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: 31)

Obuchowski, Foliks Serial#: 726 Address: 919 McRenyolds Draw: 4th Hundred	Ondrovie, Steve Serial#: 3918 Address: 111 Delony Draw: 7th Hundred	Ostrowski, Walter Serial#: 735 Address: 929 McReynolds Draw: 16th Hundred
Ohaisian, Miekerdick Serial#: 1932 Address: 751 Stocking Draw: 9th Hundred	Oosse, John Jr. Serial#: 292 Address: 1124 Leonard Draw: 8th Hundred	Osytek, Stanley Serial#: 3925 Address: 1125 Park Draw: 17th Hundred
Olds, Vern M Serial#: 1572 Address: 340 Myrtle Draw: 1st Hundred	Opacki, Charles Serial#: 1937 Address: 740 Fremont Draw: 15th Hundred	Ottenwess, Victor R Serial#: 1574 Address: 1243 Turner Draw: 4th Hundred
Olds, Clarence F Serial#: 1571 Address: 1300 Broadway Draw: 11th Hundred	Orgyilan, Lasar Serial#: 93 Address: 1563 Seward Draw: 6th Hundred	Overbeek, John Serial#: 736 Address: 1140 Widdicomb Draw: 7th Hundred
Olejniczak, Stanley Serial#: 3915 Address: 352 Gunnison Draw: 7th Hundred	Orintos, Tony Serial#: 1211 Address: 1236 Hamilton Draw: 4th Hundred	Overkleeft, John Serial#: 96 Address: 851 North Draw: 13th Hundred
Olish, Frank L Serial#: 1933 Address: 747 Fremont Draw: 13th Hundred	Orlando, Bianchi Serial#: 3919 Address: 1052 Butterworth Draw: 14th Hundred	Oviatt, John C Serial#: 3236 Address: 123 Richards Draw: 7th Hundred
Olsen, Ole R Serial#: 3916 Address: 160 Straight Draw: 6th Hundred	Orlowski, Stanley Serial#: 3921 Address: 941 Butterworth Draw: 6th Hundred	Owczarzak, Marion Serial#: 738 Address: 901 McReynolds Draw: 8th Hundred
Olson, Helmer Serial#: 3499 Address: 43 Straight Draw: 1st Hundred	Ormsby, Harry G Serial#: 2950 Address: 157 Lexington Draw: 10th Hundred	Owczarzak, Louis Serial#: 1214 Address: 844 Davis Draw: 9th Hundred
Olson, Paul E Serial#: 3232 Address: 928 Chatham Draw: 2nd Hundred	Ornee, Ralph Serial#: 734 Address: 841 Leonard Draw: 17th Hundred	Owczarzak, Floyd Serial#: 1213 Address: 844 Davis Draw: 15th Hundred
Olson, Albert Serial#: 1934 Address: 1253 Fourth Draw: 10th Hundred	Oshinski, Charles Serial#: 3922 Address: 231 Gunnison Draw: 15th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:
Olsziwski, Felex Serial#: 2948 Address: 146 Straight Draw: 10th Hundred	Ostrowcki, Tony Serial#: 2330 Address: 816 Third Draw: 3rd Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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