ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065824C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records that he was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065825C070421
The applicant requests award of the Air Medal. The applicant’s DD Form 214 of 9 February 1971 shows that he served 7 months and 22 days in Vietnam and that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device. His DD Form 214 of 30 March 1973 shows an additional 1 year, 4 months, and 9 days of service in Vietnam, and in addition to the above awards, an award of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065831C070421
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show his organization as Company B, 291st Combat Engineer Battalion instead of Battery A, 763rd Field Artillery Battalion. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was assigned to Company B of the 291st Combat Engineer Battalion during World War II. Based on the foregoing, the Board concluded that the current entry in item 6 (Organization) on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065833C070421
DA Form 5074-1-R (Record of Award of Entry Grade Credit (Health Services Officers)), dated 13 November 2001, shows the applicant was credited with 7 years, 2 months and 13 days adjusted total entry grade credit for appointment She was given 1 year for constructive credit for Reserve time for the periods of 28 August 1987 to 14 July 1988 and from 15 July 1991 to 13 February 1994 (622 days). Thus she came into the Army Reserve as a captain with 2 months and 13 days (or 73 days) of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065835C070421
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Purple Heart. Those awards are not reflected on his 1969 DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam and as such is entitled to an award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065837C070421
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: Therefore, the Board determined that there is no basis for granting the applicant’s request to amend his DD Form 214 to show his character of service as honorable. The separation code and the RE code used in the applicant’s case are correct and were applied in accordance with applicable regulations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065839C070421
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 evidence of record shows that he was discharged on 7 October 2001, in the pay grade of E-4.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065840C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general or medical discharge. He again went AWOL on 28 July 1975 and remained absent until he surrendered to military authorities at Fort Hood on 22 August 1975, where charges were again preferred against him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065841C070421
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 | 2001065842C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, correction of appropriate military records to show a reentry eligibility (RE) code which would allow reenlistment. The applicant’s military records were screened by the 1995 Master Sergeant Selection/Sergeant QMP Board and he was properly identified for a DA bar to reenlistment under the QMP in accordance with AR 601-280.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065843C070421
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. A board of officers was convened at Wackerheim, West Germany on 27 November 1959, to determine if the applicant should be separated from the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065845C070421
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: 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065847C070421
There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records that he was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. Therefore, the applicant’s military records should be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065862C070421
On 19 November 1997 the applicant reported to medical personnel that she experienced migraines one to three times per month and on that particular day (19 November) she had taken medication for her migraine and was requesting that she be assigned to her quarters for the day. The VA's decision to grant the applicant a 50 percent disability rating for her headaches was based on information contained in the applicant's MEB and a 6 August 1998 examination in which the applicant stated that "the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065867C070421
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 | 2001065868C070421
That record shows that the applicant was discharged with a certificate of disability on 26 July 1945. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the Bronze Star Medal to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941 has been cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. The applicant’s records show that he was with the 26 th Infantry Regiment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065869C070421
While he had previously been assigned to that unit, the unit listed is the unit he was serving with at the time of separation and is properly recorded on that form. Although there is no evidence to show that he was ever promoted past the rank of SGT during the period he served, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show that he was awarded the NDSM (blk 27) and that his most significant unit of assignment was Co A, 511 th Inf, 11 th Abn Bn, Ft Campbell, KY, in blk 28 of that form. In view...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065872C070421
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. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records shows:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065873C070421
The applicant requests that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he applied for retired pay and she be authorized the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) annuity. On 9 January 2002, the U. S. Army Reserve Command determined that the evidence verified the FSM had 13 active duty points for retirement year ending date 20 August 1985 and would correct his points after the Board directed that it be done. There is no evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065876C070421
Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. 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: The Board finally concludes that the applicant has failed to provide sufficient new and convincing evidence that would warrant a reversal of the previous Board denials in his case, or that warrants a further...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065879C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM), the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC), and all Air Medals (AM) to which he is entitled. There is no evidence that he was ever recommended for, or awarded, the BSM or the ARCOM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065880C070421
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 | 2001065881C070421
The applicant is entitled to correction to his DD Form 214 dated 29 August 1968 to show he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant’s records do not show he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal nor has the applicant provided evidence to show he is entitled to this award. a. by showing on the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned award of the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in Vietnam on 5 August 1967;
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065883C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the administrative errors on his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be corrected and that his separation code (SPD) and authority and reason for discharge be changed to allow him to enlist in a Reserve component. In this affidavit his defense counsel states that the applicant was accused of an unauthorized weapons discharge and that discharge amounted to nothing more than unscheduled weapons training that was completely warranted. In...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065886C070421
The applicant's service personnel records show he was appointed in the ORARNG and was granted temporary Federal Recognition on 29 June 1992. There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records which shows the June 1992 request for Federal Recognition was denied by the Chief, NGB. c. Correct all personnel and pay records to show that the individual concerned was appointed in the ORARNG, in the grade of CW2, with the MOS 550A, effective 29 June 1992 and has served in that grade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065892C070421
The applicant’s military records are not available. Its purpose is to help service members receive academic credit for their military training and experience. Upon separation, the applicant should have been presented a DD Form 2586 reflecting his military training.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065895C070421
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and any other awards or decorations to which he may be entitled. Although the applicant contends that he is entitled to award of the Vietnam Campaign Medal, qualifying service for this medal included assignment in Vietnam for 6 months or more or award for less than 6 months of service if medically evacuated for wounds resulting from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065902C070421
Once a member elects either Options B or C in any category of coverage, that election is irrevocable. The evidence of record shows that the applicant did complete a DD Form 1883 in 1991 enrolling in the RCSBP for spouse and children coverage. Although the applicant may not have been in troop unit at the time, he could have contacted a retirement services officer at the nearest military installation or contacted the Retired Activities Office, U. S. Army Reserve Personnel Center for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065903C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Department of the Army, Headquarters, United States Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Special Orders Number 340 reflects that the applicant was discharged by board action under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 for the good of the service with a UD. It states that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065904C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. When given the choice between being discharged or court-martialed, he elected to be discharged believing he would be able to have his discharge upgraded at a later date. He has presented no evidence which would serve as a basis to upgrade the character of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065906C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: Army Regulation 635-208, in effect at the time, provided the authority for discharging enlisted personnel for unfitness. An undesirable discharge was normally considered appropriate for separation under the regulation; however, in unusual circumstances, a general or honorable discharge was authorized, as directed by the separation authority.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065910C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 9 February 2001, the applicant was discharged, in pay grade E-1, with a UOTHC discharge, under the above-cited regulation. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10 (Discharge for the Good of the Service), then in effect, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065911C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Informal coordination with the staff of the Promotions and Notifications Branch, Office of Reserve Components Promotions, Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) revealed that the applicant was considered, but was not selected, for promotion to lieutenant colonel by the 1999 (8 September 1999) RCSB because he did not meet military education requirements. The Board notes...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065913C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: Regrettably, there is insufficient evidence of record to support award of the Purple Heart to the applicant. The evidence of record does support award of the Bronze Star Medal based upon award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and award of the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany clasp) to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065918C070421
Medical records show the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action. Therefore, he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his records to show that award. a. by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Vietnam on 21 January 1967; and
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065922C070421
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) also provides, in pertinent part, that the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to certain units of the Armed Forces of the United States in recognition of participation in the war against the Japanese Empire during the periods 7 December 1941 and 10 May 1942, inclusive, and 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945, inclusive. There is no evidence in the available record, nor has the applicant provided any, to show that he is entitled to award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065926C070421
The applicant requests that his date of birth on his 1953 DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected and that item 26 (foreign and/or sea service) be corrected to reflect a total of 36 months of overseas service. The applicant's service personnel records were not available to the Board. The Board is convinced, however, that the applicant's date of birth was erroneously recorded on his DD Form 214 and, based on the evidence contained on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065927C070421
Official OTSG information indicates that the applicant was wounded in action, in Korea, therefore, he meets the criteria for award of the Purple Heart. That he was wounded as a result of hostile action appears to be fact, however, in consideration of the evident disparity of dates, the Board will use the 11 September 1950 date as the date of his wounding in combat. The applicant should provided a copy of his DD Form 214 (and DD Form 215, if appropriate) together with a request that he be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065928C070421
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. The applicant was actually retired at the time he was placed on the TDRL (i.e., separated for temporary physical disability) in June 1990; therefore, his DD Form 214 correctly shows his last day of active duty...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065929C070421
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: A condition of submitting such a request is that they must admit guilt to the charges preferred against them or a lesser included offense which would also result in a punitive discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065931C070421
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 has provided...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065933C070421
Where possible, a reasonable effort will be made to contact the unit commander prior to awarding the medal to qualified members. Accordingly, his records should be corrected to reflect his service in Vietnam and his overseas service from 4 March 1968, until he was evacuated to WBGH on 29 September 1968. Accordingly, the Board finds that it would be in the interest of justice to award him the GCMDL for his service during the period of 21 September 1967 through 20 June 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065935C070421
The medical treatment records, dated in 1947 and 1948, do indicate the applicant held the rank of TEC 5. The Board notes the applicant’s contention that his separation document should be corrected to show his rank as TEC 5. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Army Good Conduct Medal for his honorable active military service from 9 August 1946 to 13 September 1949; and by providing him a corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065936C070421
There are no orders for award of the Bronze Star Medal in the applicant’s service personnel records. However, the applicant provided a citation and award certificate which shows he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for service in Vietnam during the period December 1968 to December 1969. There are no orders available to the Board which authorize award of the Bronze Star Medal to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065937C070421
The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show any award of the Purple Heart as an authorized award. The applicant provided an undated Clinical Record which shows he was evaluated after complaints of a four day history of swollen fingers which resulted from fragment wounds sustained to his right hand from a M-79 grenade launcher [as a result of friendly fire]. However, medical evidence of record shows the applicant sustained fragment wounds to his right...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065941C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He had served 12 years, 6 months and 8 days of total active service and was given a RE Code of “3”. The applicant was properly reduced to the pay grade of E-1 as a result of nonjudicial punishment imposed against him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065943C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The history of the Purple Heart reveals that during the Revolutionary War it was known as the Badge of Military Merit and it was not awarded for wounds or fatality sustained in action against an enemy of the United States. Notwithstanding the evidence which shows the FSM was wounded at the Battle of King’s Mountain on or about 7 October 1780, there is no authority to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065944C070421
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 DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065945C070421
PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 02 MAY 2002 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2001065945 The applicant states that his enlistment contract erroneously shows he enlisted for 6 years and 00 weeks. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves on 24 September 2001, in the pay grade of E-4, with no prior service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065946C070421
Department of the Army General Order Number 8, dated 1974, authorized the award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation to all personnel assigned to United States Army Vietnam or Military Assistance Command Vietnam and its subordinate units from 8 February 1962 to 28 March 1973. In addition, the Board finds that his service in the RVN and his participation in five campaigns entitles him to 5 bronze service stars with his Vietnam Service Medal and to the Republic...