In my WWI/WWII draft card projects, I likely found over 1000 pieces of biographical information that conflict with info already gathered by earlier researchers. Much of this has to do with DOB, places of birth, height, etc. Most of the time, it's impossible to ascertain which of the facts are to be believed. It's a safe bet that many "baseball ages" need to be corrected if the draft cards are to be believed, however.
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