A copy of a DD 214 is required in order for a veteran to be buried in a national cemetery.  This form is used to determine whether the individual is entitled to burial as character of service and type of discharge must be Honorable. To answer your question, the DD214 would be a summary of that individual's military career.  As far as other type of information, they are the same as private cemeteries. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net <http://www.basden.com/>http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: by way of Genealogy Records Service <info@genrecords.com> <SHarlow349@aol.com> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: National Cemetery > Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 7:50 PM > > I've noticed a lot of people asking questions re: private cemeteries:  What > about the National Cemeteries, what kind of information is available through > them? Is there > anything regarding their military history?  I have several family members > buried in the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota. > > Thank You, > Sandy > > Researching: GRANGER, ARCHEY, DRIVER, LANG, ENGLES, OTIS, ENGER, DEVITO, > CAPRA, CURELLA, ZAPPA, YEKALDO, SCHULLO > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to stop by our business web page for FREE genealogy forms and charts! We are adding more all the time!!!! > <http://www.genrecords.com/>http://www.genrecords.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >