Anthony registers April 7, 1942 for the WWII draft

On April 7, 1942, Anthony Raczkiewicz (my grandfather) and his brother Joe registered for the World War II draft in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They were 49 and 51 years old.There is no record of their brother Jan/John registering in Kent County and I can’t find him anywhere after the early 1920s. Brothers Piotr, Frank and Boleslaw were living in Poland and may have had to register or serve because September 1, 1939 World War II began with the Germans invading Poland. A few years later, their brother Frank would be shot by the Germans. At the time of the draft registration, Anthony lived at 501 Milwaukee Ave. N.W. and his phone number was 8-0958. Frank Polaski at 1817 Turner was a reference who would always know where to find him. Anthony was 5’5’ and weighed 145 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and a light complexion. His brother Joseph indicated he was unemployed. The person he gave that would know how to locate him was Mrs. Pauline Zelinski at 502 Milwaukee Ave. He had brown and grey hair and blue eyes and was 5’8” and weighed 146 pounds, with a ruddy complexion.