Long County Clerk of Superior Court (Sherry McFann Long): the recorder of military discharges

The Long County Clerk of Superior Court - Sherry McFann Long (elected 2013), 458 So. McDonald Street, P.O. Box 458, Ludowici, GA 31316 (912-545-2123, fax 912-545-2020, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Friday, closed 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch; Chief Deputy Joannie Poole) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78, per the Cooperative Authority's clerk directory; the county's own pages publish no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Sherry McFann Long, Sherry M. Long, Joannie Poole, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 912-545-2123, 458 So. McDonald Street, Ludowici, Ludowici.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Long County, GACounty

The office. The Cooperative Authority's clerk directory carries the county's row: "Sherry McFann Long, Clerk of Superior Court, Year Elected: 2013 ... LONG COUNTY COURT, 458 So. McDonald Street, P.O. Box 458, Ludowici, GA 31316, 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 4:40pm Friday, Closed 12:00pm - 1:00pm for lunch, Phone: (912) 545-2123, Fax: (912) 545-2020 ... Chief Deputy Joannie Poole." The county's own site lists the Superior Court through the Sheriff's Office pages and publishes no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's. Where and who. Clerk of Superior Court Sherry McFann Long, 458 So. McDonald Street, Ludowici, Georgia 31316; mailing address P.O. Box 458, Ludowici; phone (912) 545-2123, fax (912) 545-2020; Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., closed 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch. The statute. Georgia's clerks of the superior court record discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-78 and keep them confidential for fifty years under 15-6-72, with free copies to the authorized list (the State entries carry the sections and the synopsis); a Long veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office at 458 So. McDonald Street and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Long County Clerk of Superior Court (Sherry McFann Long): the recorder of military discharges
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	The recording is free under O.C.G.A. 15-6-78 and the record is closed for fifty years under 15-6-72. No rating is needed.

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