10 U.S.C. § 1551 — Correction of name after separation from service under an assumed name
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 101 words · no verdicts yet
The military department must issue a person’s discharge or resignation document in the person’s true name after qualifying honorable service under an assumed name, unless the assumed name hid a crime.
The Secretary of the relevant military department must issue a discharge certificate or an order accepting resignation in the true name of a person who served under an assumed name during a war with another nation or people and was honorably or otherwise honorably separated from the Army*, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. The person or someone acting for the person must apply and prove the person’s identity. The Secretary may not issue the document if the assumed name was used to conceal a crime or avoid its consequences.
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall issue a certificate of discharge or an order of acceptance of resignation in the true name of any person who was separated from the Army*, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force honorably or under honorable conditions after serving under an assumed name during a war with another nation or people, upon application by, or on behalf of, that person, and upon proof of his identity. However, a certificate or order may not be issued under this section if the name was assumed to conceal a crime or to avoid its consequences.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(Y), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3821
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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