BOARD DATE:	  22 August 2013

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20130002046 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests correction of the date of birth (DOB) shown on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge).

2.  The applicant states he was born in 1948.

3.  The applicant provides copies of his birth certificate and DD Form 214.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant was inducted on 19 January 1966.  His DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) and DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) both show his DOB as 	14 January 1948.

2.  His 9 October 1968 DD Form 214 shows his DOB as 14 January 1946.

3.  The birth certificate that he submits shows his DOB as 16 January 1948.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

Given that the information provided at the time of his induction matches his birth certificate, his DD Form 214 should be corrected.




BOARD VOTE:

___X__  __X______  __X_____  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by changing his 9 October 1968 DD Form 214 to show a DOB of 16 January 1948. 





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       	   CHAIRPERSON
      
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.



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