ADDENDUM TO 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-02645 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

He be entitled to the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross 
(DFC). 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

A similar appeal was considered and denied by the Board on 
11 April 2011. For an accounting of the facts and circumstances 
surrounding the applicant’s separation, and, the rationale of 
the earlier decision by the Board, see the Record of Proceedings 
at Exhibit E. 

 

The applicant submitted a request for reconsideration, 
contending that the decedent should have been awarded the DFC 
for his meritorious achievement during a bombing mission on 
15 July 1945. To support his appeal, the applicant provides a 
personal statement and a notarized letter from an eyewitness 
account of his father’s involvement with the mission. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit F. 

 

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 

 

3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice warranting 
corrective action. Subsequent to the earlier decision by the 
Board, the applicant provided an eyewitness account of the 
events of that fateful day, 15 July 1945. The eyewitness 
account notes the decedent’s acts of extraordinary achievement 


to successfully complete the mission, even after losing an 
engine. Therefore, in our view, based on the additional 
evidence provided, we believe this decedent should be entitled 
to the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. In view of the 
above, we recommend the former member’s record be corrected to 
the extent indicated below. 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air 
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that he was 
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his acts of 
extraordinary achievement and heroism, on 15 July 1945, while 
serving as a pilot and successfully completing a bombing mission 
against the Japanese Empire. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-02645 in Executive Session on 27 September 2011, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit E. Record of Proceedings, dated 11 May 11, 

 with exhibit. 

 Exhibit F. Letter, Applicant, dated 21 Jun 11, w/atchs. 

 


 

 Panel Chair