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From: "Richard A. Pence" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] DD214 Hornets Nest
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 01:24:24 -0500
References: <000001c2ce68$04b72fb0$e650ea0c@denise> <010801c2ce6c$8f5d6e50$0000a398@Mic>


Google search turned this up at a DoD site:

"Military Service Numbers (MSN) were issued to members of the armed forces
before Social Security Numbers (SSN) were used to identify personnel. The
changeover to Social Security Numbers occurred in the late 1960's, so many
retirees who are eligible for the certificate may have only a Military
Service number on their supporting document."

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mic Barnette" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [APG] DD214 Hornets Nest


> Thanks Denise:
>
> I played Army between 1968 and 70 and actually got the discharge in 1974.
To
> my surprise my DD214 has my social security number even though I had a
> service number prior to the service going to strict use of the social
> security number as a service number.
>
> Maybe we can narrow the date down to a letter date than 1953. The 60's
would
> be better.
>
> Thanks,
> MIC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denise L. Moss-Fritch" <>
> To: "'Mic Barnette'" <>; <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [APG] DD214 Hornets Nest
>
>
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mic Barnette [mailto:]
> > >
> > > I would appreciate hearing from anyone with knowledge about
> > > when social security numbers began being placed on DD214s.
> > > Someone has told me 1953. Please check any DD214's you may
> > > have in your files and lets get an idea when social security
> > > numbers began being used on the DD214s. Currently, I am told
> > > the military no longer places social securty or birth date
> > > information on the DD214- This apparently was effective last year.
> >
> > **********************************************************************
> >
> > Good Evening Mic,
> >
> > Have you received the information you seek? If not, perhaps I can help.
I
> > checked my early DD214s (this year is 20 years retired from the Army).
> >
> > My earliest DD214s are from June 28, 1965 and August 21, 1968. The first
> > DD214 contains only a service number, no Social Security Number. The
> second
> > contains both the service number and the Social Security Number.
> Apparently
> > the change that added Social Security Numbers to DD214s happened between
> > those two dates.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Denise L. Moss-Fritch
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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