ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065523C070421
The applicant states that she changed her enlistment option at the reception station which changed her enlistment commitment to 6 years and 00 weeks. It appears the applicant originally enlisted for training in military occupational specialty (MOS) 98J (Electronic Intelligence Interceptor/Analyst) for an enlistment commitment of 4 years and 00 weeks. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 11 July 2001, item 20a be corrected to show she enlisted for 6 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065524C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows he enlisted for 5 years and 00 weeks. The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 22 February 2001 for 4 years and 00 weeks, not 5 years and 00 weeks. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 22 February 2001, item 20a and related documents be corrected to show he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065525C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS : Reconsideration of his request for a physical disability retirement or discharge and the deletion of the word “controlled” from item 39 of his 20 September 1967 Report of Medical History, SF 89. In his new section, he was only required to instruct 4 to 5 hours a week in a 4 ½ day work week to help with his chronic anxiety problems.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065526C070421
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: APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be amended to show his separation date as 25 December 1988.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065527C070421
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. In addition, given that the record is void of any derogatory information or of a specific unit commander disqualification, the Board concludes that the applicant is entitled to the first award of the AGCM for his qualifying period of honorable service from 25 May 1970 to 15 December 1971. That all of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065535C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 20 June 1985, the Army Discharge Review Board denied his request for an upgrade of his discharge. 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: 1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065540C070421
Paragraph 8-6c provides specific eligibility requirements for award of the CIB and it states, in pertinent part, that a soldier must have an infantry MOS, must have satisfactorily performed duty while assigned or attached as a member of an infantry unit during any period such unit was engaged in active ground combat, and the recipient must be personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry or special forces primary duty, in a unit actively engaged in ground...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065541C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded in action and should be awarded the PH. The evidence of record is void of any indication that he was ever awarded or recommended for the award of the PH, or that he was ever wounded or injured in action. Notwithstanding the disability rating action taken by the VA, the Board finds the applicant has failed to provide evidence that confirms he was wounded in action, required medical treatment for a wound or injury received in action, or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065542C070421
APPLICANT STATES : That he meets the eligibility requirements for promotion to major but that the computer at the U. S. Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) does not show that he has completed the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, so he has not been considered for promotion. On 8 January 1986, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) responded to a request from the applicant, case number AC 85-00251, to correct his commissioning as a USAR officer from 23 August 1983...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065549C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The FSM military records show: He retired before the SBP was established; however, there is no evidence to show he enrolled in either of the two previous survivor benefit programs available to him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065551C070421
His Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 2-1, shows he completed 14 weeks of 11B (Infantryman) training. In pertinent part, it states that item 14, military education, of the DD Form 214 will contain in-service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065552C070421
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 | 2001065553C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 13 September 1983, the United States Army Court of Military Review, based on a review of the entire record, found that the approved findings and sentence in the applicant’s case were correct in law and fact, and they were finally affirmed. Even after considering the applicant’s issue and his overall record of service, in view of the facts of this case, the Board still...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065554C070421
The applicant, Mr. , U.S. Army (Retired), requests that American citizenship be granted his English daughter. The applicant states that he was unaware of his daughter’s existence until 1999 when she contacted him. Consequently, the applicant’s record should reflect the fact that the applicant fathered Ms. , who was born on 25 July 1968, while Mr. was in the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065555C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. 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 submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. The Board notes the applicant’s contentions that his discharge was unjust, his recruiter...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065556C070421
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. Skill Olympics; Fairbanks Hospital Progress Notes, dictated on 7 December 1979; a letter, dated 8 June 1989, from a Member of Congress; a DD Form 293 (Application for Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of the United States), dated 23 July 1985; a letter, dated 22 February 1990, from the State of Indiana...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065558C070421
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart. The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 3 March 1966. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his military records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065559C070421
On 14 September 1981, the applicant was notified of pending separation action under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, for misconduct based on frequent incidents of a discreditable nature with civil or military authorities. While assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, the applicant received nonjudicial punishment for being absent for one duty day. In reviewing the applicant’s record, the Board noted his record of indiscipline, to include nonjudicial punishments and a special...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065560C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : He was wounded by shrapnel while in Vietnam, but was never awarded a Purple Heart. By virtue of the applicant's honorable service between April 1965 and April 1967, and his service in Vietnam with the 11 th Armored Cavalry Regiment between August 1966 and April 1967, he is entitled to an award of the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065561C070421
In addition, the applicant’s Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains no indication that he was ever recommended for, selected for, or promoted to a rank and pay grade above PFC/E-3 during his active duty tenure. The DD Form 214 issued to and signed by the applicant on the date of his separation, confirms that at the time of his separation he held the pay grade and rank of PFC/E-3 and that he was trained and served in MOS 94B (Cook). That all of the Department of the Army records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065564C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that he was discharged from the Army with temporary records and his DD Form 214 does not show his Vietnam service or the awards he earned. The Board also found that by regulation, in order to support awarding a member the PH, it is necessary to establish that the wound or injury received in action, for which the award is being made, required treatment by a medical officer. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case, particularly the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065565C070421
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 undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable or general. On 29 January 1968 the applicant’s commanding officer recommended to the separation authority that the applicant be discharged from the Army and that he be furnished an Undesirable Discharge Certificate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065566C070421
The applicant states that the law requires the transfer date to the Retired Reserve be on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes twenty-eight years of commissioned service. The applicant’s military record shows that on 29 April 2000, he received a letter from the U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Command (ARPERSCOM) prescribing that on 4 October 2000, he would complete the maximum amount of service a member of the USAR may serve, and that he could elect transfer...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065570C070421
The applicant requests correction of his record to show award of two Air Medals, the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Bronze Star Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army for three years on 13 June 1966, and completed basic, advanced infantry, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065574C070421
The applicant states that both were awarded after his DD Form 214 was completed. He encloses a copy of the order awarding him the Legion of Merit, and states that he has tried in vain to obtain a copy of the order awarding the 2 nd Battalion, 10 th Special Forces Group (A) the Superior Unit Award during the time of his assignment. The applicant was awarded the Legion of Merit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065577C070421
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 having had prior honorable active service and reserve service the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 13 June 1975, for 4 years.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065580C070421
The applicant requests, on behalf of his late father, the former service member (FSM), that he be awarded a bronze star to his Philippine Liberation Medal, for the battle of Leyte, an arrowhead device to his Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, for the assault landing at Angaur and the Combat Infantryman Badge because of his face-to-face combat with the enemy during World War II. Finally, he believes that the FSM is entitled to the Combat Infantryman Badge because he fought in combat as a member...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065581C070421
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 | 2001065585C070421
Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, prescribed Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning award of the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM). At the time of the applicant’s REFRAD, his records should have reflected his awards of the Purple Heart and the Air Medal. 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 1 August 1966 to 17 May 1968.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065586C070421
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected by adding the Small Arms Repairman Course, the additional skill identifier M2/M3, and a 2 nd and 3 rd award of the Good Conduct Medal. The applicant states that he completed the Small Arms Repairman Course at Aberdeen Proving Ground, that he was awarded an additional skill identifier (ASI) M2/M3, and was awarded a 2 nd and 3 rd Good Conduct Medal as reflected in his records. His...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065588C070421
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: The applicant enlisted in the Army for four years on 14 September 1982 and served with Company C, 160 th Aviation Battalion, where he was promoted to pay grade E-4 on 1 July 1984.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065593C070421
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. In support of his request he submits a 2001 VA decision document granting him "service connection" for a scar on his right thumb and left knee.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065594C070421
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation-Honorable Discharge) to show that his military occupational specialty (MOS) was not 504 (Ammo Bearer), but 746 (Automatic Rifleman), and that he served in Belgium. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units serving in World War II. It also shows that the unit was awarded the Belgian Fourragere for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065595C070421
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 evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065596C070421
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant states that a former fellow soldier was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and they were assigned to the same unit. The applicant is entitled to the first award of the Good Conduct Medal based on completion of qualifying service from 9 July 1968 to 8 July 1970 ending with termination of a period of Federal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065597C070421
Permanent Order 3-1, Headquarters, Berlin Medical Department Activity dated 31 January 1990 awarded the applicant the AAM for achievement for passing PLDC with a high academic average. Her DD Form 214 does not show that she was awarded an AAM or the Army of Occupation Medal or that she completed PLDC. The available evidence shows the applicant was awarded the AAM, that she met the eligible criteria for award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Berlin clasp, and that she completed PLDC.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065598C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show entitlement to award of the Ranger Course, the Ranger Tab, a Demolitions Course, and an ETS (expiration term of service) award. He was discharged on 20 October 2000 under Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 4, based on completion of his required active service. Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separation Documents) indicates, in pertinent part, that all formal in-service training courses successfully completed during the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065599C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show he was promoted to the rank and pay grade of sergeant/E-5 (SGT/E-5) prior to his separation from active duty. The evidence of record clearly establishes that prior to his separation on 22 May 1978, he was promoted to SGT/E-5, effective 1 April 1978, with a DOR of 26 March 1978. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the individual concerned was promoted to the rank...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065602C070421
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. From April 1969 until his return to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065603C070421
It provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954, both dates inclusive. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was wounded in action (WIA) on 1 September 1951. After carefully examining the available records, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the AGCM for his service from 28 September 1950 through 28 June 1952.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065605C070421
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 states, in effect, that his records do not reflect a stab wound he received in Vietnam, for which he should have been awarded a Purple Heart. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the AGCM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065608C070421
His DD Form 214 does not show any additional Air Medal awards nor does it show the award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. The evidence of record also shows that the applicant participated in four campaigns during his assignment in the RVN. Awarding the applicant the Air Medal with numeral 48 and correcting his DD Form 214 to show the Air Medal with numeral 48, the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065609C070421
On 26 June 2001, orders were published by the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) showing that he was honorably separated with an effective date of 1 September 2001, for non-selection for promotion. This letter informed the commander that authority was granted to retain the applicant in an active status to complete 20 years of commissioned service. If considered and not recommended for promotion by a subsequent board, another election of options form would be forwarded to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065610C070421
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: NG Bureau Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service), dated 20 November 1988 indicates he had 14 years, 1 month and 7 days of prior active federal service; 2 years, 10 months and 3 days of prior reserve component service; and 6 years, 8 months and 16 days for his current period of ARNG service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065618C070421
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 | 2001065619C070421
It confirms that units with which the applicant served earned the following awards during his tenure of assignment: Valorous Unit Award, for the period 1 May through 29 June 1970, as authorized in Department of the Army General Order (DAGO) 43, issued in 1972; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation; and Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. The evidence of record confirms that on 16 May 1970, while assigned to the RVN and on a combat...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065620C070421
However, the Board is only able to confirm his entitlement to one of these awards. By regulation, in order to award the PH a member must have been wounded in action, must have been treated for the wound by military medical personnel, and this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual concerned be corrected by: awarding him the Purple Heart, for being wounded in action on 26 May 1966,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065621C070421
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 evidence, nor has the applicant provided any, to indicate that his separation date was in error or unjust, notwithstanding the LES he has...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065622C070421
In support of his application, he submits a Report of Medical History, dated 6 May 1982; his retirement DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with an effective date of 30 June 1982; a letter from the Veterans Administration (VA), dated 24 March 1983; a citation and orders for the Army Commendation Medal; and a copy of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) with an effective date of 15 September 1970. There is no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065625C070421
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...