ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088648C070403
He had two NJP actions and 7 days of lost time in his initial enlistment, and two NJP actions and 10 days of lost time in the period under review. The applicant's claim that he just found out on 17 March 2003 his discharge was less than honorable is not supported by his own statement wherein he had the understanding his discharge would be automatically upgraded after 6 months. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088649C070403
There is no evidence of record that shows he was ever promoted again above the pay grade of E-3. There is no evidence of record to show that he was ever promoted to that grade. The available evidence shows that the highest grade the applicant was ever promoted to was E-4 on 14 December 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088651C070403
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record, item 41 (Awards) shows that during this period of service he was authorized or awarded the Vietnam Service Medal , the RVN Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star Medal. Several other awards have been listed on earlier DD Forms 214 or authorized and never entered on any DD Form 214; these include: the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088653C070403
The applicant provides a statement from his service representative and extracts from his service medical and Department of Veterans Affairs medical records in support of his request. Counsel requests that the applicant records be corrected to show that he received “an honorable medical discharge from the military service.” The fact that the Department of Veterans Affairs may now be struggling with an appropriate label for the applicant’s condition nearly 30 years after his discharge is not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088654C070403
However, the applicant provided an award certificate, dated 23 September 1969, which shows he received the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 21 August 1969 in Vietnam. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 20 August 1969 and the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 9 April 1968 through 20 November 1969. That all of the Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088656C070403
There is no evidence in the available records to show that he was ever awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds. The available evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was wounded in action against the enemy and that his treatment was made a matter of record. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for wounds received in action against the enemy in Korea on 21 April...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088657C070403
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 that his October 1970 undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. The applicant’s contention that his discharge should be upgraded because his reenlistment contract was violated and that his initial period of service was honorable, is not supported by any evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088658C070403
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 appropriate authority approved the recommendation for discharge on15 July 1980.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088659C070403
APPLICANT STATES : In a four page memorandum to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), in effect, that the Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) does not have the authority to void his JAGC appointment. In Part IVa, the applicant received 4 ratings of "1", 7 ratings of "2" and 3 ratings of "3". Paragraph 4-27 of Army Regulation 623-105 requires that certain types of Officer Evaluation Reports (OER) be referred to the rated officer for acknowledgement and comment before they...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088662C070403
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. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. The Board reviewed the applicant's record of service which included two Article 15 punishments, one general court-martial conviction and 191 days lost.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088665C070403
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 December 2003 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2003088665 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. Records show the applicant should have discovered the error or injustice now under consideration on 26 March 1974; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired 3 years from that date.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088668C070403
He was convicted on 22 January 1976 and sentenced to 3 years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC). On 3 September 1982, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant's appeal for an upgrade of discharge. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply there, and that this Board's exhaustion requirement (Army Regulation 15-185, paragraph 2-8), effectively shortens that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088670C070403
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 separation document...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088671C070403
Once the Korean War Service Medal has been 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 award to his DD Form 214. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 10 September 1950 in Korea. That the applicant's DD Form 214 be corrected:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088672C070403
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 23 June 1976, the separation authority approved the recommendation for separation and directed that the applicant be furnished an undesirable discharge. The Board reviewed the applicant's record of service which included four nonjudicial punishments, one civil conviction for Grand Larceny and 23 days of lost time and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088673C070403
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 that he served for 1 ½ years in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) and was told that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge but that the badge was not listed on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The applicant’s military records show that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088675C070403
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 date of enlistment, date of entry into active service, and latest immunization dates for tetanus and typhoid be corrected on WD AGO Form 53, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088676C070403
This certificate shows the same information; the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 9 February 1950 and was discharged with an Bad Conduct Discharge on 10 June 1952 in the rank of Private. Army Regulation 615-364, then in effect, provided the policy for discharge of enlisted personnel pursuant only to approved sentences of a general court-martial empowered to impose a dishonorable discharge. After a thorough review of the applicant’s record, the Board found no cause for clemency and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088678C070212
On 31 March 1999, the applicant’s commander was notified that the State Medical Duty Review Board (MDRB) ordered that the applicant was not to perform military duty until he completed a fitness for duty evaluation. After the applicant’s myocardial infarction and angioplasty, his medical condition was understandably questionable, which resulted in the MDRB ordering that he not perform duties until he was given a fitness for duty evaluation. However, even if the applicant had been given a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088680C070403
DA Pamphlet 672-3 also shows that the 116th Aviation Company, the unit the applicant was assigned to for the period 17 May through 11 November 1971 was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, Unit Citation, for the period 1 May 1969 through 15 May 1970 by Department of the Army General Order 55, dated 1971, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation, for the period 1 April through 30 June 1971, by DAGO 6, 1974. The evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088683C070403
The FSM's military records are not available to the Board for review. Evidence of record indicates that the FSM was held as a POW by the Japanese from 10 May 1942 to 24 October 1944. Evidence of record indicates the FSM does not meet the criteria for the award of the Philippine Campaign Medal -- service in the PI from 4 February 1899 to 31 December 1913.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088687C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he did not terminate his participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). The evidence of record shows, and the applicant agrees, that she signed DD Form 2656-2 concurring with the FSM’s decision to terminate his participation in the SBP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088691C070403
The applicant requests, in effect, that his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge, be corrected to add the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign and the recently awarded Bronze Star Medal. The applicant arrived in the United States on 25 October 1945. a. awarding the applicant: a bronze service star, for his participation in the Ardennes Alsace Campaign, to be affixed along with the already-authorized silver service star to his European-African-Middle Eastern...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088692C070403
However, there is no evidence in the available records nor has the applicant submitted any evidence to support his contention that the symptoms that he was experiencing while he was in the Army were severe enough to warrant a medical board. The Army medical records that he submitted along with his application shows that while he was on active duty, his tests for diabetes were negative. Personal appearances before the Army Board for Correction of Military Records are by invitation of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088695C070212
The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to show full active duty service credit for the period of 10 January 1999 through 4 January 2001, that he was honorably discharged due to completion of required service, and that he was appointed in the rank of major, with entitlement to all back pay and allowances. The applicant states through an extensive and voluminous application, in effect, that he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander (O-4) in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088702C070403
Once the Department of the Air Force has authorized the Korean War Service Medal, the applicant may apply to the Army Board For Correction of Military Records to have it added to his DD Form 214. Based on the award of the above medals, it is appropriate to correct his records to show his awards and decorations as the Purple Heart, the Korean War Service Medal with one bronze service star, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088710C070403
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. The regulation also states, in pertinent part, that for first award only, upon termination of service on 2 March 1946, a period of service of less than 3 years but more than 1 year qualifies for award of the AGCM. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088712C070403
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Although the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 shows he was wounded in action on 11 August 1944 and the Office of the Surgeon General Hospital List shows a non-battle injury occurring while on an obstacle course in August 1944, there is reasonable doubt the applicant was on an obstacle course in Northern France in August 1944. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088713C070403
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. He requested a hardship discharge and the request was denied so he went absent without leave (AWOL). The request may be submitted at any time after charges have been preferred and must include the individual's admission of guilt.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088715C070403
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show two awards of the Army Achievement Medal, the Multinational Force and Observers Medal, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, and the Air Assault Badge. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088720C070403
The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply there, and that this Board's exhaustion requirement (Army Regulation 15-185, paragraph 2-8), effectively shortens that filing period, has determined that the 3 year limit on filing to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) should commence on the date of final action by the ADRB. On 3 November 1999, the ADRB determined that the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088723C070403
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Item 33 of the WD AGO 53-55 contains the following list of awards earned by the applicant during his tenure on active duty: European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with two bronze service stars; Good Conduct Medal; American Theater Ribbon; and World War II Victory Medal. BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088724C070403
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: The applicant submits no documents in support of his application, but he does claim that cannot get a job and he requests that his overall record of service be considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088725C070403
It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is authorized to members who are wounded in action. As evidenced by GO Number 86, dated 21 March 1969, the record confirms that the applicant was awarded the PH as a result of being wounded in action in the RVN on 20 March 1969. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal; by adding his earned Purple Heart to his record and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088726C070403
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: His DD Form 214 shows he was discharged with a separation code of “KFS” (For the Good of the Service – In Lieu of Trial by Court-Martial) and issued a RE code of RE-4.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088727C070403
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant states that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge on 28 March 1991; however, it was inadvertently left off of his DD Form 214. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 200308872C070215
The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply there, and that this Board's exhaustion requirement (Army Regulation 15-185, paragraph 2-8), effectively shortens that filing period, has determined that the 3 year limit on filing to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) should commence on the date of final action by the ADRB. On 3 November 1999, the ADRB determined that the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088730C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He also states that the last time he appeared before a review board, one person voted to grant him an upgrade of his discharge. The applicant has also failed to show that he was denied his leave benefits while on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088732C070403
The applicant provides a letter of explanation; a DD Form 214 for the period ending 28 February 2003; a DD Form 214 for the period ending 5 December 1999; three DA Forms 638-1 (Recommendation for Award of Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal); five DA Forms 638 (Recommendation for Award); DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record); DA Form 2A (Personnel Qualification Record, Part I); DA Form 1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report), dated 8...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088733C070403
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 3 March 1971, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he be issued an undesirable discharge. The applicant was discharged with an undesirable discharge on 8 March 1971 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088738C070403
The applicant submitted two DD Forms 149 (Application for Correction of Military Records), one is dated 19 March 2003, and the other is dated 17 April 2003. His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not show any entry in item 40 (Wounds) or list the Purple Heart in item 41 (Awards and Decorations). Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088741C070403
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 2627-1 also shows that the applicant appealed the NJP imposed by his unit commander to the appellate authority, his battalion commander, claiming the punishment was too harsh. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant’s NJP was processed in accordance with the applicable regulation in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088745C070403
As of the date of his application to this Board, the applicant was still serving as a member of the VAARNG. DA policy established that ANCOC resident course credit would be granted for completion of the ANCOC by correspondence course on or before 1 June 1987. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant completed the ANCOC by correspondence course on 3 February 1987.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088746C070403
Effective 29 November 1981, the applicant was issued an Honorable Discharge Certificate after completion of 2 years, 9 months, and 9 days service based on an immediate reenlistment on 30 November 1981 in the pay grade of E-3. There is no evidence of record that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within the 15-year time limit. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088747C070403
The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on the date of separation confirms that he completed a total of 5 months and 17 days of creditable active military service, and that he accrued a total of 399 days of lost time due to AWOL and confinement. On 12 March 1984, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) reviewed the applicant’s case and determined that the characterization and reason for the applicant’s discharge were both proper and equitable, and it voted to deny his request for an upgrade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088748C070403
The applicant was released from the Army and transferred to the United States Army Reserve on 19 August 1971 after completing 3 years, 1 month, and 23 days of active military service and a total time in service of 4 years, 4 months, and 3 days. While the Board concurs with the applicant that he was already in Vietnam when he reenlisted on 27 June 1968, the evidence of record does not support that the applicant or his unit arrived in Vietnam before 5 April 1968. The Board determined that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088750C070403
The applicant states that he was informed by the stated veteran counselor that he was eligible for the AFEM based on his participation in the Lebanon Crisis of 1958 (Operation Bluebat). The Military Postal Service Agency verified that in July 1958 APO 379 was Beirut, Lebanon. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the applicant is eligible for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon his deployment to Lebanon in August 1958.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088751C070403
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his military occupational specialty (MOS) as 11B4PQ (Paratrooper/Redeye Missiles). Paragraph 2-46 of Army Regulation 600-200 states that the awarded SQI will be recorded in item 22 of the Enlisted Qualification Record (DA Form 20). The evidence of record shows the applicant successfully completed basic airborne training and was awarded SQI "P."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088753C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The Board notes the applicant’s requests that his RE code of RE-4 should be changed to a more favorable RE code. In view of the circumstances in this case, the Board finds the RE-4 code was appropriately assigned based on the authority and reason for the applicant’s discharge, and the basis for this assignment has not changed.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003088754C070403
The available record contains three orders for award of the AM. The available evidence supports correcting the applicant's DD Form 214 to show award of the AM with "V" Device and Numeral 3. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file.