Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Name index and images of draft registration cards (SSS-1 forms) covering a special classification of individuals born between 1897 and 1928. The collection was located at the NARA SW region in Fort Worth Texas. For additional information about this collection contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The cards are part of Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975. Additional records will be added as they are completed. In August of 2013, the National Archives replaced the ARC – Archival Research Catalog - with the OPA – Online Public Access. ARC identifiers will still work to access the collections in OPA.
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Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards
What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of index & images to draft registration cards (SSS-1 forms) covering a special classification of individuals born between 1897 and 1928.The collection was located at the NARA SW region in Fort Worth Texas. For additional information about this collection contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The cards are part of Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System,1926-1975.Local Boards after shuffling the registration cards assigned a serial number to each card. Orders numbers were assigned by the date of birth of the registrant. Currently, the index records for this collection are incomplete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.
Related Arkansas State Headquarters Records available from the National Archives
- Classification Records for Arkansas, 10.16.19140-3.31.1927 NAID 2173095
- Appeals of Classifications Sent to State Appeal Boards from Local Boards, 1940-1947 NAID 5031558
- Appeals Received by State Headquarters for Review, 1940-1947 NAID 5031876
- Appeals Based on Reasons Determined by Law, 1940-1947 NAID 5032145
For additional information about the registration cards and other records of the local boards,contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The cards are part of Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System,1926-1975:
National Personnel Records Center
World War II Registrations
- First Registration October 16, 1940: males ages 21 to 35 "within the continental United States"
- Second Registration July 1, 1941: males "who had reached 21 sine the first registration"
- Third Registration February 16, 1942: between the ages of 20 and 45 "who had not previously registered"
- Fourth Registration April 27, 1942: between the4 ages of 45 and 65 "not eligible for military service" This registration is not included in this collection.
- Fifth Registration June 30, 1942: between the ages of 18 and 20
- Sixth Registration December 10-31, 1942: "those who reached the age of 18 after November 12, 1942"
- Additional Registration between November 16 and December 31, 1943: "citizens living abroad between the ages of 18 and 45"
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Registrant’s Information
- Full Name
- Address at time of registration
- Age at registration
- Date and place of birth
- Country of Citizenship
- Signature (on back of card)
- Physical Description
Draft Card
- Spouse’s Name (if married at time of registration)
- Name of Father and/or Mother
- Address of parents and/or spouse
- Employer’s name and place of employment
- Name of person who will always know registrant’s address (often parent, spouse or other relative)
Collection Content
Sample Image
1940 First Registration Draft Card for Arkansas
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 29 April 2026. NARA Record Group 147. : Selective Service System. National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas. 2013.
