ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065026C070421
It was prepared after the FSM’s death based on medical records, and interviews with the FSM’s wife (the applicant in this case) and his chain of command. The psychological autopsy states that the FSM had been admitted to MAMC on 27 September 1998 for suicidal ideation. The applicant was notified of the FSM’s AWOL status by a letter from the FSM’s commander to the applicant, dated 23 November 1998.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065031C070421
Army Pamphlet 672-1 (unit citation and campaign register) indicates that the 34 th Infantry Regiment was awarded the Distinguished Unit Commendation by order of the War Department General Order Number 113, dated 1946, and that this unit participated in 5 campaigns. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show that he is entitled to a silver service star on his European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065032C070421
He requested that the OSRB change the senior rater profile block from the third to the second block on both reports and submit his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) for reconsideration for promotion to major. • He stated that the 1994 Board decision which resulted in the senior rater potential evaluation being removed from the OERs did not result in his promotion to lieutenant colonel, that he was passed over for promotion by the March 1998 board, that 73 percent of his peers were...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065036C070421
On 26 September 2001, the National Personnel Records Center authorized issuance of the Army Good Conduct Medal, in addition to the decorations listed on his DD Form 214, to the applicant. It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940. That the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending 16 November 1970 be amended to show he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Air...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065037C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be changed to reflect a different Home of Record (HOR) address (Block 7b) and a different nearest relative address (Block 19b). EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant’s military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065040C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. The preponderance of evidence indicates that the applicant was not wounded as a result of hostile action; therefore, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065045C070421
Item 31 (Military Qualification and Date) of the applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Based on the foregoing, the Board determined in this particular case that the applicant’s Separation Qualification Record by itself was not sufficient as a basis for award of the Purple Heart, particularly in view of the WD AGO Form 53-55 which is an official service personnel record and which shows the applicant was not awarded the Purple Heart and was not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065046C070421
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 | 2001065050C070421
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: Accordingly, the applicant was discharged with a general discharge on 30 August 1976 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, for unsuitability due to inaptitude. Evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged for unsuitability due to inaptitude.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065053C070421
On 10 May 1991, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records recommended that his date of rank and promotion effective date for first lieutenant be corrected. He was promoted to major with a date of rank and promotion effective date of 3 January 2000. The respective promotion board and the processing of the promotion board results were administratively delayed through no fault of the applicant, and he should not be penalized for the delay.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065057C070421
The applicant was promoted to major on 5 June 1992. Subsection 14502e(2) states that an officer who is promoted to the next higher grade as the result of a special selection board convened under this section shall, upon such promotion, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the reserve active-status list as the officer would have had if the officer had been recommended for promotion to that grade by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065065C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and a bronze service star to his European-African-Middle Eastern (EAME) Campaign Medal. On 8 December 1945 he was honorably discharged with a Certificate of Disability for Discharge (CDD).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065067C070421
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: He continuously served on active duty until 8 January 1971, at which time he was undesirably discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service/in lieu of trial by court-martial. On 17 November 1983, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge after determining that it had been proper and equitable.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065068C070421
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. The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant has not presented and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065070C070421
The applicant requests that his date of birth on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to read 31 December 1957. The applicant’s military records and his notarized birth certificate show his date of birth as 31 December 1957, and as such his DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect this date. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by changing the applicant’s DD Form 214, item 5 (Date of Birth) from 27...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065073C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that item 28 of her DD Form 214 should show the entry “Temporarily Retired due to Disability” instead of the entry “Disability, Severance Pay.” In support of her application, she submits copies of: her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); DA Form 3349 (Physical Profile); Standard Form 88 (Report of Medical Examination); Standard Form 93 (Report of Medical History); DA Form 5181-R (Screening Note of Acute Medical Care); Medical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065075C070421
The applicant states that he was wounded on 5 October 1969 in Vietnam by an enemy rocket that exploded in his room. He received an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) for Heroism in relation to the event for refusing to leave his wounded fellow soldier until he got medical attention in spite of rockets impacting the area. The Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) shows that the 125 th Aviation Company, to which the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065076C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that she was serving in the rank of major on 19 August 1948, when she was honorably released from active duty; however, her WD AGO Form 53-98 shows that she was released in the rank of captain. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was REFRAD on 19 August 1948 in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065077C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that his discharge document does not show his unit citation or the Fifth Army Plaque and Clasp. His WD AGO Form 53-55 does show that he was wounded in action on 28 September 1944 in the European Theater of Operations and was awarded the Purple Heart. Therefore, as an exception to regulation, the Board determined that the applicant is entitled to correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show award of the Fifth Army Plaque and Clasp.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065082C070421
The applicant requests that his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be amended to add his military occupational specialty (MOS) from his prior service, 91C, Clinic Specialist, which he held for 6 years and 7 months and to amend the period he held MOS 91B4H from 23 years and 7 months to 17 years. Since the applicant stated that he held MOS 91C during his prior service, the Board presumes that it would not have been listed on his Enlisted Record Brief and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065083C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his records to show the National Defense Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. There is no evidence, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he served a period of qualifying service for award of the Overseas Service Ribbon. There is no evidence, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he served a period of qualifying service for award of the Army Service Ribbon.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065087C070421
This medal is awarded to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam after 3 July 1965 through 28 March 1973. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his military records to show this unit award. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, the Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065089C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, this military records be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart (PH), Air Medal (AM), and Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). United States Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provided guidelines for award of the AM. The evidence of record does not show that the applicant was wounded or injured in action or that he was ever awarded the PH and the applicant has failed to provide evidence that supports his claim of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065091C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his records be corrected to show his name as S----- M---- instead of J---- L---- J------, Jr. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065097C070421
Prior to entry on active duty, he had obtained apparently four loans, one of which was a College Access Loan from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in the amount of $10,000.00. The applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence “If a student loan is accepted by the officials processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP and the government fails to verify that the student loan accepted actually is eligible...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065100C070421
The applicant's recommendation for award of the AAM shows that he was awarded the AAM for meritorious achievement during Exercise Cobra Gold 2000 in the Kingdom of Thailand during the period 17 April to 23 May 2000. Item 14 on the applicant's DD Form 214 should be corrected to show that he completed 12 weeks of training and was awarded MOS 37F, Psychological Operations Specialist in April 1999. b. in Item 13 that he was awarded the ARCOM and the AAM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065101C070421
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: On 21 November 2001, the Army Grade Determination Review Board (AGDRB) evaluated the applicant’s record to determine if he should be advanced to the rank and pay grade of SSG/E-6 on the Retired List. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was reduced from SSG/E-6 to SGT/E-5 due to his own misconduct, as a result of accepting NJP for a 13 day AWOL offense.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065105C070421
Broken glass cut his eye and glass was imbedded in the back of his head and his lower back. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: On 2 April 1972, the applicant was involved in an automobile accident and was treated for multiple abrasions with back pain.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065106C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage (without the member’s agreement) in those cases where the retiree had elected spouse coverage at retirement or was still on active duty and had not yet made an SBP election. His spouse’s consent to his requested change was required before the SBP Board would consider granting his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065107C070421
After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the AGCM for his service from 28 September 1965 to 27 September 1967. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the AGCM for the period of 28 September 1965 to 27 September 1967, the RVNGC w/Palm Unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065115C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to remove nonjudicial punishment (NJP) dated 5 February 1996, and a Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER), dated 9 March 1996 from his record, and immediate reinstatement onto active duty. Army Regulation 15-185 establishes procedures for making application, and the consideration of applications, for the correction of military records by the Secretary of the Army acting through this Board. DISCUSSION : Considering all the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065120C070421
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’s DA Form 20...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065121C070421
He received an AER ending 19 August 1991 indicating he failed to achieve course standards and was academically released due to failing BRM (acronym unknown) qualification on three occasions. Less than one year after he was academically released from BNCOC, the applicant re-attended and successfully completed the course, competitively re-establishing himself with his successful peers. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by moving the AER for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065123C070421
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. APPLICANT REQUESTS :...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065124C070421
On 18 February 1970, the appropriate authority approved the applicant’s separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206, by reason of misconduct-civil conviction by a civil court with confinement in excess of 1 year, and he directed that the applicant receive an UD discharge. The Board notes the applicant’s contentions that at the time of his discharge, he believed the Army was separating him for medical reasons, that his difficult childhood and his abuse of alcohol and drugs...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065125C070421
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. 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 | 2001065126C070421
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant states that he served as an infantry radio telephone operator in Vietnam and that he earned the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal during this service. The applicant’s DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) does not show the Combat Infantryman Badge as an authorized award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065130C070421
He goes on to state that the two other warrant officers were paid TDY per diem. In support of his letter, he submits information from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) that his claim for travel payment was denied; DD Forms 1351-2 (Travel Voucher or Subvoucher) for the period 24 February 1992 through 13 May 1992; DD Form 1610, dated 31 March 1992; a letter, dated 10 January 2001, from the Board for Correction of Military Records; DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065131C070421
A discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally appropriate for a soldier discharged for acts or patterns of misconduct. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned received a general discharge at the time of his separation from active duty on 5 November 1982.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065132C070421
On 20 May 2000, the applicant was reassigned from the IRR to the 250 th Transportation Company and the unit initiated a request for reinstatement of his enlistment bonus payment. The evidence of record shows that the applicant has had two enlistment contracts and received assistance from his USAR unit commanders, as well as legal and congressional assistance. He again transferred to the IRR on 20 April 2001, and was reassigned to a unit on 22 May 2002, all within a period of 1 year, 1...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065134C070421
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 applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) with an effective date of 21 January 1946 to show award of the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Bronze Star Medal (BSM). The applicant’s Service Record shows that he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065138C070421
The DFAS continued that it had recalculated the applicant’s retired pay in accordance with PL 98-525, but the Barring Act (31 U.S.C., 3702) precluded them from giving him the difference in pay between the date the law was enacted to six years prior to 6 February 2001, the date he requested the recalculation. The Army could only recompute the retired pay of those soldiers who submitted requests, and were limited by the Barring Act to paying soldiers 6 years arrears in pay (from the date of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065143C070421
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. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the narrative reason for separation on his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be changed from disability, temporary to disability, permanent.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065168C070421
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show all awards, decorations and badges to which he is entitled. The applicant’s service personnel records contain 25th Infantry Division General Orders Number 5769, dated 8 August 1968, which awarded him the Silver Star for gallantry in action on 1 February 1968. Orders show the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge while a member of the 173rd Airborne...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065174C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. In support of his application, he submits a letter of support, dated 25 October 2001, from a Veterans Service Officer; DA Form 2166-6 (Enlisted Evaluation Report) for the period July 1984 to September 1984; DA Form 2166-6 for the period September 1990 to September 1991; NGB [National Guard Bureau] Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) with an effective date...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065177C070421
There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant applied for a hardship discharge. However, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that she requested a hardship discharge. DA Form 4856-E (Developmental Counseling Form), dated 9 August 2001, shows that the applicant’s separation was to be initiated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 11, for entry level conduct and performance...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065178C070421
Accordingly, on 2 November 1984, the applicant was discharged from the Army after completing 5 years, 3 months, and 23 days of creditable military service and accruing 293 days of lost time. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may at any time after the charges have been preferred, submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065180C070421
In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214; two letters, dated 22 June 1970 and 25 May 1970, from Members of Congress; an award certificate and orders for the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 7 May 1970; orders and an award certificate for the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during the period 1 November 1969 to 31 December 1969; and orders, citation and an award certificate for the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service during the period July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065181C070421
The applicant states that award of the Purple Heart was omitted from his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The applicant’s DA Form 20 shows that he sprained his ankle on 30 September 1968, but other evidence of record shows that he was wounded as a result of hostile action on 30 September 1968 in Vietnam. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 30 September 1968 and correction of his records to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065184C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. In support of his application, he submits copies of: an 11 December 1997 letter informing him of his eligibility for promotion consideration by the upcoming AMEDD Promotion Board; reassignment orders; letters from AR-PERSCOM with six endorsements; two DA Forms 705 dated 6 June 1998 and 2 January 1999 respectively; two DA Forms 5500-R dated 6 June 1998 and 1 January 1999...