1996 US Code
Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 79 - CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Sec. 1551 - Correction of name after separation from service under an assumed name
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 79 - CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Sec. 1551 - Correction of name after separation from service under an assumed name |
| Contains | section 1551 |
| Date | 1996 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 1997 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116. |
| Statutes at Large References | 36 Stat. 824 37 Stat. 324 |
§1551. Correction of name after separation from service under an assumed name
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, or Marine Corps 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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 116.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 1551 | 5:200. 34:597. | Apr. 14, 1890, ch. 80; restated June 25, 1910, ch. 393, 36 Stat. 824. |
| Aug. 22, 1912, ch. 329, 37 Stat. 324. |
The word “shall” is substituted for the words “is authorized and required”. The word “separated” is substituted for the word “discharged”, since the revised section covers acceptances of resignations as well as certificates of discharge. The words “enlisted or” and “while minors or otherwise” are omitted as surplusage. The words “the War of the Rebellion” are omitted as obsolete. The word “with” is substituted for the words “between the United States and”. The words “honorably or under honorable conditions” are substituted for the word “honorably”.
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