RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00726 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of 
Transfer or Discharge, be amended in item 2, to read AF10121106 
rather than AF1012106 and any other document that has the wrong 
service number – administratively corrected. 

 

2. He be awarded the Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) and any other 
medals for his service in Vietnam. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

His service number is incorrect on his DD Form 214 and he did not 
receive awards for his service in Vietnam. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides documents 
extracted from his military personnel records. 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 9 October 
1964. 

 

He was honorably released from active duty on 2 October 1968, 
under the provisions of AFM 39-10 (Convenience of the Government) 
and transferred to the Air Force Reserves. He served 3 years, 
11 months, and 22 days on active duty with 1 year 7 months and 
1 day of Foreign service. 

 

AFPC/DPAPP advised the applicant on 26 May 2010 that they were 
able to verify the applicant served at Clark Air Base, Republic 
of Philippines, from 1 March 1967 to 1 October 1968, for 1 year, 
7 months, and 1 day. They asked the applicant to provide any 
documentation (travel vouchers, evaluation reports, letters of 
evaluation, decorations, etc.) that would substantiate he was 
assigned temporary duty to the Republic of Vietnam. However, he 
did not respond. 


 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states a review of the 
applicant’s record and documentation submitted did not reveal the 
applicant had foreign service time in the Republic of Vietnam. 

 

The DPAPP complete evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPSIDR recommends denial. DPSIDR states they were unable to 
verify boots on ground in Vietnam. 

 

The DPSIDR complete evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

On 24 September 2010, copies of the Air Force evaluations were 
forwarded to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit E). As of this date, this office has received no 
response. 

 

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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. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. The applicant’s 
contentions are duly noted; however, after reviewing the evidence 
of record we agree with the opinion and recommendations of the 
Air Force offices of primary responsibility and adopt their 
rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not 
provided evidence showing his entitlement to the VSM or any other 
medals. Therefore, other than the administrative correction 
(service number) to his records, we find no basis to recommend 
granting the additional relief sought. 

 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 


 

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the 
application was denied without a personal appearance; and the 
application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of 
newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this 
application. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-00726 in Executive Session on 2 November 2010, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-00726 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 February 2010, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Record. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 23 July 2010, w/atch. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 13 August 2010. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 September 2010. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair