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: 122)

Witbeck, Charles Serial#: 2762 Address: 330 Fourth Draw: 1st Hundred	Wrubel, Albert Serial#: 1355 Address: 1011 Hamilton Draw: 6th Hundred	Woolport, Samuel - Serial#: 3611 Address: 956 Veto Draw: 13th Hundred
Wilkinson, Robt C Serial#: 3604 Address: 845 Fulton Draw: 1st Hundred	Wees, Walter K Serial#: 2752 Address: 743 Scribner Draw: 6th Hundred	Wojtas, Karol Serial#: 3312 Address: 813 Shawmut Draw: 13th Hundred
Waitukaitis, Charles Serial#: 1682 Address: 1214 Front Draw: 1st Hundred	Watson, Everett K Serial#: 3046 Address: 131 Mount Vernon Draw: 6th Hundred	Wright, William E Serial#: 4064 Address: 841 Indiana Draw: 13th Hundred
Wynsma, Bert Serial#: 924 Address: 1326 Crosby Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wielicrk, Theodore Serial#: 2458 Address: 715 Blymeier Draw: 6th Hundred	Westerweel, John Serial#: 400 Address: 1156 W Leonard Draw: 13th Hundred
Whalley, Ralph G Serial#: 2455 Address: 900 First Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wierzcholski, Ignace Serial#: 4057 Address: 258 Ives Draw: 7th Hundred	Weis, William H Serial#: 3049 Address: 231 Mount Vernon Draw: 13th Hundred
Waichunos, Antony Serial#: 1329 Address: 1058 Hamilton Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wyma, Arthur Serial#: 406 Address: 1021 Woodrow Draw: 7th Hundred	Wasilinkis, Joe Serial#: 136 Address: 1556 Quarry Draw: 13th Hundred
Wasielewski, Stanley Serial#: 3300 Address: 1031 Shawmut Draw: 2nd Hundred	Witch, ' Serial#: 1346 Address: 1108 Elizabeth Draw: 7th Hundred	Wlochowicz, Piotr Serial#: 3608 Address: 111 Seward Draw: 13th Hundred
Wickering, John T Serial#: 2756 Address: 301 Third Draw: 2nd Hundred	Walsweer, Eli Serial#: 906 Address: 1107 Davis Draw: 7th Hundred	Wisz, Joseph Serial#: 2075 Address: 648 Fourth Draw: 13th Hundred
Walker, Alexander Serial#: 1331 Address: 629 Leonard Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wesholski, Raymond Serial#: 1337 Address: 1112 Elizabeth Draw: 7th Hundred	Wes_ski, Sylvester S Serial#: 3303 Address: 904 Jackson Draw: 14th Hundred
Walters, Clarence Serial#: 1685 Address: 282 Myrtle Draw: 2nd Hundred	Walton, Arthur V Serial#: 3043 Address: 227 Mount Vernon Draw: 7th Hundred	Wilkowski, Ignatius J Serial#: 3307 Address: 205 Marion Draw: 14th Hundred
Wilson, G.G.C. Serial#: 140 Address: 1514 Alpine Draw: 2nd Hundred	Walz, Frank R Serial#: 1698 Address: 1304 Turner Draw: 8th Hundred	Weers, William Serial#: 138 Address: 1045 Webster Draw: 14th Hundred
Whalen, Ed R. Serial#: 3053 Address: 714 Bridge Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wysocki, Frank Serial#: 926 Address: 930 Crosby Draw: 8th Hundred	Wolfe, Charles E Serial#: 2763 Address: 723 Broadway Draw: 14th Hundred
Wysocki, Michael Serial#: 927 Address: 824 McReynolds Draw: 2nd Hundred	Witt, Jake Serial#: 919 Address: 911 Courtney Draw: 8th Hundred	Wallwood, Clarence R Serial#: 4051 Address: 908 Fulton Draw: 14th Hundred
Wysoczynski, Charles Serial#: 3615 Address: 808 Veto Draw: 2nd Hundred	Westlighter, John Serial#: 1339 Address: 511 Crosby Draw: 8th Hundred	Wirth, Henry Serial#: 2072 Address: 720 Sixth Draw: 15th Hundred
Wagner, Carl E Serial#: 2441 Address: 510 Lincoln Draw: 2nd Hundred	Wilterdink, William Serial#: 3308 Address: 236 Valley Draw: 8th Hundred	Ware, Roy Emin Serial#: 3299 Address: 812 Chatham Draw: 15th Hundred
Weronka, Joseph Serial#: 2749 Address: 458 Third Draw: 3rd Hundred	Wallick, George W Serial#: 3590 Address: 111 Lexington Draw: 8th Hundred	Wyma, Cornelius Serial#: 407 Address: 1001 Lincoln Draw: 15th Hundred
Wheeler, Warren J Serial#: 2066 Address: 1502 Fourth Draw: 3rd Hundred	Wohlgemuth, George Serial#: 1347 Address: 1437 Quarry Draw: 9th Hundred	Walsh, Ellis Serial#: 4052 Address: 101 Lexington Draw: 15th Hundred
Whitmore, Floyd A Serial#: 2456 Address: 431 Lexington Draw: 3rd Hundred	Walezak, Sidney Serial#: 3296 Address: 858 Chatham Draw: 9th Hundred	White, Wilfred M Serial#: 3600 Address: 617 Fulton Draw: 15th Hundred
Welch, Melbourne A Serial#: 3595 Address: 725 Earle Draw: 3rd Hundred	Wilson, Chester L Serial#: 2461 Address: 812 Third Draw: 9th Hundred	Wieckowski, Anotni Serial#: 2457 Address: 552 Lexington Draw: 16th Hundred
Wronko, Wladyslau Serial#: 1354 Address: 616 Eleventh Draw: 3rd Hundred	Welke, Sidney Serial#: 911 Address: 809 Twelfth Draw: 9th Hundred	Wonorykow, Matwij Serial#: 3593 Address: 119 Seward Draw: 16th Hundred
Wolgemuth , Arthur R Serial#: 2467 Address: 423 Barker Draw: 4th Hundred	Wyschulas, Antony Serial#: 1357 Address: 1650 Elizabeth Draw: 9th Hundred	Wenger, Irvin Serial#: 2065 Address: 645 Fremont Draw: 16th Hundred
Walsweer, Cornelius Serial#: 905 Address: 1107 Davis Draw: 4th Hundred	Worfel, Albert A Serial#: 3313 Address: 373 John Ball Park Boulevard Draw: 9th Hundred	Wensink, Arthur Serial#: 2449 Address: 1109 First Draw: 16th Hundred
Wright, Clarence G Serial#: 3613 Address: 400 Shawmut Draw: 4th Hundred	Windak, Anthony Serial#: 2071 Address: 820 Fourth Draw: 9th Hundred	Waltanski, Stanley Serial#: 1350 Address: 640 Eleventh Draw: 16th Hundred
Waskiewriz, Salvestor Serial#: 1334 Address: 655 Davis Draw: 4th Hundred	Wesley, Louis Serial#: 2751 Address: 446 Third Draw: 10th Hundred	Wasilenski, Alex Serial#: 4053 Address: 233 Lane Draw: 16th Hundred
Wade, Frank L Serial#: 2740 Address: 667 Turner Draw: 4th Hundred	Wierstra, Jacob Serial#: 1343 Address: 1132 Davis Draw: 10th Hundred	Winn, Edward W Serial#: 3309 Address: 1024 Bowery Draw: 16th Hundred
Wisoski, Frank Serial#: 2078 Address: 757 Fifth Draw: 4th Hundred	Ward, Floyd C Serial#: 2444 Address: 416 Lane Draw: 10th Hundred	Wilkinson, Percy W C Serial#: 3605 Address: 9 Gold Draw: 17th Hundred
White, Frank B Serial#: 3304 Address: 1257 Shawmut Draw: 4th Hundred	Wisocki, Lukaz Serial#: 4060 Address: 627 Watson Draw: 10th Hundred	Wenger, Fred Serial#: 2748 Address: 545 Front Draw: 17th Hundred
Wilson, Robert S Serial#: 2758 Address: 553 Broadway Draw: 4th Hundred	Wieland, George Serial#: 1341 Address: 1234 Quarry Draw: 10th Hundred	Wolde, Martin Serial#: 920 Address: 832 Eleventh Draw: 17th Hundred
Wint, Clarence Serial#: 4061 Address: 927 Dayton Draw: 5th Hundred	Wecker, Walter Serial#: 1690 Address: 1019 Front Draw: 11th Hundred	Warnicia, John Serial#: 3044 Address: 309 Seward Draw: 17th Hundred
Wosinski, Joe Serial#: 3612 Address: 119 National Draw: 5th Hundred	Wood, Ernest Serial#: 4066 Address: 368 Indiana Draw: 11th Hundred	Wronko, Adam Serial#: 1353 Address: 616 Eleventh Draw: 17th Hundred
Wojcinsh, 8/1/2006 Serial#: 3311 Address: 806 Jackson Draw: 5th Hundred	Wissman, Herman Serial#: 2465 Address: 821 First Draw: 11th Hundred	Wagner, Engelbert Serial#: 3589 Address: 141 Lexington Draw: 17th Hundred
Worobro, Dimitro Serial#: 3059 Address: 310 Lexing Draw: 5th Hundred	Walters, Edward Serial#: 1686 Address: 1340 Front Draw: 11th Hundred	Weidenfeller, Herman Serial#: 2745 Address: 422 Fifth Draw: 17th Hundred
Westveld, Robert F Serial#: 2454 Address: 931 Bridge Draw: 5th Hundred	Waluszka, John B Serial#: 2058 Address: 6351 Third Draw: 11th Hundred	Winkels, David R Serial#: 3607 Address: 818 Veto Draw: 17th Hundred
Wojtaszek, John Serial#: 4065 Address: 1119 Park Draw: 5th Hundred	Winnick, Meyer Serial#: 2760 Address: 416 Scribner Draw: 12th Hundred	Westmas, Aris J Serial#: 913 Address: 1117 Alpine Draw: 17th Hundred
Winiarczyk, Walenty Serial#: 3055 Address: 210 Gold Draw: 5th Hundred	Worfel, Edwin A Serial#: 1700 Address: 1330 Front Draw: 12th Hundred	Weiss, David E Serial#: 3050 Address: 109 Summer Draw: 17th Hundred
Wearanga, Harris J Serial#: 1688 Address: 1055 Scribner Draw: 5th Hundred	Wagner, Bender Serial#: 396 Address: 1141 Courtney Draw: 12th Hundred	Weisner, Charles H Serial#: 2746 Address: 551 Broadway Draw: 18th Hundred
Wells, George A Serial#: 2448 Address: 451 Valley Draw: 5th Hundred	Wyga, George C Serial#: 1702 Address: 1245 Front Draw: 12th Hundred	Westra, Jule N Serial#: 1692 Address: 1056 Front Draw: 18th Hundred
Wybenga, George Serial#: 923 Address: 1440 Tamarack Draw: 5th Hundred	Watson, Seth W Serial#: 3047 Address: 120 Summer Draw: 12th Hundred	Welmerink, Christian Serial#: 2747 Address: 609 Front Draw: 18th Hundred
Wachowski, Maxmillian Serial#: 2055 Address: 735 Davis Draw: 5th Hundred	Warunk, Constantine Serial#: 2064 Address: 626 Fourth Draw: 12th Hundred	Wisse, Ernest Serial#: 918 Address: 1128 McReynolds Draw: 18th Hundred
Wood, Arthur D Serial#: 2765 Address: 631 Front Draw: 6th Hundred	Werner, Earl W Serial#: 3302 Address: 335 Garfield Draw: 12th Hundred	Wood, Ellery Serial#: 2469 Address: 1023 Bridge Draw: 18th Hundred
Winski, Peter Serial#: 2462 Address: 571 Stocking Draw: 6th Hundred	Welniak, Stephen Serial#: 3596 Address: 812 Veto Draw: 13th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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