In the course of searching for records on Damijan Niedzialkowski, I found his World War I Draft Registration Card.
World War I Draft Registration Card for Damijan Niedzialkowski – Front
World War I Draft Registration Card for Damijan Niedzialkowski – Back
SOURCE: “World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2008), Damijan Niedzialkowski, serial no. 11805, order no. 263, Draft Board 4, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, NARA microfilm publication M1509H, roll MA158.
Click on the images above to enlarge them. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the World War I Draft Registration Card for Damijan Niedzialkowski. The record states that:
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Damijan Niedzialkowski was assigned serial no. 11805, order no. 263;
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He resided at 83 Ward, Worcester, Mass;
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He was 24 years old and was born in June 1893;
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He was an alien, born in Lomzyenskiej, Poland, Russia, and was a citizen of Russia;
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He worked as a grinder for Norton Grinding Co., Greendale, Mass.;
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His mother in Poland was dependent on him;
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He was single and of the Caucasian race;
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He had not previously served in the military;
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He was of medium build, 167 lbs., with blue eyes, brown hair (not bald);
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He had not lost an arm, leg, hand, foot, or both eyes; he was not otherwise disabled;
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He registered in Ward 5, Precinct 2, Worcester, Mass.;
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His registration card was signed by James J. Rourke on 05 Jun 1917.
The information on this draft registration card matches up with other information I have on Damijan Niedzialkowski. From his signature, I believe I now have the correct spelling of his first name: Damijan.
One other note is that Damijan stated that he was born in Lomzyenskiej, Poland, Russia. Lomzyenskiej indicates that he was born in the Łomża Gubernia, but no more specific information about his place of birth is provided on this document.
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
