Westmoreland County: Free Discharge Recording and Copies

The Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds records a DD-214 free, and a veteran who recorded one can get a certified replacement copy free from Veterans Affairs & Services in Greensburg.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recorder of deeds, certified copy, Greensburg, National Personnel Records Center.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Westmoreland County, PACounty

Recording. The Recorder of Deeds, 40 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 404, Greensburg, records discharge papers free, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copies. A veteran who has recorded a DD-214 can get a certified replacement free from Veterans Affairs & Services, 2 N. Main Street, Suite 205, Greensburg, on the county's release request form; requests received after 2 p.m. are mailed the next business day. Under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 13 a recorded discharge is confidential for 85 years and released only to the veteran, immediate family, someone the veteran authorises in writing, a court, a State or federal agency, or the county director. A discharge that was never recorded must be requested from the National Personnel Records Center.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Westmoreland County: Free Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any discharge	Recording and copies are free. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-02.

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