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U.S. World War II Draft Registrations, 1940–1947—now available at MyHeritage.com

U.S. World War II Draft Registrations, 1940–1947—now available at MyHeritage.com

MyHeritage has just released a significant new collection: United States, World War II Draft Registrations, 1940-1947.

Search United States, World War II Draft Registrations, 1940–1947

This collection includes 42 million records of men who registered with the Selective Service System during and immediately following World War II, between 1940 and 1947. The records span multiple draft registration rounds and include men aged 18 to 64 across 33 states and D.C., offering personal details like addresses, occupations, next of kin, and even physical descriptions. This collection was indexed using cutting-edge AI technology developed by MyHeritage’s Machine Learning team, which was able to automatically and accurately extract handwritten information from the draft cards.

You can search the collection here, and read more about it here.

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