James C. Bass, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Chere Lee Date: March 27, 2007 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918 Source: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Registration Card Serial Number: 1848 Registration Number: 20 Name: James C. Bass Age: 22 Home Address: Sycamore La Date of Birth: Jan 21 1895 Citizen (specify): Natural born citizen Present Occupation: Laborer Name of Employer: Louisiana Saw Mill Place of Employment: Blank Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a brother or sister under 12, solely dependent on you for support? wife and child Married or single? Married Race? Blank What military service have you had: Rank? Blank Branch? Blank Years? Blank Nation or State? Blank Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)? on grounds of wife and child I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true. James C. Bass Registar's Report Tall, medium or short: Medium Slender, medium or stout: Medium Color of eyes: Dark Brown Color of hair: Brown Bald: No Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he palpably physically disqualified? Blank I certify that my answers are true, that the person registered has read or had had read to him his own answers, that I have witnessed his signature or mark and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows: Signature of Registar: H.H. Howerton Date of Registration: 6/5/17 Precinct 1 City or County Rapides State La