Montgomery County Recorder: DD-214 Military Discharge Certified Copies at No Charge

The page. "Military Discharge DD214 Request For Certified Copies." Who may obtain one: "A Military Veteran"; "With the Military Veteran's written permission (or if Veteran is deceased, proof of death), a Military Veteran's Next of Kin" - an unremarried surviving spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, sister or brother; or, with the same permission or proof, "the Montgomery County Veterans' Assistance Commission (VAC) Officer or a Representative of the Department of Veterans' Affairs". "There is no charge for certified copies issued." The request form is required, by mail or in person. Archival copies. "Archival Military Discharge DD214 Request For Non-Certified Copies": a record of a veteran who separated "more than 62 years ago" may be copied for the veteran or, with the veteran's written permission or proof of death, "a member of the public", at "a 50 cents per page charge". (The page heads the certified-copy list "Who May Obtain a Copy of Records of Veteran who separated from service at least 62 years ago", which reads backwards beside the archival rule; the restricted list is the one Illinois law sets for recorded discharges, 55 ILCS 5/3-5015, the Illinois entries.) Where. "Request forms cannot be faxed or emailed." By mail: Montgomery County Recorder, P.O. Box 595, Hillsboro, IL 62049-0595. In person: #1 Courthouse Square, Room 102, on the first floor of the Historic Courthouse.