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: 86)

Rudnik, John F Serial#: 3257 Address: 809 Jackson Draw: 1st Hundred	Raven, John Serial#: 773 Address: 909 Courtney Draw: 7th Hundred	Rapaport, Alex Serial#: 2678 Address: 653 Broadway Draw: 12th Hundred
Rostaniec, Stanley Serial#: 783 Address: 830 Alpine Draw: 1st Hundred	Rusilowski, John Serial#: 3260 Address: 921 Sibley Draw: 7th Hundred	Rose, Claude A Serial#: 1602 Address: 825 Front Draw: 12th Hundred
Remkus, Steve Serial#: 1237 Address: 1014 Hamilton Draw: 1st Hundred	Rich, Claude R Serial#: 3249 Address: 920 Bowery Draw: 7th Hundred	Ruminski, Joseph A Serial#: 1968 Address: 653 Stocking Draw: 12th Hundred
Rugin, Stanley Serial#: 784 Address: 741 Seventh Draw: 1st Hundred	Rzadkowski, Bronislaw Serial#: 2364 Address: 559 Fremont Draw: 7th Hundred	Rinkewicz, Charles M Serial#: 1963 Address: 611 Fifth Draw: 13th Hundred
Root, Henry J Serial#: 755 Address: 1212 Alpine Draw: 1st Hundred	Ruwersma, William Serial#: 320 Address: 1120 Garfield Draw: 8th Hundred	Rozeganaid, Carl Serial#: 2981 Address: 206 Winter Draw: 13th Hundred
Rensland, Paul Serial#: 107 Address: 1563 Turner Draw: 1st Hundred	Refauw, Henry Serial#: 1234 Address: 1356 Davis Draw: 8th Hundred	Rice, John Serial#: 2356 Address: 422 Milwaukee Draw: 13th Hundred
Rudolph, Otto O Serial#: 2691 Address: 623 Scribner Draw: 1st Hundred	Rietberg, Jacob L Serial#: 3970 Address: 39 Straight Draw: 8th Hundred	Rauser, Otto H Serial#: 2350 Address: 401 Stocking Draw: 13th Hundred
Rebentisch, Clarence A Serial#: 775 Address: 815 Seventh Draw: 1st Hundred	Romanech, John Serial#: 2689 Address: 446 Fourth Draw: 8th Hundred	Rufaliewicz, Victor Serial#: 2692 Address: 542 Alabama Draw: 13th Hundred
Riordan, James A Serial#: 2684 Address: 564 Scribner Draw: 1st Hundred	Raterink, William Serial#: 312 Address: 1003 Leonard Draw: 8th Hundred	Rebe_tisch, Ernest L Serial#: 3522 Address: 701 Fulton Draw: 14th Hundred
Ross, Anthony B Serial#: 3256 Address: 901 Jackson Draw: 1st Hundred	Rybaczok, Sam Serial#: 2984 Address: 309 Seward Draw: 8th Hundred	Rodenburg, John Serial#: 1965 Address: 649 Third Draw: 14th Hundred
Radecki, Leon Serial#: 2967 Address: 319 Seward Draw: 2nd Hundred	Rojszyk, Albin Serial#: 3973 Address: 264 Oliver Draw: 9th Hundred	Reed, E Raymond Serial#: 3524 Address: 719 Fulton Draw: 14th Hundred
Rose, Henry G Serial#: 3254 Address: 1007 Chatham Draw: 2nd Hundred	Roberson, Frank A Serial#: 1240 Address: 1046 Hamilton Draw: 9th Hundred	Ratajczak, Chester A Serial#: 2970 Address: 156 National Draw: 15th Hundred
Reklaitis, Simon Serial#: 1236 Address: 1429 Hamilton Draw: 2nd Hundred	Reynolds, Rolland R Serial#: 1961 Address: 649 Garfield Draw: 9th Hundred	Rose, Leo Serial#: 2979 Address: 238 '-mmer Draw: 15th Hundred
Rosenquist, Waldo A Serial#: 3974 Address: 161 National Draw: 3rd Hundred	Radzienucz, Stanley Serial#: 781 Address: 940 McReynolds Draw: 9th Hundred	Reinsma, Otto D Serial#: 776 Address: 1102 Tamarack Draw: 15th Hundred
Raszkowski, Wladislaw Serial#: 772 Address: 810 Alpine Draw: 3rd Hundred	Romeyn, Elmer Serial#: 2690 Address: 604 Turner Draw: 10th Hundred	Ropelowski, John Serial#: 3532 Address: 134 Winter Draw: 15th Hundred
Rinard, Ernest E Serial#: 3528 Address: 627 Leitner Draw: 3rd Hundred	Randall, Earal H Serial#: 2677 Address: 413 Turner Draw: 10th Hundred	Ruschman, Bernard M Serial#: 2363 Address: 1117 Second Draw: 16th Hundred
Rysdyk, Aart Serial#: 786 Address: 1145 McReynolds Draw: 3rd Hundred	Rudolph, Julius K Serial#: 3258 Address: 933 Chatham Draw: 10th Hundred	Roberts, Nathan A Serial#: 1592 Address: 420 Eighth Draw: 16th Hundred
Rugiel, Jan. Serial#: 3259 Address: 19 Indiana Draw: 3rd Hundred	Rogers, Herbert E Serial#: 1596 Address: 1252 Front Draw: 10th Hundred	Roslaniec, Stanley Serial#: 3975 Address: 346 Indiana Draw: 16th Hundred
Raczkowski, Adolf Serial#: 3965 Address: 1101 Dayton Draw: 3rd Hundred	Rose, Carl E Serial#: 3253 Address: 1007 Chatham Draw: 10th Hundred	Rurka, John Serial#: 2362 Address: 614 First Draw: 16th Hundred
Riley, Joseph T Serial#: 3251 Address: 236 Valley Draw: 3rd Hundred	Rideout, Emeru L Serial#: 2973 Address: 347 Scribner Draw: 10th Hundred	Robinson, Harry E Serial#: 778 Address: 914 Courtney Draw: 16th Hundred
Roman, Adolf Serial#: 3529 Address: 136 Winter Draw: 4th Hundred	Rubreckt, Edgar P Serial#: 1606 Address: 1034 Front Draw: 10th Hundred	Reebis, Charles Serial#: 105 Address: 1070 Quarry Draw: 16th Hundred
Rutka, Adam Serial#: 3978 Address: 1108 Dayton Draw: 4th Hundred	Robidoux, John N Serial#: 1593 Address: 1031 Scribner Draw: 11th Hundred	Randall, Charles J Serial#: 2968 Address: 116 Mount Vernon Draw: 17th Hundred
Rauser, August J Serial#: 3245 Address: 1238 Jackson Draw: 4th Hundred	Rettig, Joseph Serial#: 3967 Address: 751 Watson Draw: 11th Hundred	Ringnaldo, George Serial#: 316 Address: 1131 Courtney Draw: 17th Hundred
Root, Floyd A Serial#: 2360 Address: 715 Whalin Draw: 4th Hundred	Reed, William Serial#: 1588 Address: 806 Turner Draw: 11th Hundred	Raman, Maurice H Serial#: 3244 Address: 225 Sunset Draw: 17th Hundred
Ruoff, Herman J Serial#: 1609 Address: 856 Scribner Draw: 4th Hundred	Ringelberg, Harold Serial#: 1591 Address: 340 Eleventh Draw: 11th Hundred	Rudzinski, Anthony Serial#: 3977 Address: 210 Morrill Draw: 17th Hundred
Rupszeps, Stanley Serial#: 112 Address: 1560 Broadway Draw: 6th Hundred	Rupszeps, Michael Serial#: 113 Address: 1560 Broadway Draw: 11th Hundred	Rauser, John G Serial#: 3247 Address: 1134 Jackson Draw: 17th Hundred
Rooks, John W Serial#: 3252 Address: 1137 Sibley Draw: 6th Hundred	Rodenhuis, Richard S Serial#: 780 Address: 1130 Alpine Draw: 11th Hundred	Roguszka, Joseph P Serial#: 2358 Address: 526 Milwaukee Draw: 18th Hundred
Roesink, Aaron J Serial#: 1595 Address: 1556 Turner Draw: 6th Hundred	Ratajczak, Joseph Serial#: 1232 Address: 842 Davis Draw: 12th Hundred	Rauschenberger, Albert Serial#: 2679 Address: 717 Turner Draw: 18th Hundred
Raslak, Charles Serial#: 103 Address: 621 North Draw: 6th Hundred	Raymond, Stephen E Serial#: 2681 Address: 670 Scibner Draw: 12th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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