Joseph A. Froehly 1917 Draft Registration Card

Joseph A. Froehly signed up for the WW1 draft on June 5, 1917. He and Della were married at the time and lived at 2241 Missouri Avenue in St. Louis. Joseph worked as a machinist at Pan-Electric which was located at 4th St. and Gratiot St. The card indicates that Joseph was a natural born citizen and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was his place of birth. His birthdate was January 3, 1984.

Joseph and Della had no children at this time. However, their first child, Mary Virginia would be born 1 year and 8 months after Joseph signed his name on this draft card.

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