Wiki Project United States wars Tasks - World War II

Description
The purpose of this task is to insert or modify the explanatory text in the World War II section on the state Military Records pages.

Instructions

 * 1. Log in to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.


 * 2. Make a printed copy of this page for your reference while completing this task.
 * 3. Click on the uppermost “Edit” button to the right of this page. (When you hover the mouse over the picture of the pen in a square, the word “Edit” appears. Click on the picture of the pen.)
 * 4. This task is to be completed in Wikitext so click on the word “Wikitext” in the top left corner of the edit toolbar.
 * 5. Scroll to this step and copy the entire statement below. Copy all characters from the beginning of the text through the period that appears at the end of the line of text before Step 6. (To copy: highlight the text by placing the cursor just before the first character and while holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor across the desired text. When you stop pressing the left mouse button, the text will be highlighted. Now place the cursor somewhere within the highlighted text and press Ctrl and c simultaneously. Now the text is copied.)

On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. 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" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.


 * (FamilySearch) - free
 * (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free


 * Also available at:


 * Ancestry ($)
 * Fold3 ($).

World War II United States Military Records provides additional information.


 * 6. Open another instance of the FamilySearch Research Wiki, either on another monitor or another tab on the internet browser. This will allow you to view these instructions in Wikitext while editing in the wiki.
 * 7. On the new instance of the wiki, navigate to the state Military Records page and click on the uppermost “Edit” button to the right of that page. (When you hover the mouse over the picture of the pen in a square, the word “Edit” appears. Click on the picture of the pen.)


 * 8. This task is to be completed in Wikitext so click on the word “Wikitext” in the top left corner of the edit toolbar.
 * 9. Scroll to the section of the page where the individual wars are discussed and locate the section titled “World War II (1941-1945).”
 * 10. Place the cursor at the end of any text, press “Enter” two times, and paste the statement that you copied in step 6. (To paste: place the cursor where you want the text to be inserted, then press Ctrl and v simultaneously. The text should now be pasted.)


 * 11. Preview the edit by clicking on the “Show preview” button near the bottom of this page. Note that the preview is shown in Rich Text followed by the edit box with the text also in Rich Text.


 * 12. If modifications need to be made, make the edits within the edit box. Here are examples of possible edits:


 * 12a. The page might have already had text and a link to the Historical Records Collection. If so, delete the previous link to that collection.


 * 12b. The page might have already had other text. Make reasonable changes so that there is no duplication and parts of the pasted text appear in a logical place. Note that the edit box reverted to the Rich Text Editor, so select “Wikitext” to preserve the desired formatting. (See the sample completed section below for an example where modifications were made.) Click on the "Show preview" button again to review your changes before saving.


 * 13. Enter a brief explanation in the Summary field (example: added text and links to World War II).


 * 14. Save the page and exit.


 * 15. Return to the instruction page on the other tab or instance of the wiki.


 * 16. You made no changes to this page so you can exit by selecting the back button in the upper left of the page.


 * 17. The task is complete. Initial the cells in both “Historical Records” and “See Also” on the Progress Chart if you were able to complete all edits.

World War II (1941-1945)
On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. 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" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.


 * United States Selective Service System, New Jersey Selective Service System Registration Cards [World War II]: Fourth Registration (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003-2005). (organized by county)

Also available at:


 * (FamilySearch) - free
 * (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free
 * Ancestry ($)
 * Fold3 ($).

World War II United States Military Records provides additional information.