St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds: Recording Military Discharges

The duty is the State's; see the Missouri entry on section 59.480, under which the recorder records the discharge free and keeps it confidential. The City Recorder's own page: "Military Discharge papers should be recorded in the county of residence upon being discharged, or when moving to a new residence in a new county. Bring your Military Discharge papers (complete including DD214) in person to: Military Discharge Records, c/o Death Records, St. Louis City Recorder and Registrar, City Hall, Room 124, 1200 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, (314) 613-3031." The process. "The Recorder of Deed's office will make a copy of your Discharge, index and file it, and give you back your original. The entire process will be done in a couple of minutes." And: "A copy of a Military Discharge may be made only for the Veteran, surviving spouse, and certain third parties defined by State law. Discharges are not available for genealogy or other research purposes. Military Discharges recorded with Missouri and Illinois Recorders of Deeds are closed records." The Recorder is Michael Butler; the Veterans Records Department sits in the same office as birth and death records.