Veterans Military Discharge Documents
The documents listed below may be used to establish honorable active military service. NCA will accept the following documents, with some exceptions, to verify eligibility when requesting a headstone or marker.
* A DD Form 256 or DD Form 257 must indicate a period of active duty service dates to be a valid document for eligibility determination purposes.
** Valid only if active duty service dates are indicated.
*** The DD Form 214 has been issued by all military services since January 1, 1950. Before January 1, 1950, several similar forms were used by the military services.
**** NGB Form 22 can be used to verify eligibility if it indicates prior active federal service other than for training or a minimum of 20 years total service for pay.
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Form | Title | |
| DA 1569 | Transcript of Military Record | |
| DD 2A | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) | |
| DD 2AF | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) | |
| DD 2CG | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) | |
| DD 2MC | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) | DD 2N | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) |
| DD 2NOAA | Armed Forces Identification Card (Active) | |
| DD 2 (Retired) | US Uniformed Services Identification Card | |
| DD 13 | Statement of Service | |
| DD 214 *** | Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty | |
| DD 217 | Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 256A * | Honorable Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 256AF * | Honorable Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 256CG * | Honorable Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 256MC * | Honorable Discharge Certificate | DD 256N * | Honorable Discharge Certificate |
| DD 257A * | General Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 257AF * | General Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 257CG * | General Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 257MC * | General Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 257N * | General Discharge Certificate | |
| DD 303 | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge | |
| DD 303AF | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge | |
| DD 303CG | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge | |
| DD 303MC | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge | |
| DD 303N | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge | |
| DD 1300 | Report of Casualty | |
| ADJ 545 | Discharge Certificate | |
| Army DS ODF | Honorable Discharge from the United States Army | |
| AGO 525 | Discharge Certificate | |
| AGO 755 | Discharge Certificate | |
| AGO 01252 | Discharge Certificate | |
| AGO 01254 | Transcript of Military Record | |
| AGO 01502 | Discharge Certificate | |
| WD AGO 53 | Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge | |
| WD AGO 53-55 | Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge | |
| WD AGO 53-58 | Enlisted Record and Report of Separation General Discharge | |
| WD AGO 53-90 | Certificate of Service | |
| WD AGO 53-98 | Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service | |
| WD AGO 55 | Honorable Discharge from The Army of the United States | |
| WD AGO 280 | Certificate of Service, AVS | |
| WD AGO 525 | Honorable Discharge from the United States Army | |
| WD AGO 755 | Honorable Discharge, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps | |
| WD AGO 0729 | Honorable Discharge from Army of the United States of America | |
| WD AGO 01502 | Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate | |
| WD AGO 01504 | Discharge Certificate | |
| Bureau of Investigation No. 6 | Discharge Certificate | |
| Bureau of Investigation No. 53 | Discharge Certificate | |
| Bureau of Investigation No. 118 | Discharge Certificate | |
| Bureau of Investigation No. 213 ** | Discharge from U. S. Naval Reserve Force | |
| Form No. 6, U.S.N. | Discharge Certificate | |
| 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 Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate | |
| NAVMC 70-PD | Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps | |
| NAVMC 78-PD | U.S. Marine Corps Report of Separation | |
| NMC 258 A&I | Discharge Certificate | |
| NMC 2571 A&I | Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps | |
| NAVPERS-553 | Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service | NAVPERS-563 | Navy Discharge-Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service |
| NAVPERS-566 | Standard Statement of Servic | |
| NAVPERS-660 | Honorable Discharge from U.S. Navy | |
| NAVPERS-661 | Certificate of Discharge, U.S. Naval Service | |
| NAVPERS-663B | Discharge Certificate | |
| NGB 22 **** | Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau | |
| GSA 6851 | Service Information | |
| GSA 6954 | Certificate of Military Service | |
| NAR 529 | Certification of Military Service | |
| NA 13038 | Certification of Military Service | |
| NA 13041 | Statement of Service | |
| VA Adjudication 545 | Summary of Record of Active Service | |
| VA 3101 | Request for Army Information | |
| VA 3101 | Official Retirement Order | |
| VA 3101 | Official Retirement Register | |
| VA 3101 | Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter | |
| VA 3101 | Verification of Service letter from the VA | |
| VA 3101 | Summary of Military Service Record From various states |