostik Serial#: 1156 Address: 1055 Broadway Draw: 11th Hundred	Lee, Frederick W Serial#: 3198 Address: 304 Sunset Draw: 15th Hundred
Long, Ralph E Serial#: 3462 Address: 622 Veto Draw: 3rd Hundred	Layle, George H Serial#: 3847 Address: 736 Fulton Draw: 11th Hundred	Larson, Albert R Serial#: 1877 Address: 752 Seventh Draw: 16th Hundred
Luczak, Albert Serial#: 3857 Address: 952 Watson Draw: 3rd Hundred	Lammers, John Serial#: 1525 Address: 1323 Turner Draw: 11th Hundred	Levicki, Walter Serial#: 1879 Address: 858 Nagold Draw: 16th Hundred
Ludwig, Leo Serial#: 1887 Address: 7 Alpine Draw: 3rd Hundred	Lardie, Louis C Serial#: 681 Address: 711 Leonard Draw: 11th Hundred	Lee, Archie F Serial#: 76 Address: 1559 Broadway Draw: 16th Hundred
Lanski, Joseph Serial#: 1148 Address: 1444 Hamilton Draw: 3rd Hundred	Letson, Alvin R Serial#: 2917 Address: 400 Bridge Draw: 11th Hundred	Lee, Clyde Serial#: 3850 Address: 19 Indiana Draw: 16th Hundred
Leslie, Joel W Serial#: 1531 Address: 411 Eleventh Draw: 4th Hundred	Laskowski, John Serial#: 1150 Address: 1034 Muskegon Draw: 11th Hundred	Lindberry, Arthur O Serial#: 3201 Address: 314 Marion Draw: 16th Hundred
Larson, Carl G Serial#: 2915 Address: 312 Bridge Draw: 4th Hundred	Lehner, Jacob Serial#: 3851 Address: 1005 Watson Draw: 11th Hundred	Lachacki, Frank Serial#: 3844 Address: 914 Dayton Draw: 17th Hundred
Larson, Walter Serial#: 2622 Address: 756 Turner Draw: 4th Hundred	Lepzinski, Frank Serial#: 2280 Address: 428 Lexington Draw: 11th Hundred	LaChance, Louis C Serial#: 3456 Address: 1317 Fulton Draw: 17th Hundred
Lamazawitch, Tony Serial#: 677 Address: 920 Alpine Draw: 4th Hundred	Leitz, Karl Serial#: 267 Address: 1260 Leonard Draw: 12th Hundred	Lulka, Anthony Serial#: 3202 Address: 257 Straight Draw: 17th Hundred
Lutz, William F Serial#: 269 Address: 1018 Pine Draw: 5th Hundred	Lessa, John Serial#: 2281 Address: 566 Valley Draw: 12th Hundred	Levandowski, Bernard Serial#: 1154 Address: 1014 Davis Draw: 17th Hundred
Lieske, Leon Serial#: 685 Address: 818 Tenth Draw: 5th Hundred	Leedy, Walter Leroy Serial#: 265 Address: 1039 Arianna Draw: 12th Hundred	Lindner, Charles F Serial#: 3854 Address: 821 Watson Draw: 17th Hundred
Lathrinen, Nicholas Serial#: 1873 Address: 753 Stocking Draw: 5th Hundred	Lentz, Edwin Francis Serial#: 1875 Address: 913 Fourth Draw: 13th Hundred	Langdon, Charles L Serial#: 3197 Address: 149 Lane Draw: 17th Hundred
Lach, Stanislaw Serial#: 3455 Address: 840 Veto Draw: 5th Hundred	Lindeman, Henry Serial#: 1883 Address: 1049 Third Draw: 14th Hundred	Langland, William B Serial#: 1527 Address: 1138 Front Draw: 18th Hundred
Lanting, John Serial#: 679 Address: 1123 Pine Draw: 6th Hundred	Lifshitz, Jacob Serial#: 2627 Address: 448 Sixth Draw: 14th Hundred	Larsen, Alfred Serial#: 2914 Address: 221 Gold Draw: 18th Hundred
Lutostanski, Thomas Serial#: 3858 Address: 915 Dayton Draw: 7th Hundred	Leader, Herbert Serial#: 3848 Address: 817 Hovey Draw: 14th Hundred	Leiby, Gay A Serial#: 1530 Address: 949 Scribner Draw: 18th Hundred
Lehr, Clayton B Serial#: 3199 Address: 157 Straight Draw: 7th Hundred	Landgren, Ellis E Serial#: 3195 Address: 1315 Shawmut Draw: 14th Hundred	Lee, Claude W Serial#: 1529 Address: 1139 Scribner Draw: 18th Hundred
Lekenta, Frank Serial#: 1151 Address: 956 Muskegon Draw: 7th Hundred	Leader, Paul Serial#: 3849 Address: 817 Hovey Draw: 14th Hundred	Lewicki, William H Serial#: 2626 Address: 427 Broadway Draw: 18th Hundred

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