State of Legal Residence Certificate
It’s the place that they consider their permanent home. Depending on their service, and local policies, an active duty military member can change their legal residence by visiting their local base legal office and/or base finance office and completing a DD Form 2058, State of Legal Residence Certificate.

How can I lookup my grandfather’s military record?

You can request your military records in any of these ways:

1. Mail or fax a Request Pertaining to Military Records (Standard Form SF 180) to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).
2. Write a letter to the NPRC.
3. Visit the NPRC in person.
4. Contact your state or county Veterans agency.
5. Hire an independent researcher.

How do I know what state I am a resident of?

Generally you are considered a resident if your domicile is that state, or (if your domicile is another state) you maintained a permanent place of abode in that state and spent more than 184 days there during the year. Most state tax authorities have a page explaining what exactly constitutes a resident in their state.

Can I change my military home of record?

The ability to change your home of record is very limited. In most cases individuals will not be allowed to change their home of record. An individual’s home of record is a place recorded as the home of the soldier when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted or ordered on active duty.

Can you look up your DD214 online?

Go to and register. Once you have a premium account, click on the “Manage Benefits” tab, and go to the Military Personnel File (DPRIS) link to request a copy of the DD 214.

Where can I find military records in Illinois?

Records of national soldier homes, including the one in Danville, Illinois, are found in: United States. Veterans Administration. Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866–1937. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. The original records are at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

Do you have a home of record in the military?

Military spouses do not have a home of record. A state of legal residence, or domicile, or legal domicile, is the place where the service member thinks of as home, the state where you intend to live after you leave the military. Your state of legal residence may change throughout your life.

Where are the military records in Danville Illinois?

Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. The original records are at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The records for the home at Danville, Illinois, cover the years 1898 to 1934.

Where are Civil War veterans buried in Illinois?

All but the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, established in 1999, may contain Civil War burials. The Quincy National Cemetery is adjacent to the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home and serves as the primary burial place for inmates of the home, in addition to other veterans from the Quincy area.