Draft Registration Card, 1917

Draft Registration Card, 1917

World War I Draft Registration Card

World War, 1914-1918

Veterans--Florida

World War, 1914-1918--African Americans

The draft registration card for Andrew Jackson (1893-1937). Approximately 24 million men registered for the draft between 1917 and 1918. The cards recorded name, age, date and place of birth, race, and occupation, and a corresponding registrar's card listed physical features.

Andrew Jackson was born in July 1893 in Sparr, Florida, though his draft card lists May 16 as his birthday. Little is known about his early life. He registered for the draft, like many, on June 5, 1917, and was inducted into the United States Army in August 1918. From September 1918 to July 1919, Jackson served as a private in Company M of the 807th Pioneer Infantry. The unit served in a technical capacity, constructing and repairing infrastructure, and this work often brought them in direct action with the enemy. Jackson was discharged on July 9, 1919. He returned to Florida and married his wife, Lucille, with whom he had three children. He worked for the Flroida East Coast Railroad until his death on November 4, 1937. He is buried in the St. Augustine National Cemetery at Section A Grave 216.

In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.

War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, Selective Service System

Digital reproduction of original draft registration card, June 5, 1917: Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509, 4,582 rolls.

War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, Selective Service System

ca. 1917-06-05

Jackson, Andrew

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O'Neil, Rhiannon

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h=34140089" target="_blank">Andrew Jackson." 1900 United States Federal Census. Online database with images, Ancestry.com. Sparr, Marion, Florida. Enumeration District 0095. NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240174. Accessed October 29, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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h=78670669" target="_blank">Andrew Jackson." 1930 United States Federal Census. Online database with images, Ancestry.com. St. Augustine, St. Johns, Florida. Enumeration District 0013. Accessed October 29, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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