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 Commodore Isaac Murray (1896?-1947). 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.

Commodore Isaac Murray was born in New Augustine, Florida in October sometime between 1895 and 1897 (his records give conflicting dates). He grew up in St. Augustine with six siblings. Like many, when the United States entered the World War, Murray registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, and he was inducted into the United States Army on August 4, 1918. He served as a private in Company D of the 546th Engineers from September 11, 1918 to August 26, 1919. The Engineers battalions were responsible for a wide range of behind-the-lines work, such as repairing roads and building barracks to keep the rest of the army moving. After returning to the United States, Murray was honorably discharged on September 12, 1919. He returned to his hometown where he lived with his wife and children until his death on October 18, 1947. He is buried in the St. Augustine National Cemetery at Section D Grave 87.

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.

Leonard, C.W.

War Department, Office of Provost Marshal 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 Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System

ca. 1917-06-05

Murray, Commodore Isaac

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Originally created by C.W. Leonard and published by the War Department, Office of the Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System.

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O'Neil, Rhiannon

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Ancestry.com

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Florida Department of Military Affairs. "Commodore Isaac Murray." Online database with images, FloridaMemory. New Augustine, Florida. Army Box 11. Accessed October 22, 2018. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/196561.

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h=1597002" target="_blank">Commodore Murray." U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962. Online database with images, Ancestry.com. St. Augustine National Cemetery, Florida. Record Group 92, A1 2110-B. Accessed October 22, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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h=9635354" target="_blank">Commodore Isaac Murray." U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Online database with images, Ancestry.com.St. Johns, Florida. NARA microfilm publication M1509, Roll 1556926. Accessed October 22, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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h=130343047" target="_blank">Commohore Murray." 1940 United States Federal Census. Online database with images, Ancestry.com. St. Johns, Florida. Enumeration District 55-22. NARA microfilm publication T627, Roll m-t0627-00615. Accessed October 22, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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h=103522335" target="_blank">Comodore Murry." 1930 United States Federal Census. Online database with images, Ancestry.com. St. Johns, Florida. Enumeration District 0015. NARA microfilm publication T626, FHL microfilm 2340067. Accessed October 22, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&

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