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: 35)

Jablowski, Peter Serial#: 617 Address: 845 McReynolds Draw: 17th Hundred	Jedrzejczrak, Andrew Serial#: 3796 Address: 1015 Dayton Draw: 4th Hundred	Jones, John P Serial#: 3428 Address: 34 Lexington Draw: 14th Hundred
Jacobusen, Louis Serial#: 1083 Address: 1121 Broadway Draw: 14th Hundred	Jelinek, Joseph D Serial#: 2592 Address: 143 Lexington Draw: 4th Hundred	Jones, Richard C Serial#: 3431 Address: 617 Fulton Draw: 15th Hundred
Jaeger, August J Serial#: 2590 Address: 307 Sixth Draw: 6th Hundred	Jelsema, John Serial#: 623 Address: 1108 Tamarack Draw: 5th Hundred	Jones, C Win Jr Serial#: 3430 Address: 34 Lexington Draw: 17th Hundred
Jajhowski, Antony Serial#: 1095 Address: 937 Muskegon Draw: 1st Hundred	Jelsma, William Serial#: 237 Address: 1362 Leonard Draw: 15th Hundred	Jones , John L Serial#: 3429 Address: 108 National Draw: 18th Hundred
Janczi, Joseph Serial#: 1823 Address: 618 Dewey Draw: 16th Hundred	Jelsma, Dick Serial#: 236 Address: 1362 Leonard Draw: 18th Hundred	Jones , Earl Serial#: 1830 Address: 752 Seventh Draw: 18th Hundred
Janda, Alois Serial#: 619 Address: 844 Fourth Draw: 15th Hundred	Jenkins, Edward D Serial#: 1504 Address: 1446 Turner Draw: 16th Hundred	Jonker, Dick Serial#: 240 Address: 1055 Tamarack Draw: 16th Hundred
Janes, John H Serial#: 2591 Address: 415 Sixth Draw: 7th Hundred	Jenkins, Roy W Serial#: 3426 Address: 25 National Draw: 16th Hundred	Jonker, Nicholas Serial#: 241 Address: 1055 Tamarack Draw: 18th Hundred
Jankowski, Frank S Serial#: 620 Address: 839 McReynolds Draw: 4th Hundred	Jetts, John Serial#: 2593 Address: 507 Third Draw: 14th Hundred	Jordan, Ross A Serial#: 1507 Address: 905 Front Draw: 8th Hundred
Jannausch, Alfred F Serial#: 1824 Address: 724 Stocking Draw: 12th Hundred	Johnson , John E Serial#: 3427 Address: 627 Lettlier Draw: 8th Hundred	Joseph, Sam Serial#: 2883 Address: 109 Front Draw: 13th Hundred
Jansma, Richard Serial#: 622 Address: 903 Fremont Draw: 9th Hundred	Johnson, Carl H Serial#: 2244 Address: 1055 Bridge Draw: 11th Hundred	Jostrzenski, Stanley Serial#: 3795 Address: 1214 Park Draw: 3rd Hundred
Jasinski, Francis X Serial#: 3162 Address: 923 Bowery Draw: 12th Hundred	Johnson, Albert E Serial#: 2879 Address: 300 Bridge Draw: 16th Hundred	Justice, Frank E Serial#: 1097 Address: 452 Leonard Draw: 8th Hundred
Jaskulski, Ignatious F Serial#: 1091 Address: 9-- Davis Draw: 8th Hundred	Johnston, Glenn Serial#: 624 Address: 965 Fremont Draw: 14th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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