Honor Their Service: How to Get Official Military Records

Johnston County Military Discharge Records Restored And Preserved

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Register of Deeds Craig Olive recently announced the completion of another significant phase in the office’s ongoing document restoration project. This phase focused on preserving thousands of Veterans’ Certificates of Discharge, commonly known as DD-214s. The first DD-214 was recorded in Johnston County on January 30, 1922, documenting the service of […]

Honor their service: How to get official military records

If you’ve ever lost someone who served, or even just want to understand your family better, listen to this. I was poking around online, and I found my dad’s actual WWII draft card application. His name, his handwriting, his signature, where he lived. It was all there. I didn’t expect to get so emotional, but wow. I remember him telling me a few stories. In the Korean War, he put up radio towers. I always found that ironic. 🔍 Get official milita…