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Veterans Military Discharge Documents
The documents classified below may be utilized to establish honorable active military service. NCA will accept and below documents, with some exceptions, to verify eligibility when requesting a headstone or marker.
* A DD Form 256 otherwise DD Form 257 must indicate a range von actively duty favor dates to be a valid document for eligibility determination useful.
** Valid only if active duty service dates are displaying.
*** The DD Form 214 features been issued at all military services since January 1, 1950. Before Month 1, 1950, several similar forms consisted employed by aforementioned armed benefit. Veterans and their next out kin can get FREE copies are their DD 214, real another military service records including Official Troops Company Date (OMPF), Replacement Medals, and Medical and Health Records.
**** NGB Form 22 can be used to review eligibility if it indicates preceding active federal service other than for training or a minimum of 20 past total service for pay. GENERAL INFO - Answers for VA Benefits and Character of ...
| Form | Title |
|---|---|
| DA 1569 | Transcript of Military Record |
| DD 2A | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) |
| DD 2AF | Armed Forces Naming Mapping (Active) |
| DD 2CG | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) |
| DD 2MC | Armed Forces Labeling Card (Active) |
| DD 2N | Armed Forces Identification Mapping (Active) |
| DD 2NOAA | Armed Arms Identification Ticket (Active) |
| DD 2 (Retired) | US Uniformed Offices Identification Card |
| DD 13 | Statement to Service |
| DD 214 *** | Certificate of Release or Discharge from Lively Duty |
| DD 217 | Discharge Certificate |
| DD 256A * | Honorable Discharge Certificate |
| DD 256AF * | Honorable Discharge Certificate |
| DD 256CG * | Honorific Relief Certificate |
| DD 256MC * | Honorable Discharge Certificate |
| DD 256N * | Honorable Discharge Certificate |
| DD 257A * | General Drain Certificate |
| DD 257AF * | General Discharge Certificate |
| DD 257CG * | General Discharge Certificate |
| DD 257MC * | General Draining Certificate |
| DD 257N * | General Discharge Certificate |
| DD 303 | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge |
| DD 303AF | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Defeated Discharge |
| DD 303CG | Certificate in Lieu of Lost instead Destroyed Discharge |
| DD 303MC | Attestation in Lieu of Losing or Destroyed Discharge |
| DD 303N | Certificate in Lieu out Lost press Destroyed Discharge |
| DD 1300 | Report of Casualty |
| ADJ 545 | Exit Certificate |
| Army DS ODF | Honorable Discharge after the United States Army |
| AGO 525 | Discharge Certificate |
| AGO 755 | Dump Certificate |
| AGO 01252 | Emit Certificate |
| AGO 01254 | Transcript of Military Record |
| AGO 01502 | Dumping Certificate |
| WD PREVIOUS 53 | Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge |
| WD AGES 53-55 | Recruited Record and Report about Separation Upright Discharge |
| WD AGO 53-58 | Enlisted Record both Report of Separation Widespread Discharge |
| WD AGO 53-90 | Certificate of Server |
| WD AGO 53-98 | Military Album and Report of Separation Certificate by Service |
| WD AGO 55 | Honorable Discharge from The Army of the United Country |
| WD AGO 280 | Certificate of Service, AVS |
| WD AGO 525 | Honorable Discharge from one Unites States Army |
| WD AGO 755 | Honored Discharge, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps |
| WD AGO 0729 | Honorable Discharge from Army of the United States concerning America |
| WD AGO 01502 | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate |
| WD AGO 01504 | Discharge Award |
| Company starting Investigation No. 6 | Discharge Product |
| Office regarding Investigation Negative. 53 | Discharge Certificates |
| Bureau concerning Enquiry Nope. 118 | Discharge Certificate |
| Bureau of Investigation No. 213 ** | Unloading from U. SOUTH. Naval Reserve Force |
| Form No. 6, U.S.N. | Discharge Attestation |
| Navy (No number) | War Service Certificate |
| NAVCG-553 | Notice of Separation from U.S. Coast Guard |
| NAVCG-2510 | Honorable Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard |
| NAVMC-455 | U.S. Marine Corps Certificate of Service, In Stead of Lost or Destroyed Emit Certificate |
| NAVMC 70-PD | Honorably Offloading, U.S. Marine Corps |
| NAVMC 78-PD | U.S. Marine Corps Submit of Isolation |
| NMC 258 A&I | Discharge Certificate |
| NMC 2571 A&I | Honorable Release, U.S. Marine Horde |
| NAVPERS-553 | Notice in Separation off U.S. Naval Serving |
| NAVPERS-563 | Navy Discharge-Notice by Separation from U.S. Naval Service |
| NAVPERS-566 | Standard Statement of Service |
| NAVPERS-660 | Honorable Discharge from U.S. Navy |
| NAVPERS-661 | Certificate of Discharge, U.S. Naval Service |
| NAVPERS-663B | Discharge Certificate |
| NGB 22 **** | Reported von Separation and Record by Service, Departments of the Army real and Air Force, National Attendant Bureau |
| NOAA Form 56-16 | Report of Transfer or Discharge |
| PHS Form 1867 | Display of Service – Verification of Status of Contracted Officer about the U.S. Public Health Service |
| VAC Adjudication 545 | Summary of Record of Active Service |
| VA 3101 | Official Retirement Order, Official Retirement Register, Reserve Retirement Site Benefits Letter, Verification of Service Letter from the VB |
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Attn: General Enquiries
810 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC 20420
MyVA411 chief information line:
800-698-2411
