Utah Military Discharge and Benefit Records
Federal Records
Military service and discharge records are federal records. The Utah State Archives has copies of discharge records (form DD-214) and educational benefit records for World War II veterans and some Korean War veterans enlisted or buried in Utah.
How did the Archives acquire these records?
Others should contact the Military Personnel Records Center. Veterans who were discharged since 1979 should contact the Utah State Office of Veterans Affairs.
State Archives | |
Military Separation Forms and Benefit Records, 19171979 | Series 2794 |
Most of the records document military service during World War II, but there are also some records from World War I and the Korean War. Records have been digitized. However, due to privacy restrictions, all requests are handled through the Research Center with proper identification. | |
Office of Veterans' Affairs | |
Veterans' Case Files, 1973-1979 | Series 2255 |
These case files contain information filed to obtain educational benefits, discharge upgrades, death benefits, loan guarantees, medical benefits. Copies of discharge papers for some veterans who sought benefits for military service in the 1970s may be filed in this series. |
County Recorder Military Discharge Records
Many Utah veterans have had their United States military discharges recorded by their local county recorder. As Utah veterans presented their military discharges, county recorders organized them in books kept for that purpose, or in the county's official records. The most recent records and computerized indexes to them (such as for Salt Lake county, 1981 to present) are only available at county recorders' offices. However, the Utah State Archives holds microfilmed copies of many earlier discharges recorded by county recorders. Since many discharges were recorded well after the actual date of separation, beginning dates in a series do not reflect the earliest date of discharge
Box Elder County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1952 | Series 6154 |
Carbon County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1958 | Series 13147 |
Duchesne County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1945 - 1994 | Series 84236 |
Emery County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1923 - 1952 | Series 6207 |
Iron County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1921 - 1964 | Series 6135 |
Juab County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1947 | Series 84172 |
Kane County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1945 - 1994 | Series 14019 |
Millard County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1960 | Series 83676 |
Morgan County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1943 - 1951 | Series 11875 |
San Juan County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1948 | Series 5155 |
Sanpete County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1964 | Series 10340 |
Sevier County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1942 - 1970 | Series 84235 |
Uintah County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1944 - 1992 | Series 81556 |
Utah County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1924 - 1971 | Series 84183 |
Wasatch County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1919 - 1954 | Series 10326 |
Wayne County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1945 - 1974 | Series 84088 |
Washington County Recorder | |
Military discharges, 1923 - 1966 | Series 84234 |
Related Files
The following military records often give discharge information such as the date and type of discharge and sometimes the muster out location.
Board of Examiners | |
Indian War Veterans' Fund Records, 1918-1928 | Series 323 |
Office of Veterans' Affairs | |
Discharged Veterans List, 1976-1979 | Series 10343 |
State Archives and Records Service | |
Military Service Cards, ca. 1898-1975 | Series 85268 |
Spanish American War Service Cards, 1898-1899 | Series 10318 |
Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection Service Cards, 1898-1902 | Series 24048 |
World War I Service Records, 1914-1925 | Series 2793 |
Mexican Border Campaign Service Cards, 1916-1917 | Series 6131 |
Veterans' Educational Benefits Records, 1944-1964. | Series 2789 |
Veteran Burial Location Data, 1986 | Series 8490 |
State Historical Society | |
Military records section correspondence, 1949-1965 | Series 17529 |
World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 | View Online | Series 85298 |
Selective Service Cards, 19401957 | Series 85289 |
Page Last Updated September 6, 2018.