Call your Congressman’s office. They have staff paid to handle stuff like this (I used to run a Congressional office.)
Is your father still alive? If not, there’s probably no turning back the clock on this.
Have you been to your local Veterans Administration office?
EGD has your best first step. Contact a Veteran Service Officer at your local American Legion would be a good concurrent step. VA will probably be necessary but they’re a bureaucratic PITA for actual results.
Your county clerk may have a copy of it. They had mine.
I was in the Korean War. It ended in 1953 and I returned and discharged from active duty along with thousands of others. I stayed on in the Reserves until 1960 and resigned because of job requirements. I received a second discharge at time of discharge.
I was in the Korean War. It ended in 1953 and I returned and discharged from active duty along with thousands of others. I stayed on in the Reserves until 1960 and resigned because of job requirements. I received a second discharge at time of discharge.
The reason there are two DD-214s, he apparently re-enlisted in 1953. It’s merely a formality, he was discharged (on paper) for a second or two. And then a new enlistment started.
The one that counts, is the dishonorable discharge. I’m surprised they pay attention to any of that stuff any longer.
Contact your nearest American Legion or VFW. They usually have a few experts in their group as well as contacts to get things moving.
If your state has a veteran affairs office try them, they know the system inside and out..
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I have several DD214’s, one for each time I reenlisted at the end of my enlistment and my final one when I retired at the 20 year mark. You should have been given a DD214 at the time of your reenlistment.
Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, the 2d DD214 listing “dishonorable” is the only one the VA will consider, unless you have a congress critter going to bat for you. Does the “dishonorable DD214” list the reason? That would need to be known for making a case to have it changed via the Army Records Review Board.
Hahahaha. I just tried to email the local American Legion in my area, and the email came back as undeliverable. That sounds right for the city I live in! LOL
Each enlistment will have its own DD-214. I reenlisted once in the Marine Corps and have a DD-214 for each enlistment. If someone signs an extension to their enlistment than they will only receive one DD-214 after their time, including the extension, is up. That’s why some people may only have one DD-214 for a long period of service. But in this case it’s apparent that there were two enlistments, which is why there are two DD-214s. And the second time around there some type of egregious conduct that resulted in a court martial and a dishonorable discharge. And apparently he never revealed that to the family. And who can blame him. It’s not something that he would have been proud of.