Rufus Samuel Nichols' Old Man's Draft Card

The year was 1942 and the selective service was registering older men for the draft. The 4th of 7 registrations was called the old men's draft because it registered men aged 45 to 64... My grandpa was about 49 when he registered.
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WWII "Old Man's Draft" Registration Cards

Each card contains the registrant's name, age, birth date and place, residence, employer, and physical description. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. initiated a draft that reached beyond younger age groups. This registration was not intended to be used for military service, but to provide a complete inventory of manpower resources that could be used for national service. Registration on April 27, 1942, included men not already in the military who were born on or between April 28, 1877, and February 16, 1897. 

http://www.fold3.com/document/283110822/ 

Publication Title:

Selective ServiceRegistration Cards, WorldWar II: Fourth Registration 

Content Source:

NARA 

Content Partner:

NARA 

Source Publication Year:

n/a 

Fold3 Publication Year:

2011 

Record Group:

147 

Fold3 Job:

11-037 

Language:

English 

Country:

United States 

Year:

1942 

Short Description:

WWII draft cards from theFourth Registration, oftencalled the "Old Man's Draft,"because it registered menwho were 45 to 64 years oldat the time. 

National Archives Catalog ID:

Pending 

National Archives Catalog Title:

Pending 

Publication Number:

[Blank] 

NARA Roll Number:

[Blank] 

Given Name:

Rufus Samuel 

Surname:

Nichols 

Birth Date:

22-Aug-1893 

Race:

White 

Birth City:

Floyd 

Birth State Or Country:

Virginia 

State Headquarters:

Virginia 

State:

Virginia 

City:

Floyd 

Original data from:

The National Archives

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WWII "Old Man's Draft" Registration Cards

Each card contains the registrant's name, age, birth date and place, residence, employer, and physical description. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S.see more...

Year:

1942     

              Given Name:

Rufus Samuel 

Surname:

Nichols 

Birth Date:

22-Aug-1893 

Race:

White 

Birth City:

Floyd 

Birth State Or Country:

Virginia 

State Headquarters:

Virginia 

State:

Virginia 

City:

Floyd