ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066433C070402
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 was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge as is evidenced by his receipt of Combat Infantry Pay and that award should be shown on his discharge document. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that, in addition to the awards currently listed on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066434C070402
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 Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, the Air Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Valorous Unit Award, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal with two...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066435C070402
The regulation provides that this service medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States dispatched to Korea or adjacent areas on behalf of the United Nations. Evidence of record shows the applicant received the Korean Service Medal. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show award of the National Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066436C070402
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 | CY2002 | 2002066439C070402
There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records which shows the applicant completed a Ranger Course conducted by the U.S. Army Infantry School or the Ranger Training Command. The applicant’s discharge orders from the USAR, dated 12 October 1989, show his rank as specialist four. There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he completed a Ranger Course conducted by the U.S. Army Infantry School or the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066440C070402
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 | CY2002 | 2002066441C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant served in combat in Korea. However, evidence of record shows the applicant was issued a DD Form 214 for his service in the Army during the period "21 June 1950 to 20 June 1956."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066442C070402
It is authorized for award to service members who served in Korea between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. When the Korean War Service Medal is authorized by the Department of the Air Force, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to add this foreign unit award to his DD Form 214. Evidence of record shows the applicant served in Korea between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066443C070402
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. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066446C070402
Accordingly, the PERSCOM awarded him the Army Commendation Medal and provided him with the citation and order for that award. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that the Bronze Star Medal is awarded in time of war for heroism and for meritorious achievement or service. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 18 October 1963 through 30...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066452C070402
The applicant was convicted by a summary court-martial on 21 August 1961, of being absent without leave from 12 August to 13 August 1961. The applicant struck an enlisted soldier in the face with his fist on 23 October 1961 and was convicted by a summary court-martial. He was sentenced to confinement at hard labor for 6 months and a forfeiture of pay.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066454C070402
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show award of the Silver Star. This document shows that the National Personnel Records Center determined the applicant was eligible for award of the Silver Star and directed that he be issued the Silver Star. Evidence of record also shows that the applicant was issued the Silver Star.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066455C070402
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. Hospital admission information for the year 1944, maintained by the OTSG, shows that the applicant was wounded in action in France in 1944, which entitles him to award of the 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 Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066456C070402
On 14 June 1983, the applicant was recommended for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 9, for drug abuse rehabilitation failure. The applicant’s contention that his discharge should be upgraded because his positive urinalysis did not meet all scientific or legal requirements for use in disciplinary or administrative action is not supported by the evidence of record. Therefore, the Board has declared that both of these specimens are unsupportable and that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066458C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The regulation provides that in order to be qualified for promotion to major an individual must have completed Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3), 7 years of time in grade (TIG) as a captain, and an officer advanced course (OAC) on or before the convening date of the respective promotion board; and that upon a nonselection by a promotion board an individual’s...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066459C070402
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Purple Heart (PH). The applicant states, in effect, that he was awarded the CIB and the PH while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). The evidence of record shows that the applicant served as an infantry indirect fire crewman (11C) in an infantry unit involved in combat operations while serving in RVN.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066460C070402
It further confirms that he held the rank and pay grade of SFC/E-7 on the date of his separation and that on the following day he was placed on the Retired List in that rank and pay grade. By law and regulation, enlisted soldiers are retired in the rank and pay grade they hold on the date of their REFRAD, and retired soldiers are entitled to be advanced on the Retired List to the highest grade in which they satisfactorily served while on active duty, as determined by the Secretary of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066461C070402
APPLICANT STATES : In effect, the Board previously found that he failed to provide evidence showing an error or injustice in his separation processing. He concludes that it is his opinion that the applicant never abused alcohol, and this action was taken to present an example to others. The record clearly shows that the applicant was entitled to have his case considered by an administrative separation board, a forum at which he could have presented his evidence to contest the basis for his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066462C070402
As a result, the Board recommended, in effect, that all required actions be accomplished in order for the applicant’s record to be corrected to show he remained on active duty through 31 August 1990, at which time he was honorably released from active duty for the purpose of voluntary retirement, and that on 1 September 1990, he was placed on the Retired List in the rank and pay grade of SFC/E-7. The Data for Retired Pay (DA Form 3713), dated 6 January 1993, prepared based on the Board’s 28...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066466C070402
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. COUNSEL CONTENDS : That the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066474C070402
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 | CY2002 | 2002066479C070402
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: In effect, that he receive an unspecified award for shooting down two enemy airplanes and the Purple Heart for injuries to his right leg. There is no medical evidence of record, or evidence submitted by the applicant, to show that he was wounded or injured as a result of enemy action and entitled to an award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066484C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 31 August 1992, he enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve for 3 years. 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 | CY2002 | 2002066486C070402
The applicant requests that the records be corrected to show she applied for the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) annuity in a timely manner. DoD noted that there presently exists in current law substantial authority to counteract the effects of the statute of limitations in the context of military records corrections. It would be appropriate to show that the applicant submitted the RCSBP annuity application with supporting documents on 21 April 1995, the date she applied...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066487C070402
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. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066489C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) shows that he was inducted into the Army on 18 January 1943, entered on active duty on 25 January 1943, and served in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. On 11 January 1996 in response to an inquiry from an MC, the Army Reserve Personnel Center at St. Louis informed the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066495C070402
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 13 (Decoration, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for service in Somalia. The applicant’s available military records are limited, however, the DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualifications Record) item 9 (awards, decorations, campaigns) lists the AFEM as one of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066498C070402
He was given a retention physical at a medical unit in Rochester, Minnesota which again determined that he was unfit for continued service, it was at that point that he was given the choices of medically retiring from active duty, or from the U.S. Army Reserve. The applicant’s medical records are not available; however, the evidence shows that the applicant was separated from active duty upon completion of required service. The subsequent determination that his medical conditions...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066499C070402
The applicant requests in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) item 24 (Decoration, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) dated August 15, 1967, be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart. On August 15, 1967 he was honorably separated and transferred to the United States Army Reserve for completion of his remaining service obligation. At the time of his separation, his DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066518C070402
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any) The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 6 June 2000, in the pay grade of E-1. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by promoting the applicant to the pay grade of E-3 with a date of rank and effective date of 6 June 2000, with back pay and allowance from that date.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066530C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 17 December 1976, the applicant’s commander initiated action to separate him from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-37 and the Expeditious Discharge Program (EDP). He also acknowledged that he could only be discharged under the EDP if he agreed to the discharge and that he could withdraw his consent anytime prior to approval by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066531C070402
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 imposing commander...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066533C070402
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 DA Form 2-1 item 9 (Awards, Decorations and Campaigns) does not show the Parachutist Badge as an authorized award nor does item 17 (Civilian Education and Military Schools) show that the applicant attended or completed airborne training. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066535C070402
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. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066540C070402
The local personnel management officer, in a memorandum to the applicant’s battalion commander advised that after a careful review of all of the facts in the case and close coordination with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), Senior Enlisted Promotions Branch, the applicant's request for change of the effective date of his promotion would be returned without action. The applicant was promoted to master sergeant with a date of rank of 26 April 2001, the date his secret clearance was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066543C070402
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 his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge or that his records be corrected to show he was discharged for medical reasons. However, prior to his discharge the applicant was confined twice to the United States Army Europe Rehabilitation Center and during the time of his enlistment, was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066546C070402
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 provides an article from the 5 May 1958 issue of Life describing an accident during a mass jumping exercise at Fort Campbell, KY the previous week when five soldiers died. The Board appreciates the applicant’s service to his country during troubled times; however, there is no evidence of record and the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066548C070402
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. He recommended that the applicant be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066551C070402
He states that his 2001 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) reflects entitlement to only one Meritorious Service Medal. Copies of the applicant's initial award of the Meritorious Service Medal were not available to the Board. Although copies of the applicant's initial award of the Meritorious Service Medal were not available, the Board concludes there is sufficient evidence to confirm the applicant was awarded a second Meritorious Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066556C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 26 January 1982, the appropriate authority approved the applicant request for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 6 (Hardship). The evidence of record shows that the applicant’s left or right knee was injured during physical training.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066559C070402
APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that she submitted an appeal to the Enlisted Special Review Board (ESRB) requesting correction of an NCOER for the period of August 1993 to July 1994 and the removal of three NCOERs covering the periods from June 1995 to May 1996, June 1996 to October 1996 and November 1996 to October 1997. The applicant submitted an appeal of an NCOER covering the period from August 1993 to July 1994 and the three contested NCOER’s to the ESRB. After reviewing the evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066562C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The FSM’s Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains an Application for Retirement (DA Form 2339), dated 9 January 1961, which confirms that he requested voluntary retirement, in the rank of SFC and pay grade of E-6, on 31 March 1961. The Board notes the applicant’s contention that the FSM’s record should be corrected to reflect the pay grade E-7 corresponding to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066567C070402
The applicant states, in effect, that he thought a correction to the record in 2001 to show that he was separated from the Regular Army under the VSI program would also result in him receiving annual VSI payments from 1996 to the present. VSI recipients may leave an active Reserve status as a result of involuntary separation actions not considered the soldier's fault and continue to receive VSI payments. The applicant should be enlisted at the grade of E-5.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066568C070402
The applicant’s military records show that, with prior service, he reenlisted in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) on 2 May 1999 for a period of 6 years. On 8 August 1999, the applicant's unit requested that he be authorized the SRIP and SLRP as an exception to policy and forwarded the request to the 99 th RSC Retention Office. The Board concludes that had it not been for an administrative error, the applicant would have known that his MOS was eligible for the SRIP and SLRP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066570C070402
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be amended to show his correct dates of service in Vietnam. Evidence available to the Board shows the applicant was still assigned to Vietnam on 28 August 1968. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was recommended for or awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066573C070402
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. Army regulatory guidance (AR 600-8-22) requires a minimum of one year of enlisted service to qualify for the first award of the GCMDL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066574C070402
He also submits: a copy of DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) wherein he requests that his separation date be changed from 1 October 2001 to 20 October 2001 in order to accommodate his leave; a copy of Orders 242-0002, Headquarters, US Army Garrison, Fort George G. Meade (Maryland), dated 30 August 2001, showing that the applicant was assigned to the US Army Transition Center on 1 October 2001 for discharge from the Regular Army (RA). On an unknown date [the DA Form 31 is not dated by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066576C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to reflect his awards of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM). The applicant has also failed to show through evidence submitted with his application or the evidence of record that he was awarded the ARCOM, accordingly there is no basis to add that award to his records at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066580C070402
The PAC was advised that the packet was not received by the Personnel Service Company in time for the April 1991 promotion consideration. The PAC stated that when they inquired about a retroactive entitlement, they were informally notified that as the applicant's request was received after the cutoff date and there were no exceptions to the effective date for readjustment of points, no relief could be granted. Therefore, the Board concludes that an exception to policy should be made and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066581C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to show he enlisted in the rank and grade of Private First Class (PFC), E-3. It is not clear why the applicant’s guidance counselor would have believed he met the eligibility criteria for promotion to PFC unless the counselor was reading the quality points (95) as the quarter hours earned (46 or 56). Since the available evidence shows the applicant earned only 46 or 56 quarter hours, he was correctly enlisted in the rank and grade of PV2, E-2.