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World War I Draft Registration Card of Huey P. Long

Huey P. Long; War Department, Office of the Provost Marshal General

Huey Long's handwritten WWI draft card, filled out when he was a young married lawyer in Winnfield, Louisiana.

Long's own handwritten and signed WWI draft card, documenting the deferment he claimed as a married father.

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Scan of a World War I draft registration card, Form 1, filled in by hand for Huey Pierce Long of Winnfield, Louisiana, born August 30, 1893, a lawyer and notary, married with wife and child dependents, with a signature at the bottom.
World War I draft registration card of Huey P. Long. War Department, Office of the Provost Marshal General.

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What it is

This is a World War I draft registration card, Form 1, filled in by hand for Huey Pierce Long of Winnfield, Louisiana, who was born in 1893 and worked as a lawyer and notary. It lists him as married with a wife and child dependent, and it carries his signature.

Why it matters

The card relates to the deferment Long obtained as a married man with a dependent child, meaning he did not serve in the war. It shows him at the start of his career, years before he became Governor of Louisiana and a U.S. Senator, and gives a small factual record of his family situation and occupation at that time.

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  • What information does the government ask a registrant to provide, and why might each piece matter for deciding who serves?
  • What does Long's occupation listed on the card suggest about his early career?
  • Why might someone claim a dependent-based deferment, and what does that choice tell us about priorities at the time?

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