Get a Copy of my DD214?

There are many options available to obtain a Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, or DD214:

  • Contact the Muscatine County Veterans Affairs Director for assistance
  • If you recorded your DD214 in Muscatine County you can obtain a copy at the Recorders Office
  • If your home of record at the time of discharge was Iowa, you obtain a copy from Camp Dodge by calling 515-727-3441
  • If your home of record at the time of discharge was another state visit http://www.va.gov/statedva.htm
  • Or, the National Archives can locate DD214s as well as other military records
  • If a surviving spouse or family member is requesting military records OR if the military member was released on or before 1952 please use this form