Scioto County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording, Veteran ID Card and Grave Index

The State rules are the Ohio entry's: free recording, a record closed to the public and the optional county veterans identification card (Revised Code 317.24, 317.241 and 317.324). Recording. "Original or certified copies of discharge records are accepted for recording during normal business hours. Upon recording, the original document will be immediately returned along with an extra certified copy. These documents are not viewable in our online search to protect the identity of the veteran. There is no cost associated with this service for our veterans." The ID card. "Any veteran who records their DD214 with our office and who was discharged from service with any distinction except dishonorable can obtain a Veteran Identification Card ... This card is a valid form of identification by the State of Ohio and displays a photograph of the veteran, military service dates, and other pertinent information ... The Veteran ID Card is provided free of charge." Bring two current IDs from the office's list: a birth certificate, a VA or military ID, a Social Security card, a concealed carry licence, a driver's licence or State ID, or a passport. The office suggests the card for home loans, job and student loan applications, VA hospital services, store and restaurant discounts and burial benefits. The office applies the statute's test (any discharge but dishonorable), which some Ohio recorders narrow to honorable. The grave index. "The Scioto County Recorder's Office possesses an index of card files which contains information on the burials on known war veterans. These cards are arranged by cemetery, and then alphabetically by individual name", kept as a spreadsheet updated each quarter from the State's death records; families and researchers can ask to see it, and the site links a copy. Where. Recorder Gary Jenkins, 602 7th Street, Room 110, Portsmouth, OH 45662; (740) 355-8304; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.