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Burial & Memorial Benefits

About NCA; Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials; Committee Members 2004



The documents listed below are all allowable documents for the purpose of establishing honorable active military service. NCA will accept any of these documents, with some exceptions, to verify eligibility or to request 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 of 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.


    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 Service
    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
    Official Retirement Order
    Official Retirement Register
    Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter
    Verification of Service letter from the VA
    Summary of Military Service Record From various states