His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917 in Kanawha Co., W. Virginia, records Alvin Marion Purvis, age 30, born 21 Feb 1887 in Rowan Co., Ky, residence initially entered as St. Albans, W. Va, crossed out, replaced with 2513 S. Madison St., Muncie, Ind, crossed out, replaced with Urbana, Marion Co., Ind, occupation glass blower, employer St. Albans Glass Co., single, no dependants, previous service as a private, infantry, discharged in Indiana.