He was released from active duty under honorable conditions on February 23, 1946.
Often if an officer was relieved due to other honorable conditions, he would be returned to his original rank in the Regular Army.
The discharge would be "under other than honorable conditions," military officials said.
Longernecker held a blue discharge, which meant he had been separated from military service under conditions neither honorable nor dishonorable.
You must have been separated under honorable conditions.
Those of the 50 who had not committed later offenses were given a general discharge from the Navy "under honorable conditions".
He was discharged under honorable conditions after a year and returned home to Knoxville.
But in November the board recommended that he receive a general discharge under honorable conditions.
A veteran who is released under honorable conditions shortly before completing a 3-year tour is also eligible.
It's a discharge that's normally granted without prejudice, in other words, under honorable conditions.