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: 80)

Vaiholes, Klaman Serial#: 1660 Address: 1210 Front Draw: 9th Hundred	VanDuivendyk, Johanes J Serial#: 868 Address: 905 Courtney Draw: 3rd Hundred	Veenstra, Mih C Serial#: 1676 Address: 1108 Turner Draw: 1st Hundred
Valk, William Serial#: 353 Address: 1022 Myrtle Draw: 5th Hundred	VanDuren, Albertus T Serial#: 3290 Address: 1241 Shawmut Draw: 8th Hundred	Veersman, Henry A Serial#: 3586 Address: 935 Watson Draw: 2nd Hundred
Vanagagaitis, Joseph Serial#: 848 Address: 1339 Davis Draw: 8th Hundred	VanDussen, Paul C Serial#: 2045 Address: 1223 Third Draw: 14th Hundred	Veneklasen, Herman Serial#: 1677 Address: 917 Scribner Draw: 7th Hundred
VanBrede, Isaac C Serial#: 4040 Address: 123 Straight Draw: 16th Hundred	VanDyke, Martin Serial#: 373 Address: 1214 Courtney Draw: 1st Hundred	Verburg, Arthur Serial#: 2440 Address: 1147 Bridge Draw: 14th Hundred
VanBuren, Andrew C Serial#: 3289 Address: 1146 Jackson Draw: 16th Hundred	VanDyke, John Serial#: 870 Address: 927 Crosby Draw: 5th Hundred	VerDuin, Cornelius Serial#: 1324 Address: 1053 Quarry Draw: 2nd Hundred
Vanczuk, Vincent Serial#: 2730 Address: 461 Second Draw: 3rd Hundred	VanDyke, Martin C Serial#: 871 Address: 913 Crosby Draw: 10th Hundred	VerDuin, William Serial#: 1323 Address: 1066 Quarry Draw: 2nd Hundred
VanDam, Edward Serial#: 356 Address: 1129 White Draw: 6th Hundred	VanDyke, Sam Serial#: 872 Address: 927 Crosby Draw: 13th Hundred	Verheek, Abel Serial#: 2047 Address: 712 Seventh Draw: 4th Hundred
VanDam, John J Serial#: 357 Address: 1129 White Draw: 10th Hundred	VanEyk, Gerrit Serial#: 378 Address: 1262 Leonard Draw: 14th Hundred	Verhey, William Serial#: 1679 Address: 845 Turner Draw: 1st Hundred
VanDenBerg, Joe Serial#: 360 Address: 1016 Tenth Draw: 5th Hundred	VanGemert, John Serial#: 1319 Address: 1221 Gezons Draw: 16th Hundred	Verkerke, Peter Serial#: 896 Address: 738 Crosby Draw: 14th Hundred
VandeRee, Jakop Serial#: 854 Address: 928 Arianna Draw: 1st Hundred	VanGessel, Henry Serial#: 874 Address: 1319 Alpine Draw: 3rd Hundred	Verkerke, Joe Serial#: 895 Address: 738 Crosby Draw: 15th Hundred
VanderLaa-, William Serial#: 856 Address: 820 Ninth Draw: 7th Hundred	VanHemert, Jacob Serial#: 877 Address: 946 Fremont Draw: 11th Hundred	VerSluis, Adrian Serial#: 2737 Address: 520 Seventh Draw: 17th Hundred
VanDerLaan, Dick Serial#: 363 Address: 1215 Leonard Draw: 6th Hundred	VanHof, Marine D Serial#: 2438 Address: 907 First Draw: 3rd Hundred	Vidro, Robert R Serial#: 2051 Address: 617 Davis Draw: 7th Hundred
VanderMale, Peter Serial#: 858 Address: 816 Arianna Draw: 9th Hundred	VanHoff, Domis Serial#: 878 Address: 811 Courtney Draw: 10th Hundred	Vidro, Charles F Serial#: 2049 Address: 650 Stocking Draw: 13th Hundred
VanderMale, Andrew Serial#: 857 Address: 815 Arianna Draw: 10th Hundred	VanHouten, Seblo Serial#: 379 Address: 1113 Leonard Draw: 3rd Hundred	Vidro, Frank A Serial#: 3292 Address: 343 Garfield Draw: 13th Hundred
VanderMate, John Jr. Serial#: 2732 Address: 417 Broadway Draw: 8th Hundred	VanKuiken, Evert Serial#: 882 Address: 825 Tenth Draw: 4th Hundred	Vis, Stanley A Serial#: 388 Address: 845 Eleventh Draw: 6th Hundred
VanderMeer, Peter Serial#: 1673 Address: 1058 Turner Draw: 3rd Hundred	VanKuiken, Claude Serial#: 880 Address: 871 Ninth Draw: 10th Hundred	Visser, Gerrit Serial#: 390 Address: 1113 Leonard Draw: 3rd Hundred
VanderMeer, Ray Serial#: 1674 Address: 1311 Turner Draw: 5th Hundred	VanLieze, Joe Serial#: 130 Address: 1514 Pine Draw: 8th Hundred	Visser, Nick Serial#: 391 Address: 1119 Courtney Draw: 5th Hundred
VanderMeulen, Webster Serial#: 860 Address: 1208 Davis Draw: 17th Hundred	VanLoon, Dick Serial#: 883 Address: 1105 Alpine Draw: 15th Hundred	Vizbaros, Felix Serial#: 1326 Address: 1220 Hamilton Draw: 14th Hundred
VanderPool, Fred H Serial#: 2436 Address: 511 Lexington Draw: 10th Hundred	VanLuster, Wilber C Serial#: 1320 Address: 1014 Muskegon Draw: 13th Hundred	Vogt, Theodore Serial#: 3293 Address: 1040 Jackson Draw: 3rd Hundred
VanderVeen, John Serial#: 862 Address: 1924 Alpine Draw: 12th Hundred	VanOosten, Leonard Serial#: 383 Address: 1014 White Draw: 7th Hundred	Voigt, Edward Serial#: 392 Address: 1062 Valley Draw: 7th Hundred
VanDerWall, William Serial#: 368 Address: 1240 Courtney Draw: 7th Hundred	VanPoowlict, John Serial#: 355 Address: 1237 Leonard Draw: 4th Hundred	Voogt, Garrit Serial#: 393 Address: 1711 Lincoln Draw: 16th Hundred
VanDerWerf, Nick Serial#: 864 Address: 903 Crosby Draw: 18th Hundred	VanSluip, Gillis Serial#: 886 Address: 926 Alpine Draw: 15th Hundred	Voorhover, Frederick H Serial#: 900 Address: 830 Myrtle Draw: 6th Hundred
VanderWerp, Henry Jr. Serial#: 1675 Address: 743 Dolbee Draw: 5th Hundred	VanSluyters, Herman Serial#: 1667 Address: 1420 Turner Draw: 14th Hundred	Vosote, Peter Serial#: 133 Address: 1569 Broadway Draw: 12th Hundred
VanderZalm, Theodore P, M.D. Serial#: 4041 Address: 200 Clinton Draw: 8th Hundred	VantHof, Jacob Serial#: 1322 Address: 1034 Davis Draw: 2nd Hundred	Voss, Fred A Serial#: 3038 Address: 343 National Draw: 14th Hundred
VanDestinon, Julius C Serial#: 3587 Address: 859 Fulton Draw: 8th Hundred	VanTil, Rink Serial#: 889 Address: 1016 Fremont Draw: 7th Hundred	Vroegindewey, Tunis Serial#: 3294 Address: 200 Valley Draw: 11th Hundred
VandeWetering, Adrian Serial#: 866 Address: 1145 McReynolds Draw: 15th Hundred	VanVliet, Rutherford Serial#: 2439 Address: 558 Lane Draw: 6th Hundred	Vrush, Chas J Serial#: 2053 Address: 747 Fremont Draw: 7th Hundred
VanDoorne, Hendrick Serial#: 867 Address: 805 Ninth Draw: 12th Hundred	VanWoerkom, John Serial#: 3609 Address: 708 Watson Draw: 5th Hundred	, Serial#: Address: Draw:

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