
The second group contains the Selective Service Records of the remainder of the WWII registrants, born from Februto July 31, 1927.

The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft". The fourth Registration for those men whose year of birth was from Apto February 16, 1897. The registrations are part of Record Group 147 Records of the Selective Service System. During WWII, the Selective Service System conducted six draft registrations these records are held collectively in two groupings at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St.

On 16 September 1940, President Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime Selective Service Act. 1.6 Fourth Registration (Old Man's Draft).1.5 First through Third, Fifth and Sixth Registrations.
