Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975. Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940 - 3/31/1947

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Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975. Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940 - 3/31/1947

1940-1947

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7644720

This series consists of registration cards of individuals born between 1896 and 1929. Registration cards may contain the registrant's name, address, date of birth, place of birth, height, weight, race, hair color, eye color, complexion, name and address of employer, name and address of a person who would always know the registrant's address, local registration board, and classification number.

775 linear feet

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11659807

National Archives at St. Louis

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Watson, George, 1914-1943

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George Watson (March 24, 1914 – March 8, 1943) was a United States Army private who gave his life rescuing several soldiers from drowning at sea during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 8, 1943, near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea. Watson and six other Black Americans who served in World War II, were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997. The Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to W...