Records for Veterans and Family Members|Records for CVSOs - DPRIS|Helpful Links Records for Veterans and Family Members At our office we record discharge papers from the early to mid-1900's to current for those veterans that enlisted from Ohio and requested a copy to go back to the state. We also record wartime bonus records prior to 1993. Please fill out the request form and mail to: Ohio Department of Veterans Services 77 South High Street 7th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone # 614-644-0898 Fax # 614-728-9498 877-OHIOVET  (877-644-6838) ohiovet@dvs.ohio.gov If you have questions please call our records office at 877-OHIOVET.  The veteran MUST sign this form. Download Records for County Veterans Service Officers - DPRIS DPRIS stands for Defense Personnel Records Information Retrieval System. It is an online gateway granting access (to authorized and approved users) to official military personnel records on demand and in near real-time through secure system-to-system interfaces. DPRIS enables users to retrieve document images from the Military Services' Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Click here to see a detailed tutorial on how to use the DPRIS System. In order to be authorized to access the DPRIS system, County Veterans Service Officers must do the following: 1) Download, complete, and sign the Agreement to Protect Confidential Personal Information form.     Mail the completed form to the Ohio Department of Veterans Services (See address above)     or scan the completed form and email it to ODVS at ohiovet@dvs.ohio.gov. 2) Create a user account in DPRIS     A) Go to the website https://www.dpris.dod.mil/registrationprivacy.do.     B) Read the Privacy and Security Statement and then click the Accept button.     C) Choose "User ID and Password" as the Login Method, and click the Continue button.     D) Fill out the New User Registration Form completely.     Once the PERSONAL INFORMATION section has been completed...     In the AGENCY INFORMATION section, in the Agency ID Code field, ODVS_12212012 must be entered.     Once the code has been entered, click the "Select Manager" link (found beneath the Agency ID Code field)     and then choose "Gase, Tom" from the Managers list. The remaining fields will be automatically filled.     E) Once the form has been filled out completely, click the Submit button to submit the form.     Once submitted, an email will be sent to ODVS and an ODVS employee will complete the account setup.     F) An email indicating the account is ready to use will be sent to the CVSO who initiated account setup.     NOTE: This process could take several days, depending upon if all of the necessary paperwork was     correctly submitted to ODVS or not. 3) Download and complete the Consent to Release or Obtain Information Form.     After the form is completed by the CVSO, it must be signed by the veteran granting authorization.     The signed form must then be retained in the veteran's file at the County Veterans Service Office. 4) Once the completed Consent Form has been completed, the CVSO will be given access to DPRIS.     Go to the DPRIS website login page at https://www.dpris.dod.mil/logindisplay.do to access as needed. Helpful Links County Veterans Service Officers http://dvs.ohio.gov/home/county_veterans_service_officers.aspx National Archives Office (also genealogy) http://www.archives.gov/veterans/ Ohio National Guard Library (also genealogy) If you served in the Ohio National Guard, your discharge would be archived here rather than with the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. Call 614-336-7038. Ohio Historical Society (also genealogy) http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/archives-library