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: 93)

Dabrowski, Jacob Serial#: 3369 Address: 621 Fulton Draw: 7th Hundred	DeKorne, John Serial#: 513 Address: 1339 Crosby Draw: 2nd Hundred	Doney, Jules C Serial#: 3706 Address: 220 Ives Draw: 2nd Hundred
Dalga, Charles F Serial#: 3108 Address: 205 Valley Draw: 6th Hundred	DeKraker, Peter Serial#: 514 Address: 1115 Jennette Draw: 2nd Hundred	Dongelo, Peter Serial#: 3376 Address: 107 Park Draw: 4th Hundred
Dameter, Carl Serial#: 31 Address: 1567 Seward Draw: 4th Hundred	Delnay, John P Serial#: 183 Address: 962 Pine Draw: 5th Hundred	Donkelaar, Gerrit Serial#: 3377 Address: 9- Lexington Draw: 17th Hundred
Daniels, Jacob Serial#: 501 Address: 1137 LIncoln Draw: 10th Hundred	Dempsey, William Serial#: 1769 Address: 1440 Fourth Draw: 3rd Hundred	Donker, William J Serial#: 1020 Address: 1047 Hamilton Draw: 2nd Hundred
Danilowicz, Carl Serial#: 1767 Address: 883 Fourth Draw: 16th Hundred	Dempster, Thomas - Serial#: 1439 Address: 955 Front Draw: 10th Hundred	Doornbos, Joseph Serial#: 3707 Address: 243 Straight Draw: 7th Hundred
Danleski, Stanley J Serial#: 3111 Address: 928 Bowery Draw: 12th Hundred	Denison, Lawrence E Serial#: 2540 Address: 416 Scribner Draw: 14th Hundred	Downar, John Serial#: 1021 Address: 942 Muskegon Draw: 9th Hundred
Danowski, Frank Serial#: 3688 Address: 812 Park Draw: 16th Hundred	Derks, Stanley Serial#: 1011 Address: 1316 Elizabeth Draw: 16th Hundred	Doyle, Joseph A Serial#: 3123 Address: 349 Straight Draw: 4th Hundred
Danowsti, Roman Serial#: 1007 Address: 950 Davis Draw: 5th Hundred	Deurloo, John Serial#: 519 Address: 1145 Davis Draw: 7th Hundred	Doyle, William H Serial#: 3378 Address: 731 Earle Draw: 9th Hundred
Danueth, William Serial#: 3370 Address: 622 Fulton Draw: 12th Hundred	DeVogel, John Serial#: 2166 Address: 1000 First Draw: 1st Hundred	Doyle, Fred W Serial#: 1443 Address: 1019 Scribner Draw: 13th Hundred
Darcangelo, Pasquale Serial#: 3685 Address: 910 Hovey Draw: 5th Hundred	DeVries, Edward Serial#: 185 Address: 1316 Crosby Draw: 12th Hundred	Drasin, Max Serial#: 1023 Address: 313 W Leonard Draw: 9th Hundred
Dard, John L Serial#: 2532 Address: 511 Fourth Draw: 5th Hundred	DeWitte, Peter Serial#: 524 Address: 1424 Alpine Draw: 9th Hundred	Drasin, Samuel Serial#: 2543 Address: 451 Fourth Draw: 14th Hundred
Darrow, Lynn C Serial#: 3687 Address: 234 Richard Draw: 3rd Hundred	DeWys, Cornelius Serial#: 187 Address: 1356 North Draw: 16th Hundred	Draugiulis, Peter Serial#: 1022 Address: 443 Leonard Draw: 5th Hundred
Dart, Calvin E Serial#: 33 Address: 1970 Broadway Draw: 15th Hundred	DeYoung, Herbert Serial#: 1014 Address: 1235 Gezon Court Draw: 2nd Hundred	Dreskey, Bernard Serial#: 2824 Address: 158 National Draw: 11th Hundred
Datema, Robert Serial#: 504 Address: 818 Eleventh Draw: 8th Hundred	DeYoung, John Serial#: 1441 Address: 1104 Front Draw: 3rd Hundred	Dressler, William J Serial#: 530 Address: 909 McReynolds Draw: 4th Hundred
Datema, Harry J Serial#: 1435 Address: 1328 Broadway Draw: 13th Hundred	DeYoung, Peter Serial#: 525 Address: 923 Tenth Draw: 4th Hundred	Driernowicz, Andrew Serial#: 3708 Address: 735 Earl Draw: 9th Hundred
David , Jim Serial#: 3690 Address: 117 Marion Draw: 3rd Hundred	DeYoung, Lloyd M Serial#: 3117 Address: 211 Pine Draw: 5th Hundred	Drobe, Abraham Serial#: 3709 Address: 117 Marion Draw: 16th Hundred
Davidson, Leroy Serial#: 3692 Address: 339 Gunnison Draw: 5th Hundred	DeYoung, Corniel Serial#: 2167 Address: 553 Lincoln Draw: 6th Hundred	Drooger, Edward Serial#: 532 Address: 1131 Alpine Draw: 9th Hundred
Davies, Vincent Serial#: 2815 Address: 300 Bridge Draw: 9th Hundred	DeYoung, Erwin F Serial#: 3116 Address: 122 Richards Draw: 18th Hundred	Druka, Felix Serial#: 3712 Address: 1214 Park Draw: 7th Hundred
Davis, Walter B Serial#: 1436 Address: 286 Leonard Draw: 1st Hundred	Dickerson, Glen H Serial#: 1442 Address: 1048 Front Draw: 10th Hundred	Drummond, Archie Serial#: 3711 Address: 213 Gunnison Draw: 4th Hundred
Davis, Harry E Serial#: 2817 Address: 324 Lexington Draw: 4th Hundred	Dingman, Howard Serial#: 2168 Address: 651 Bridge Draw: 14th Hundred	Dubinskas, John Serial#: 1024 Address: 544 Myrtle Draw: 10th Hundred
Davis, George Serial#: 3371 Address: 357 Fulton Draw: 6th Hundred	Dirkins, Egnos Serial#: 1016 Address: 441 Crosby Draw: 5th Hundred	Duchinski, Leonard Serial#: 2826 Address: 217 Seventh Draw: 4th Hundred
Davis , Claude A Serial#: 2816 Address: 239 Mount Vernon Draw: 15th Hundred	Dobrowolski, Michael Serial#: 3700 Address: YMCA Draw: 12th Hundred	Dudley, Charles E Serial#: 2171 Address: 516 Lane Draw: 18th Hundred
DeBruin, Leendert Serial#: 1008 Address: 537 Leonard Draw: 13th Hundred	Dochd, Walter Serial#: 1771 Address: 811 Third Draw: 2nd Hundred	Duff, Miles Serial#: 1447 Address: 1149 Turner Draw: 10th Hundred
DeBruine, Hubruht Serial#: 506 Address: 1035 Fremont Draw: 11th Hundred	Dochod, Julian Serial#: 3699 Address: 1056 Dayton Draw: 11th Hundred	Dugdus, George Serial#: 1448 Address: 1210 Front Draw: 6th Hundred
Dechod, Ignacious J Serial#: 1772 Address: 916 Fourth Draw: 15th Hundred	Dogger, Samuel Serial#: 526 Address: 1250 Alpine Draw: 17th Hundred	Dumebacke, Arnold E Serial#: 2827 Address: 302 National Draw: 8th Hundred
DeClark, John F Serial#: 2536 Address: 420 Third Draw: 8th Hundred	Dole, John Serial#: 191 Address: 1140 Lincoln Draw: 8th Hundred	Dummer , Carl F Serial#: 1776 Address: 856 Springfield Draw: 10th Hundred
DeFouw, John Serial#: 507 Address: 1124 McReynolds Draw: 1st Hundred	Domanski, Michael Serial#: 3701 Address: 355 Indiana Draw: 7th Hundred	Dunn, Earl D Serial#: 36 Address: 1552 Quarry Draw: 17th Hundred
DeFouw, Adrain Serial#: 1010 Address: 1356 Davis Draw: 8th Hundred	Domanski, Antoni Serial#: 3375 Address: 265 Chubb Draw: 11th Hundred	Dutkiewicz, Stanley J Serial#: 1777 Address: 720 Sixth Draw: 15th Hundred
DeHaan, Cornelius Serial#: 509 Address: 903 Crosby Draw: 1st Hundred	Dombrowski, Adam Serial#: 1774 Address: 750 Stocking Draw: 9th Hundred	Dutkiewicz, Frank Serial#: 533 Address: 921 Davis Draw: 18th Hundred
Dejonge, Cornelius Serial#: 511 Address: 1042 Fremont Draw: 17th Hundred	Dominiak, Joseph Serial#: 3704 Address: 339 Krakow Draw: 17th Hundred	Dykstra, Harry A Serial#: 536 Address: 854 Crosby Draw: 1st Hundred
DeKorn, Martin L Serial#: 182 Address: 1106 Atlantic Draw: 2nd Hundred	Dominich, Michael J Serial#: 2822 Address: 920 Davis Draw: 14th Hundred	Dykstra, Peter Serial#: 539 Address: 934 Eleventh Draw: 10th Hundred

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