ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053133C070420
This discharge document shows the applicant served in the military occupational specialty of heavy machine gunner in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations from 7 August 1942 to 26 February 1943, but it does not show the Combat Infantryman Badge as an authorized award or military qualification. A DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards) in the applicant’s reconstructed records shows that the National Personnel Records Center determined that the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053136C070420
The applicant requests: That the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) direct the 78th Division to hold both his medical records and his “201 file”[personnel records] until the MEB [Medical Evaluation Board] matter can be resolved; that his separation orders be amended to reinstate him in his former unit in a “medical hold status” to allow the MEB process to continue until it is concluded; that he be allowed to make up any drills he has missed since his discharge so he does...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053139C070420
The Inspector General inquiry determined: “No evidence existed that [applicant’s name omitted] actually filed an Article 138 complaint against his Company Commander. The applicant was advised by military counsel to appeal the bar to reenlistment and to file an Article 138 complaint and he did not do either. Evidence of record shows that he chose to not appeal the QMP decision and request retention on active duty on the basis of improved performance based on the argument that he met Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053140C070420
There is no evidence in the available records that shows the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action during World War II. Executive Order 11016, dated 25 April 1962, provided more latitude with respect to award of the Purple Heart to prisoners of war, as well as the authority to award the decoration to wounded soldiers even in the absence of a formal declaration of war. The applicant was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal; therefore, he is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053160C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 14 February 2001, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for a change to the narrative reason for his separation and found the reason for his discharge was both proper and equitable. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053168C070420
Title 10, United States Code, Section 3964, provides that a retired enlisted member or warrant officer of the Army who is retired with less than 30 years of active service is entitled, when his active service plus his service on the retired list totals 30 years, to be advanced on the retired list to the highest grade in which he served on active duty satisfactorily, (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which he served on full-time duty satisfactorily), as determined by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053194C070420
The only documents associated with the applicant’s military service were those submitted by the applicant in support of his petition to this Board. The available evidence does, however, support a conclusion that the applicant was on active duty between 14 February 1957 and 7 June 1957 while undergoing training as a medical laboratory specialist and he should have received a DD Form 214. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by issuing the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053202C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it must be presumed that the applicant’s voluntary request for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service, to avoid trial by court-martial, was administratively correct and in conformance with applicable regulations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053208C070420
The applicant requests his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to add his secret security clearance, his last reenlistment dated 7 November 1986, and his primary military occupational specialty of armor crewman. The applicant’s MOS 19E, armor crewman, should have been listed on his DD Form 214. His last reenlistment, however, was properly not listed in accordance with Army Regulation 635-5 since he was issued a DD Form 214 for that reenlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053212C070420
The applicant states his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) shows in item 19 (Marital Status) that he was married at the time of his service and does not show any campaign credit in item 32 (Battles and Campaigns). Evidence of record shows the applicant served for 19 months in the continental United States during World War II; therefore, he is entitled to award of the American Campaign Medal and correction of his records to show this award. c. by showing in item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053214C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There are no records for the applicant from 2 August 1996 to present. There is no evidence and the applicant has not provided any evidence to support his contention that he should have been promoted upon completion of WOCS and WOBC in the USAR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053216C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. All unit records for Company B, the 89 th Tank Battalion, the 14 th Infantry Regiment, and the 25 th Infantry Division were searched for evidence that the applicant was assigned as a unit member during the period October 1952 to October 1954. The staff of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) carefully reviewed all available evidence, but could find...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053217C070420
Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual concerned be corrected by showing in item 24 (Decorations and Awards) of his DD Form 214 that he was awarded the Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle and Mortar Bars, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053239C070420
One eyewitness statement, dated 5 May 1997, attests that he was held captive as a prisoner of war with the applicant and that the applicant “had a leg wound”. These statements were not previously available to the Board and constitute new evidence that requires Board review. An eyewitness statement attests to the fact the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge in September 1950.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053247C070420
The following additional findings, conclusions, and recommendation were adopted by the Board. In view of the additional factors in this case the applicant is entitled to correction of her record to show she served continuously on active duty from 18 June 1979 through 31 July 1987 and is authorized a DD Form 214 to cover the entire period of continuous active duty. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the Board’s recommendation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053273C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that prior to her release from active duty to attend school, she was not informed that she would be penalized for not finishing her initial enlistment. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053274C070420
The applicant states, in effect, that he was never afforded the opportunity to enroll in the RRMIIP during the initial enrollment period. The ARPERSCOM recommended that the applicant’s request be denied because he was provided two opportunities to submit the documentation to support his enrollment application and no supporting documents were ever received. The issue in this case is whether or not the applicant was properly briefed on and afforded the opportunity to enroll in the RRMIIP...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053276C070420
On 3 January 2001, a lieutenant colonel (LTC) security manager for the TXARNG, recommended in a memorandum to the United States Army Reserve Personnel Command (ARPERSCOM), that any of the applicant’s requests that were based on his failure to obtain a security clearance in a timely manner be granted and that the applicant’s appointment date be reestablished as 12 September 1998. Therefore, the Board concludes that the applicant was unfairly denied the opportunity to be commissioned with his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053289C070420
The applicant requests, in effect, that his general discharge be upgraded to honorable and that his records be corrected to reflect award of two Purple Hearts. The medical records indicate the applicant was serving in pay grade E-3 at the time of his wounds. The Board notes that the applicant’s character of service does not deny him any veteran benefits.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053293C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The Board considered the following evidence: On 10 November 1971 court-martial charges were preferred against the applicant for being AWOL from 30 June to 28 October 1971, for being AWOL from 19 January to 2 November 1970; for being AWOL from 11 November to 9 December 1970, and for being AWOL from 13 December 1970 to 7 June 1971.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053309C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 19 May 1966 a formal Physical Evaluation Board convened and determined that the applicant was physically unfit and recommended that he be discharged without severance pay due to his disability being determined not to have been incurred in line of duty. It appears from the statement made by the line of duty convening authority that the applicant was hunting in a known...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053331C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: While the Board accepts the entry that the applicant received a fragment wound on his physical examination, that does not establish his entitlement to the PH because there is no evidence that it was sustained in combat or that it required treatment by a medical officer.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053334C070420
Having served 10 months and 13 days, the applicant was discharged for the purpose of accepting a commission in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) on 9 July 1970. On 20 February 2001, the Army Grade Determination Review Board (AGDRB) denied the applicant advancement to CPT on the retired list because he did not serve as a captain while on active duty. Title 10, United States Code, section 3964, provides, in pertinent part, that enlisted personnel who retired with less than 30 years of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053337C070420
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The applicant’s medical records are not available. There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records, which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053352C070420
PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 21 August 2001 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2001053352 The applicant states his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge, Item 34, Wounds Received in Action, has “Pacific Theater, 6 July 43” entered, which confirms that he should have been awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army National Guard on 19 February 1940 and entered on active duty on 24 February 1941.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053368C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The presumption of fitness may be overcome if the evidence establishes that the soldier was, in fact, physically unable to perform adequately the duties of his or her office, grade, rank or rating for a period of time because of disability. The evidence of record indicates he did not have any medically unfitting disability which required physical disability processing.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053372C070420
Records available to the Board indicate the applicant entered active duty on 2 June 1967. The evidence confirms the applicant was awarded a Marksmanship Qualification Badge with “rifle” and “automatic rifle” bars, an Expert Qualification Badge with “machine gun” bar, an Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with “60- device” and a Purple Heart. The applicant also met the qualification requirements for award of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053377C070420
In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice. The applicant requests...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053396C070420
His records did not show the date he completed the WOSC when reviewed by the selection board. Army Regulation 135-155 also indicates that effective in 1994 completion of any WOSC is required for promotion to CW4. Notwithstanding the opinion received in this case, it is also noted that while the WOSC completion certificate is not dated, the applicant’s records show he completed the WOSC in 1987 and is educationally qualified for promotion to CW4.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053397C070420
In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice. On 11 June 1968 the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053404C070420
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) that began in February 1994 (NCOER #1) be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). However, this contested NCOER is not contained in his OMPF and there is no evidence to suggest that this report was ever officially rendered on the applicant. Lacking any evidence suggesting that NCOER#2 was rendered as a result of reprisal by rating officials and was unjust for this reason, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053426C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel), paragraph 3-7 provides that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor. The applicant has not presented and the records do not contain sufficient justification to conclude that it would be in the interest of justice to grant the relief requested or to excuse the failure to file within the time...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053477C070420
The applicant states, in effect, that his 19 October 2000 promotion orders deny him the pay and allowances he should have been provided based on the promotion effective date directed by the SSB, 27 August 1997. The SSB recommended that the applicant be promoted to the rank of major with a promotion eligibility date of 27 August 1997. The NGB Personnel Division provided an advisory opinion that the applicant is entitled to be promoted to the rank of major effective 27 March 1997 (which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053479C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The FSM’s widow agreed to give up any and all rights to any present or future benefits from the FSM’s SBP. Action will not be taken to collect the SBP payments already made to the FSM’s current spouse.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053483C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. There is no evidence in the applicant’s personnel service records which shows that he was considered for the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. There also is no evidence of record that his chain of command took any action to disqualify him from receiving the Good Conduct Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053485C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the records of her spouse, a deceased former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he received a disability separation. In September 1963 this Board denied the FSM's request for a disability separation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053492C070420
In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. There is no record of medical treatment for wounds received in Vietnam. The applicant has not presented and the records do not contain sufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053500C070420
The Board considered the following evidence: EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: He further stated that he had been in the Army for over 12 years and to be derelict in duty one would have to blatantly disregard his duty to the point that the duty is never pulled.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053507C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. After hearing testimony from the applicant and his chain of command, the board of officers recommended that the applicant be separated from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-209 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053511C070420
There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/1. The evidence of record shows he enlisted in the DEP on 14 December 2000 in pay grade E-3, not pay grade E-4. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1 dated 14 December 2000, item 8 be corrected to show he enlisted in pay grade E-3.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053518C070420
In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice. The applicant requests...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053519C070420
The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 13 February 2001 for 5 years and 00 weeks, not 8 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 13 February 2001, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 5 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053524C070420
The evidence of record shows she enlisted on 1 February 2001 for 4 years and 00 weeks, not 8 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 1 February 2001, item 20a be corrected to show she enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053544C070420
It supports the applicant’s contention that he is the only active duty Podiatrist in his current assignment in a light infantry division, that his additional degree and training do add adjunctive skills to his primary specialty on a daily basis and that granting him constructive credit for his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine is the right thing to do for the applicant, his command and the Army. Given the support he has received from the Division Surgeon and officials at the PERSCOM Medical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053545C070420
In 1994, the applicant filed a claim with the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas, contesting the military pay a debt of $25,354 he incurred as a result of the difference in the tuition and fees paid by the Army as a result of his transfer from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville to Washington University, St Louis. It stated that the applicant was a scholarship cadet who transferred to a higher cost school after agreeing to pay the tuition difference between the two schools. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053555C070420
Based upon review by the Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) the applicant’s official military personnel file (OMPF) contained material error when he was considered and non-selected by the 2000 Reserve Components Selection Board (RCSB). This regulation specifies that promotion reconsideration by a special selection board (SSB) may only be based on erroneous non-consideration or material error, which existed in the record at the time of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053562C070420
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That she receive Non-Physician Board Certification Pay (NPBCP) for the period April 1999 to present. The authority to grant award of NPBCP to nurse practitioners is based on completion of a post Baccalaureate Degree, proof of board certification and evidence of a privilege to practice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053568C070420
The application to the ABCMR contains the following exhibits: a 22 October 1999 letter to the applicant and his counsel stating the appeal of the OER covering the period 961001-970510 is returned without action because the OER in question has not been filed; a 7 October 1999 memorandum from counsel to the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) appealing the OER cited previously; a 5 August 1999 memorandum from the Deputy Chief of Staff for the 335th Theater Signal Command to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053569C070420
He was assigned a Separation Code of "LBK" and a Reenlistment Code of "RE-3." A separation code of "LBK" applies to RA soldiers ineligible for, barred from, or otherwise denied reenlistment who are separated on completion of enlistment. In reviewing this case, the Board noted that Item 13 of the applicant's DD Form 214 issued on 1 June 2000 is incorrect and should be administratively corrected to show that he was awarded the ARCOM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001053600C070420
PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 19 JULY 2001 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2001053600 That regulation also provides for award of the American Campaign Medal and states that it is awarded for service within the American Theater between 7 December 1941 and 2 March 1946 under certain conditions – on permanent assignment outside the continental limits of the United States; permanently assigned as a member of a crew of a vessel sailing ocean waters for a period of 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days;...