If you want to be buried in a national cemetery or get memorial items, you’ll need to show the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) proof of honorable active military service. Find out which documents the NCA accepts. You may also need one or more of these documents so you can get other benefits.
Form Title DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty DD 13 Statement of Service 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 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty DD 217 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
Form Title 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
Form Title Bureau of Investigation No. 213 Discharge from U. S. Naval Reserve Force Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form Title NGB 22 Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau
Form Title 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 01502 Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate WD AGO 01504 Discharge Certificate WD AGO 0729 Honorable Discharge from Army of the United States of America WD AGO 280 Certificate of Service, AVS WD AGO 525 Honorable Discharge from the United States Army 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 755 Honorable Discharge, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Bureau of Investigation No. 6 Discharge certificate Bureau of Investigation No. 53 Discharge certificate Bureau of Investigation No. 118 Discharge certificate Form No. 6, U.S.N. Discharge certificate Navy (no number) War Service Certificate NAVCG-2510 Honorable Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard NAVCG-553 Notice of Separation from U.S. Coast Guard NAVMC-455 U.S. Marine Corps Certificate of Service (Instead 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 2571 A&I Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps NMC 258 A&I Discharge Certificate 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 NAR 529 Certification of Military Service NA 13038 Certification of Military Service NA 13041 Statement of Service GSA 6851 Service Information GSA 6954 Certificate of Military Service VA Adjudication 545 Summary of Record of Active Service VA 3101 Request for Army Information VA 3101 Official Retirement Order VA 3101 Official Retirement Register VA 3101 Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter VA 3101 Verification of Service letter from the VA VA 3101 Summary of Military Service Record from various states PHS 1867 Statement of Service-Verification of Status of Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service
Last updated: July 21, 2023