Weekly update - May 12, 2021

Here is our weekly update for May 12, 2021.

·         Draft cards

	Sample A	Sample B
Found	4950	8284
Total searched	6471	10,923
Link rate (Total searched)	76.5%	75.8%
Dead before draft	765	1435
Already in service	56	74
Living outside country	25	27
Too young (or not born)	221	187
H/W blank on draft card or enlistment card	96	131
Draft records unavailable/destroyed	27	90
Too old	2	39
NF -- any other reason	329	656
TOTAL NF	1521	2639
% of Total grandsons searched	100%	92.7%

 

Extra 1,067 Sons sample

·         Noelle has begun work on the 172 veterans, completing 21 of them.

o   One or two more inputters will probably begin work on this sample next week.

 

MVCC Progress

·         Giles is still trying to work out some kinks in the 1900 census screens that were found during testing.  Once 1900 is finished as the model, developing the screens for the other decades should flow smoothly.