Was there some type of less-than-honorable discharge that followed them around, or the whole thing was just dropped from military records ?
I don't know for sure. Probably a General Discharge but don't bet the farm on that. It may well have been honorable. My first bunky was sent back to Alabama because he looked stupid. He was one of those guys who never seems to look like he woke all the way up. But he wasn't half as stupid as some of those that were kept. He was just quiet.