Morrow County Veterans Service Office: High School Diploma Application

High school diplomas may be awarded to eligible veterans (male or female) or eligible women who left high school during world war II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam conflict due to certain conditions.

The application must be signed by a Veterans Service Officer and a copy of the DD 214 or separation document must accompany the application. Please bring in the application and required documents to our office.

High school diplomas may be awarded to any living world war II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam conflict veteran, or posthumously to a living relative, who left a public or non-public school located in any state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently entered the Armed Forces of the United States and meets all of the following criteria:

The veteran is a current resident of the state of Ohio, or was previously enrolled in any high school in this state, or was a resident of Ohio at the time of death.
The veteran served at any time during the period of September 16 1940 to December 31, 1946 or June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955, or August 5, 1964 (February 28, 1961, for veterans who served 'in country' before August 5, 1964) to May 7, 1975 in any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
The veteran received an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States as verified by a certified copy of their discharge or other proof of service.

A high school diploma may be awarded to any women who left high school during World War II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam Conflict, or posthumously to her living relative, if the woman left public or non-public school located in any state prior to graduation in the order to join the workforce to support her family or join the war effort, or who left a public or non-public school located in any state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently joined the workforce or war effort, and meets all of the following criteria:

The woman is a current resident of the state of Ohio, or was previously enrolled in any high school in the state, or was a resident of the state of Ohio at the time of death.
The woman left a public or non-public school located in any state prior to graduation in order to join the workforce to support her family or to join the war effort; or,
The woman left a public or non-public school located in any state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently joined the war effort; and,
The woman has not been granted a diploma as provided in section 3313.61 or 3313.6112 of the Revised Code, a diploma of adult education as provided in section 3313.611 of the Revised Code, or a diploma under this section.