Lists of persons failing to report for military service, 1918-1919.

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Lists of persons failing to report for military service, 1918-1919.

Copies of communications from the Adjutant General to the U.S. Department of War reporting names of persons inducted who failed to report; including names, addresses, dates of induction, and explanatory correspondence from county and local draft boards.

2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7263940

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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United States. Selective Service System

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