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: 47)

Talbot, Frank A Serial#: 3576 Address: 731 Earle Draw: 18th Hundred	Thatcher, Earl A Serial#: 3024 Address: 313 Mount Vernon Draw: 2nd Hundred	Tolsma, Barney E Serial#: 1309 Address: 1238 Quarry Draw: 18th Hundred
Talkowski, Felix Serial#: 2030 Address: 631 McReynolds Draw: 15th Hundred	Theodoro, Harry Serial#: 2453 Address: 315 Bridge Draw: 1st Hundred	Tomaszewski, Stanley M Serial#: 2427 Address: 921 First Draw: 11th Hundred
Tamasvuas, John Serial#: 1651 Address: 1141 Front Draw: 2nd Hundred	Thiel, Harry Serial#: 3025 Address: 648 Sibley Draw: 7th Hundred	Tomaszewski, Michael Serial#: 2426 Address: 921 First Draw: 14th Hundred
Tammens, Enna J Serial#: 3577 Address: 623 Earle Draw: 3rd Hundred	Thomas, Tony Serial#: 2421 Address: 535 Valley Draw: 6th Hundred	Tomaszewski, Lawrence Serial#: 3029 Address: 126 Winter Draw: 14th Hundred
Tanis, Edward J Serial#: 1652 Address: 1137 Turner Draw: 9th Hundred	Thomas, Peter J Serial#: 3027 Address: 752 Bridge Draw: 14th Hundred	Tomczak, Chester J Serial#: 2036 Address: 637 Fifth Draw: 1st Hundred
Tarbell, Harold V Serial#: 1303 Address: 1030 Turner Draw: 10th Hundred	Thomasma, Thomas Serial#: 1305 Address: 1212 Davis Draw: 5th Hundred	Tournell, Arthur E Serial#: 3285 Address: 928 Chatham Draw: 2nd Hundred
Tatro, Charles Serial#: 4029 Address: 615 Earl Draw: 10th Hundred	Thomasma, Walter C Serial#: 1306 Address: 1212 Davis Draw: 16th Hundred	Tournell, Carl S Serial#: 2430 Address: 523 Pine Draw: 8th Hundred
Telgenhof, Charles Serial#: 832 Address: 915 Fremont Draw: 13th Hundred	Thomosma, David J Serial#: 841 Address: 1104 Jennette Draw: 5th Hundred	Trasky, Roman Serial#: 3032 Address: 610 Chatham Draw: 17th Hundred
TenZeldam, Gerrit J Serial#: 836 Address: 949 Jennette Draw: 17th Hundred	Thompson, Frossard F Serial#: 128 Address: 1710 Elizabeth Draw: 6th Hundred	Troendly, Frederick W Serial#: 1657 Address: 1139 Scribner Draw: 5th Hundred
Tepper, Henry Serial#: 350 Address: 1051 Tamarack Draw: 5th Hundred	Thompson, Earl Serial#: 3578 Address: 143 Gold Draw: 17th Hundred	Trojanowski, John Serial#: 2432 Address: 1174 Second Draw: 9th Hundred
Tepper, Fred J Serial#: 349 Address: 1034 Pine Draw: 10th Hundred	Thorpe, William J Serial#: 2423 Address: 761 Bridge Draw: 14th Hundred	Tronowski, Anastazi Serial#: 2433 Address: 554 Fremont Draw: 15th Hundred
Termeer, John Serial#: 837 Address: 860 Courtney Draw: 1st Hundred	Tillman, Louis W Serial#: 1654 Address: 1101 Front Draw: 13th Hundred	Truskowski, Stanley Serial#: 2039 Address: 919 Fourth Draw: 9th Hundred
Terpstra, Frederick Serial#: 838 Address: 910 Crosby Draw: 14th Hundred	Timmer, John Serial#: 843 Address: 816 Courtney Draw: 13th Hundred	Tschierse, Benedict J Serial#: 2434 Address: 421 Pettibone Draw: 4th Hundred
TerVeen, Bram Serial#: 840 Address: 1104 Tamarack Draw: 9th Hundred	Timmerman, Louis Serial#: 4034 Address: 1043 Dayton Draw: 14th Hundred	Turel, Peter Serial#: 2728 Address: 548 Alabama Draw: 10th Hundred
Teska, John M Serial#: 2033 Address: 935 Third Draw: 17th Hundred	Timmerman, Louis C Serial#: 352 Address: 1031 Courtney Draw: 17th Hundred	Tuwsuki, Frank Serial#: 2729 Address: 552 Alabama Draw: 18th Hundred
Tevlikoski, Walter Serial#: 1304 Address: 1240 Hamilton Draw: 12th Hundred	Toczylowski, William Serial#: 2034 Address: 845 Springfield Draw: 4th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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