Veterans' Information
VETERANS' MILITARY RECORDS
(1) "Armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force of the United States; (2) "veteran" means any person honorably discharged from or released under honorable conditions from active service or reserve status in the armed forces; (3) "military discharge document" means a United States Department of Defense form, including, but not limited to, a DD 214 form.
Military Service Discharge: The filing deadline is the last business day in September. Military Discharge Records can be filed with the Town Clerk's Office. The discharge document must be recorded in the Town Clerk's office and it must conform with the following requirements by state statute:
1. Honorable Discharged DD-214.
2. An original ink-signed DD-214 OR a digital electronically e-signed from a VA certifying authority, OR a certified copy of a DD-214 filed in another Town. The DD- must be recorded in the Town Clerk's office. Photocopies will not be accepted.
Certified copies of filed DD-214’s are free to the Veteran; any person who may provide a benefit to, or acquire a benefit for, the veteran or the veteran's estate; the State Librarian; funeral directors; authorized genealogists. C.G.S. 1-219.
HOW TO OBTAIN A DUPLICATE ORIGINAL COPY OF A DD-214
To obtain a duplicate original copy of your DD-214 you can complete and mail a Standard Form (SF-180), Request Pertaining to Military Records, to the National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100. The form may be obtained by calling the Department of Veteran’s Affairs at (800) 827-1000. You can also complete a request online at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
There is no filing fee for the DD-214. A certified copy of your separation papers previously filed with another town is acceptable if an original is not available.
Resources for Veterans
Assessor (To receive a veteran's exemption on the assessed value of your real or personal property, you must file with the Town Clerk's office your DD-214 certificate (separation papers from active duty). The discharge paper presented must be the original ink-signed DD-214 OR a digital electronically e-signed from a VA certifying authority, OR a certified copy of a DD-214 filed in another Town. Photocopies will not be accepted. In addition, you must have served during a time of war and been discharged Honorably.
Department of Veterans Affairs (Federal)
Department of Veterans Affairs (State)
Soldiers, Sailors and Marine Fund (The American Legion, CT)