Military Discharge Records

Creator: Atchison County. Register of Deeds

Date: 1943-1990

Level of Description: Series

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: Unavailable

Unit ID: 59051

Restrictions: KSA 45-221(a)(46)

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5.00 Microfilm roll(s) (35mm)

Title (Main title): Military Discharge Records

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Scope and content: Copies of soldiers discharges from military service, showing name of soldier; rank; company; regiment; volunteer; date of service; date discharged; length of service; if disabled, name, place and date of battle; if entitled to pension, amount; place of birth; occupation; physical description; honorary mention. Arranged chronologically, index by surname. This record generally covers veterans from World War I to the present.

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020-09-10-03	Reels AR 6647 & MF 7248 contain military discharge records dating from approximately 1951 to 1990. If these are DD-214 discharge forms, Kansas Statute 45-221(a)(46) closes them as follows: "Any information or material received by the register of deeds of a county from military discharge papers, DD Form 214. Such papers shall be disclosed: To the military dischargee; to such dischargee's immediate family members and lineal descendants; to such dischargee's heirs, agents or assigns; to the licensed funeral director who has custody of the body of the deceased dischargee; when required by a department or agency of the federal or state government or a political subdivision thereof; when the form is required to perfect the claim of military service or honorable discharge or a claim of a dependent of the dischargee; and upon the written approval of the commissioner of veterans affairs, to a person conducting research."

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Reels AR 6647 & MF 7248 contain military discharge records dating from approximately 1951 to 1990. If these are DD-214 discharge forms, Kansas Statute 45-221(a)(46) closes them as follows: "Any information or material received by the register of deeds of a county from military discharge papers, DD Form 214. Such papers shall be disclosed: To the military dischargee; to such dischargee's immediate family members and lineal descendants; to such dischargee's heirs, agents or assigns; to the licensed funeral director who has custody of the body of the deceased dischargee; when required by a department or agency of the federal or state government or a political subdivision thereof; when the form is required to perfect the claim of military service or honorable discharge or a claim of a dependent of the dischargee; and upon the written approval of the commissioner of veterans affairs, to a person conducting research."

Military Discharge Records

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