Registration Card--(Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897.
Serial Number 2887 Name: John Rainey Cook
Order Number: (BLANK)
Place of Residence: 5427 Maryland Ave Chicago Cook Ill.
Mailing Address: Same
Telephone: Chicago H.P 7815
Age in Years: 63
Date of Birth: Aug 28 1878
Place of Birth
Town or County: Eagleville
State or Country: Tenn.
Name and Address of Person who will always know your Address:
Jefferson G Cook 6842 Harper Ave
Employer's Name and Address:
Chicago Surface Lines
3822 Cottage Grove Ave Chicago Cook ILL
Signature: John Rainey Cook
Registrar's Report
Race: White
Height: 5 11in
Weight: 138
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Gray
Complexion: Light Brown
Other Obvious Physical Characteristics that will aid in identification: Upper Plate Glasses
Signature of registrar: Amy S Pollak
Registrar for Local Board 9 City of Chicago ILL
Date of registration: April 27-42
Stamped:
Local Board No. 9 61
Chicago City 731
009
1525 East 53rd Street
Chicago 15 Illinois
(The Stamp of the Local Board in the jurisdiction of the registrant shall be placed in the above space)
Source:
Both Ancestry and FamilySearch have a digitization of the card.
"U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,"database with images, Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1002/images/30955_165749-01958?pId=9582132 : accessed 28 February 2024), imaged card for John Rainey Cook, Serial No. U2787, WWII Draft Cards(4th Registration) For the State of Illinois
Roll 54 Box 160, Chicago City Local Draft Board No. 9; citing World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Illinois. State Headquarters ca. 1942. Publication M2097.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1VP-XCC : 28 February 2024), Entry for John Rainey Cook, citing National Archives Chicago, Illinois, Selective Service System Registration Cards DSS Form 1, M2097 Roll No. 54. FHL Film No. 2139873 DGS 4134333.
