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Last night , on another message board, I came information that brought up a question related to the Form 180 and it's contents.

The matter in question involve the application and release of a Form 180 and a DD214 and a DD215..........

1. What exactly is included in the Release of a Form 180 ?

2.. My question is : Does being a "resident" of Massachuetts, if one owns homes other states, does this affect the filing process ?

3. If a DD214 and/or a DD215 were filed by the applicant, would the date of request appear on the DD214 and/or DD215 ?
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http://www.town.grafton.ma.us/Public_Documents/GraftonMA_Veterans/internment
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1. [u]Description of DD214 and DD215

[/u]Include all documentation of medals received if they are not listed. This includes (DD215) if any corrections were made to your discharge papers and/or a notarized on your DD214.

2. [u]Resident Reqauirement : Massachusetts Residency


[/u]1. If the veteran was a resident of Massachusetts at the time he/she entered active duty and “home of record at the time of entry into active service” was Massachusetts, the veteran’s military discharge form (DD214 or other discharge form) will usually establish Massachusetts residency. If it does not, other documentation (Residency Certificate)* will be necessary. OR



2. If veteran entered military service from a state other than Massachusetts, to “pre-register” the veteran must document that he/she lived in Massachusetts for at least any five consecutive years after discharge from active duty. An affidavit (Residency Certificate)* from a city or town clerk indicating that the veteran resided in Massachusetts for any five consecutive years after the veteran’s discharge from active duty. OR

3. The veteran was a resident of Massachusetts at the time of his/her death. (A certified death certificate, stating “home of residence” at time of death, must accompany this application).

*Blank Residency Certificates available at the Cemetery office.

Marriage:

· If veteran is married and his/her spouse also wishes to be interred at the cemetery, please submit a copy of marriage certificate.
· Veteran and spouse must be legally married at the time of death. A former spouse of an eligible veteran whose marriage to that individual has been terminated by annulment or divorce is not eligible.
· If spouse remarries after the death of the veteran, he/she will be ineligible for burial in the Veteran’s Cemetery unless he/she remarries an eligible veteran.
· Should death or divorce dissolve a second marriage (widow/widower) the spouse would then revert back to burial eligibility of the previous marriage.