Hi Jim, Thanks for your note. A full explanation of these codes can be found at http://members.aol.com/usregistry/warlib25.htm Jim McDonnell wrote: > Cathy Cooley wrote: > > > > George and Mary, > > > > Although I had e-mailed Mary privately, I wanted to comment on what George > > had to say about the DD 214. From my father's and father-in-law's WW II > > records, both received the DD 214 which appears at the bottom of the form. > > With George's comments it makes me think that there must have been a > > "transitional phase" in the changing of discharge forms from Form 53 and > > Form 100 as mentioned by George to the DD 214, which I believe is still used > > to the current day.....at least it was during the Vietnam era, of which I > > was a part. > > The DD214 is not a Discharge, it is a Report of Seperation from the > Armed Forces of the United States. It is a one page summary of service. > -- > Jim McDonnell > Seattle > seamus@seanet.com > > A surplus of leisure; > a bare sufficiency of funds. > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: > http://www.rootsweb.com