On 8 April 1946, George Henderson Reed registered for the World War II draft. George Henderson Reed; resident of Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia; no telephone; 18 years of age; born in Montross, Virginia; born 7 April 1928; person who will always know your whereabouts George Reedd [sic], Montross, Virginia; employer farm for George Reed; Negro; 5’4”; 135 pounds; brown eyes, black hair, light brown complexion; signed Henderson Reed. [World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947.]