Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1940 U.S. Draft Registration Card of Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr.

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1940 World War II draft registration card of my father, Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr. (1911-1983):

The front:

The back:

The transcribed information:

• Serial number:  1128
• Name:  Frederick Walton Seaver Jr.
• Order number:  2835
• Address:  918 Main St, Leominster, Worcester Mass.  4601 Terrace Dr., San Diego, California.  1904 Granada Ave, San Diego, Calif.   2114 Fern St, San Diego, Calif.
• Telephone:  1204
• Exchange:  Leominster
• Age:  29
• Date of birth:  Oct. 15, 1911
• Place of Birth:  Fitchburg, Mass
• Citizenship:  U.S.A.
• Name of person who will always know your address:  Mrs. Frederick Seaver
• Relationship of that person:  Mother
• Address of that person:  90 Main St., Leminster, Worcester, Mass.
• Employee's name:  Personal Finance Co.
• Employee's address:  371 Moody St., Waltham, Mass.
• Registrant's signature:  Frederick W. Seaver Jr.

• Race:  White
• Height:  6-1 1/2
• Weight:  178
• Eyes:  Blue
• Hair:  Brown
• Complexion:  Light
• Signature of Registrar:  H.S. Counehan
• Registrar for:  Ward 1, Leominster, Mass. Local Board 83
• Date of registration:  Oct. 16, 1940

Note that the address was changed three times.  At the time of registration, he resided with his sister at 918 Main St. in Leominster, Mass.  In December 1940, Frederick moved to San Diego, and stayed with his aunt at 4601 Terrace Drive.  In early 1942, he moved to 1904 Granada Avenue in San Diego.  In 1946, he moved to 2114 Fern Street. 

The source citation for this record is:

"U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/records/195584547 : accessed 3 March 2020), Massachusetts > Rue-Sinclair > Seaman, Henry-Seddon, William (image 1309 of 2099), draft registration card for Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr., serial number 1128, Leominster, Mass. Local Board No. 83; citing Draft Registration Cards for all states (except Maine), 1940-1947: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, National Archives, Record Group 147; Original records at The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri.

Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. was born 15 October 1911 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Frederick Walton and Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver.  He died 26 May 1983 in San Diego, California.  He married Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) on 12 July 1942 in San Diego, California. 

Frederick Walton and Betty Virginia (Carringer) Seaver are my parents. 

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Disclosure:  I have a paid All-Access subscription to Ancestry.com now.  Ancestry.com has provided a complimentary subscription and material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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