Billie: I live in North Carolina and my husband retired from the Air Force after 23 years last Fall. He was told to take his discharge papers to the County Court House to be recorded. He did so and a few days later received two certified copies. Maybe the military has gone back to this system. If anything ever happens, God forbid, the grown kids and I will know exactly where to get a copy from. Hope this helps others. Leslie lliddiard@nc.rr.com Goldsboro, NC Billie Walsh wrote: > When I got my discharge in 1971 I went to the court house and tried to > record my discharge papers. I was told that they no longer do that. > Something to do with storage.

Shelly, the county courthouse may have the discharge papers, but if you want to find out anything about his actual service you need to get his service records from the military. Service records for WWII and later are kept at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO. You have to submit Standard Form 180 with the state he enlisted from and the branch of service. If you have his service number and dates of service that will probably make it much easier for them to find his records. See their website at: http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html Good luck, Bill