Military discharges contain extensive personal, as well as to military and discharge information.
Some recorder's copies are filled out forms similar to the actual discharge, and others are typed transcripts of information on the discharge. Personal information might include, name, date and place of birth, race, marital status, occupation, education, character notes, physical description, immunization records, notes on personal marks or identifications, and notes on general physical condition at the time of discharge. Military and discharge information might include date and place of induction, military serial number, grade, rank, branch of service, evaluation of military skills, military decorations, citations and awards, military campaigns participated in, wounds received in battle, date, reason, and location of discharge, home address or other destination, travel allowance, pay and insurance data, and the signature of a discharging officer. The county recorder entered military discharges in one of three books. He recorded some current discharges during the early 1940s, but thereafter resumed recording only discharges from earlier time periods.