Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Marion County Records Inventory
Military Records
1891-1976
Series lists those eligible for military service and records the discharge dates of those who served in the military. Series includes eligibility, enlistment, discharge registers, or muster rolls, and may include alphabetical indexes. Information includes name of individual serving or eligible for service; enlistment and discharge dates and codes; residences at birth and enlistment; occupations and ages at time of enlistment; branches of service; precinct numbers; service records including commendations; physical condition, education and types of jobs performed while in service; and rank at discharge. Access to military discharge records may be restricted for 75 years by 2009 Oregon Legislative Assembly SB 618.
Since 1975 military discharges have been included in the clerk's Recordings (Clerk and Recorder Official Filings).
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Military and Draft Records [Draft Registration
Records], 1917, 1940 (.25 cu.ft.);
Military and Draft Records [Military Roll], 1891-1893,
1896-1902 (10 volumes).
Records at the Marion County Courthouse, County Clerk's Recording Office
Vault:
Military Discharges & Records [Index], 1919-1976
(2 volumes);
Military Records [title varies], vol. 1-53, 1945-1974 (53
volumes);
Miscellaneous Record [Clerk's-includes military discharge
records from 1919 to 1945-with index], vol. 6-10, 1913-1962 (4
volumes);
Miscellaneous Record [Recorder's-includes military discharge
records-with index], vol. 6, 1919 (1 volume).
Records at the Marion County Courthouse, County Clerk's Recording
Office:
Military Discharges and Index, 1919-1976 (1 reel of
microfilm);
Military Discharge, vol. 1-53, 1945-1974 (18 reels of microfilm);
Military Index, 1919-1976 (31 sheets of microfiche).