First Draft Army (WWI Draft) Grand Rapids, MI Compiled by: Tena Puisis Website/Database design by: Richard Gostautas All databases are copyrighted © 1999-2024 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.

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(Total Number of Records in Database: 48)

Abbot, Charlie Serial#: 3620 Address: 96 Dayton Draw: 3rd Hundred	Allyn, Fred I Serial#: 3322 Address: 79 Mount Vernon Draw: 12th Hundred	Andriuszis, Chas Serial#: 945 Address: 1541 Hamilton Draw: 1st Hundred
Ackerman, Walter J Serial#: 1712 Address: 1464 Fourth Draw: 7th Hundred	Alutais, Peter Serial#: 944 Address: 1214 Broadway Draw: 7th Hundred	Andrzepewski, Chas M Serial#: 1719 Address: 642 Sixth Draw: 17th Hundred
Ackerman, Harry L Serial#: 2773 Address: 656 Chatham Draw: 11th Hundred	Alyea, Clinton H Serial#: 3067 Address: 305 Straight Draw: 1st Hundred	Antanaitis, Justin Serial#: 948 Address: 1058 Elizabeth Draw: 17th Hundred
Adomaitis, John Serial#: 1 Address: 1525 Quarry Draw: 16th Hundred	Ambros, Louis Serial#: 3623 Address: 400 Wealthy Draw: 10th Hundred	Antel, Emil J Serial#: 949 Address: 1433 Hamilton Draw: 16th Hundred
Adomitis, Andyus Serial#: 939 Address: 1120 Hamilton Draw: 7th Hundred	Ambrosiocwicz, Walter Serial#: 1716 Address: 928 Springfield Draw: 6th Hundred	Anthonisse, Richard Serial#: 420 Address: 1314 Crosby Draw: 2nd Hundred
Adomitis, Anthony Serial#: 940 Address: 1120 Hamilton Draw: 12th Hundred	Ampuiski, John Serial#: 1717 Address: 916 Springfield Draw: 17th Hundred	Antvelink, Ben Serial#: 950 Address: 619 Leonard Draw: 8th Hundred
Adrianse, Edward Serial#: 3622 Address: 228 Fitz Draw: 11th Hundred	Anderson, Andrew J Serial#: 2099 Address: 523 Pine Draw: 1st Hundred	Appel, Louis Serial#: 5 Address: 1854 Will Draw: 5th Hundred
Adrion, Walter M Serial#: 2096 Address: 727 Bridge Draw: 11th Hundred	Anderson, Axel E Serial#: 2479 Address: 343 Second Draw: 2nd Hundred	Appelquist, Gustaf A Serial#: 421 Address: 1007 Jennette Draw: 12th Hundred
Afton, Henry Serial#: 1379 Address: 1051 Front Draw: 13th Hundred	Anderson, Axel J Serial#: 2100 Address: 963 Bridge Draw: 4th Hundred	Arendsen, William Serial#: 2102 Address: 553 Valley Draw: 6th Hundred
Aksamitoski, Stanley Serial#: 1714 Address: 812 Third Draw: 5th Hundred	Anderson, Sven H Serial#: 3325 Address: 16 Ball Park Draw: 4th Hundred	Armour, Morris Serial#: 2778 Address: 201 Mount Vernon Draw: 4th Hundred
Alcock, Lester Serial#: 3321 Address: 8 Gold Draw: 17th Hundred	Anderson, Gust A Serial#: 2480 Address: 549 Broadway Draw: 11th Hundred	Arnold, Walter B Serial#: 3070 Address: 816 Bowery Draw: 1st Hundred
Aliksaitis, Joe Serial#: 4 Address: 1541 Hamilton Draw: 13th Hundred	Anderson, Herbert Serial#: 418 Address: 905 Alpine Draw: 17th Hundred	Arola, Carl Serial#: 1720 Address: 638 Sixth Draw: 12th Hundred
Alkema, Henry J Serial#: 2476 Address: 415 Sixth Draw: 8th Hundred	Anderson, Verner Serial#: 416 Address: 833 Ninth Draw: 17th Hundred	Augustactis, Joes Serial#: 6 Address: 1524 Quarry Draw: 6th Hundred
Alkema, William Serial#: 150 Address: 1242 W Leonard Draw: 13th Hundred	Anderson, Albert N Serial#: 3324 Address: 16 Ball Park Draw: 17th Hundred	Austin, Leo Serial#: 3628 Address: 131 National Draw: 11th Hundred
Allan, Fred Serial#: 1715 Address: 906 Fremont Draw: 7th Hundred	Anderson, Herman Serial#: 151 Address: 1123 Lincoln Draw: 18th Hundred	Austin, Frank L Serial#: 422 Address: 804 Leonard Draw: 15th Hundred
Allen , James E Serial#: 1380 Address: 1114 Broadway Draw: 15th Hundred	Andrakowicz, Tony Serial#: 2101 Address: 817 Third Draw: 17th Hundred	Averill, Levi S Serial#: 154 Address: 947 Tamarack Draw: 6th Hundred

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