ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089798C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the ARCOM. Records show the applicant attended the LRSL course, which qualified him for award of ASI Q6.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089802C070403
The applicant states that during the Korean Conflict he was captured on 29 April 1951 by Chinese forces and was held captive as a prisoner of war (POW) until he was repatriated on 5 August 1953. Although the evidence of record does show that the applicant was medically retired subsequent to his repatriation, the evidence of record describing his disabilities does not rise to the level to qualify for award of the Purple Heart. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089806C070403
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. Although the applicant may have been an infantryman at the time he served in Vietnam, the evidence indicates that he was assigned to an aviation unit and as such would not have met one of the basic qualifications for entitlement to the badge. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089808C070403
The available records do not contain the applicant's voluntary request for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service in lieu of court-martial. On 17 November 1993, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant's request to upgrade his discharge to honorable. Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical Fitness), in effect at the time, states, in pertinent part, that an enlisted member being processed for separation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089809C070403
The applicant states in effect, that his RE code should reflect that he is no longer on the Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL) and that he is eligible to reenlist. He states that he would like to reenter the military and therefore needs to have his RE code changed. By regulation, members separated by reason of physical disability with severance pay are assigned an SPD code of JFL and a corresponding RE code of RE-3.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089810C070403
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089812C070212
On 12 June 2001, this Board directed (AR2001051942) that the applicant’s records be corrected to show that she be considered for promotion to captain by a special selection board under 1996 criteria. At the time of the Board’s 12 June 2001 decision in this case, it was the intent of the Board to make the applicant’s record as administratively correct as it should properly have been at the time she was reappointed as a first lieutenant with a DOR of 14 April 1986 based on award of 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089813C070403
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. On 13 July 1973, the applicant was honorably discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, for expiration of term of service. 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 | 2003089816C070403
The Board considered the following evidence: 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: Had the applicant's condition not been found to be EPTS, the prohibition against pyramiding would have constrained the Army to rating only one each of the applicant's foot conditions, for a possible maximum disability rating of 20 percent.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089821C070403
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of item 32 (Battles and Campaigns) on his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show the Normandy Campaign, the Northern France Campaign, and the Ardennes Campaign. The applicant's WD AGO Form 24 (Service Record) shows that he was awarded two bronze service stars for participation in the Rhineland Campaign and the Central Europe Campaign. Therefore, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request to show these...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089822C070403
The medical evidence is new evidence which will be considered by the Board. There is no evidence in the available records that the applicant had any mental or medical condition prior to his discharge on 2 May 1986. Chapter 7 (Physical Profiling) of Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical Fitness) provides that the basic purpose of the physical profile serial system is to provide an index to the overall functional capacity of an individual and is used to assist the unit commander and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089826C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Army policy states that a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate, but a GD or HD may be granted. The offense for which he was convicted by a summary court-martial was relatively minor in nature; however, he was offered, and refused, the opportunity to resolve the matter by NJP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089828C070403
His discharge form does not show award of the Purple Heart, nor does it show that he was wounded in action. In a 26 September 2001 statement, the applicant's former company commander stated that the applicant was wounded in action on 23 September 1944 at Stolberg, Germany; and that under the circumstances at that time, we bandaged his wound and he continued his assignment. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089830C070403
The applicant's records contain Department of the Army General Orders number 1479, dated 16 July 1971 which awarded the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 30 January 1971. There are no orders in applicant's records showing a third award of the Purple Heart. The Board noted that the applicant's discharge document shows one award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089833C070403
He departed the ETO on 23 August and arrived in the United States on 2 September 1945. AR 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Army of Occupation Medal is awarded for service of 30 consecutive days at a normal post of duty in a qualifying location. That all Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp and the Meritorious Unit Commendation and adding these awards to Block 33 of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089835C070403
The applicant requests that his service in Korea, Vietnam and with a military police battalion at Fort Dix, New Jersey, be entered on his separation document. His foreign and/or sea service (item 22c) is reflected as 3 years, five months, and 3 days when in actuality the applicant only had a total of 1 year, 9 months, and 1 day of overseas service between his tour of duty in Korea and his tour of duty in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089841C070403
On 26 July 2001, the applicant was notified that a Department of the Army AGR QMP Board convened on 27 April 2001 and, after a comprehensive review of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), it denied him continued service. A DA Form 1506 prepared on 8 July 2002, by Army Reserve Personnel Command (ARPERSCOM) officials shows that the applicant completed a total of 11 years, 2 months, and 13 days of active military service and 18 years, 5 months, and 1 day of military service. However,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089845C070403
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: Chapter 7 provided the policy for the separation and discharge of ARNG soldiers and paragraph 7-10t provided the authority for the State to discharge members for misconduct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089852C070403
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to show he separated on 14 June 1992. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089853C070403
APPLICANT REQUESTS :In effect, reconsideration of his earlier appeal to correct his military records by upgrading his general discharge under the provisions of the Special Discharge Review Program (SDRP) to honorable. Public law 95-126, enacted on 8 October 1977, provided generally, that no DVA benefits could be granted based on any discharge upgraded under the Ford memorandum of 19 January 1977, or the DOD SDRP. It required the establishment of uniform published standards which did not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089854C070403
That listing shows that the applicant was assigned to Company E, 254th Infantry Regiment and that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant's records do not show that he was assigned to Company E of the 254th Infantry Regiment, as he states. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Army of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089865C070403
He was not recommended for promotion by that promotion board. Prior to the time the centralized promotion system went into effect for promotion to E-7 on 1 June 1970, individuals could have been recommended for promotion by the unit commander in any awarded MOS or in an MOS in which the soldier was fully qualified for the award of. The evidence provided by the applicant shows that he was erroneously recommended for promotion in MOS 64B, even though a promotion board recommended him for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089867C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of: the Meritorious Service Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster; the Korea Defense Service Medal; the Special Forces Tab; the Parachute Rigger Badge; and, the Cold War Recognition Certificate. Once the Korean War Service Medal has been authorized by the Department of the Air...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089873C070403
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 04 DECEMBER 2003 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2003089873 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 MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show he was a truck driver.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089875C070403
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. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089876C070403
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. Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 672-3, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 29 January 1988, which lists unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam, shows that the units that the applicant was assigned to while in Vietnam, all subordinate unit of the US Army Vietnam:...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089877C070403
The applicant's discharge document shows that he was inducted into the Army on 13 January 1943 and served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II from October 1944 to May 1945. The Prisoner of War Medal is issued only to those military personnel and other personnel granted creditable United States military service who were taken prisoner and held captive while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States. a. showing that the individual concerned was awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089881C070403
The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded in December 1944 and January 1945 when the Japanese Prisoner of War (POW) ships Oryoku Maru and Enoura Maru were sunk by United States planes. Accordingly, the Board finds that the applicant was entitled to be awarded two awards of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained as a result of enemy action on 15 December 1944 and 9 January 1945, while serving in the rank of 1LT and in a POW status. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089882C070403
The applicant’s Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains no orders or other documents that show he was ever wounded or injured in action, or that he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH. This document indicates that the applicant was granted a 10 percent disability rating for a service connected shrapnel wound. The 10 December 2002 VA disability rating decisional document also points out that the applicant’s service medical records did not show any treatment for a shrapnel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089883C070403
The applicant requests on behalf of the FSM that his record be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart (PH). There are no hospital cards available to corroborate the grenade injury to the face. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief requested, and therefore, it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the former service member's failure to timely file this application within the 3-year statute of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089885C070403
The applicant’s military records were not available to the Board for review. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart (PH) is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Bronze Star Medal with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, for his exemplary conduct in ground combat during World War II; by showing that he is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089887C070403
The applicant reenlisted on 11 September 1978 for a period for 3 years. Evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged effective 10 September 1978. 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 | 2003089888C070403
The Board considered the following evidence: The applicant states, in effect, that he enlisted in the Army in order to take advantage of the Loan Repayment Program (LRP) and after completing his training he was informed that his loans did not qualify for payment under the LRP. The applicant has failed to show through the evidence submitted with his application or the evidence of record, any basis for suspending or remitting the debt owed the government for the unearned portion of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089892C070403
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a more favorable discharge that will afford him benefits. There is no indication in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief requested, and therefore, it would not be in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089894C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He was transferred to Fort Ord, California to undergo his basic combat training (BCT). The facts and circumstances surrounding the applicant’s discharge are not present in the available records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089899C070403
In a Memorandum for Record dated 13 February 2003, the Chief, Military Personnel Actions Branch, Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) stated that the applicant could not be promoted on his promotion eligibility date of 25 August 2002, because all promotion qualifications were not met. The applicant's unit commander at the time verified on 1 June 2002, that the applicant possessed a valid security clearance and met all other requirements for promotion to first lieutenant on his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089903C070212
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 February 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: A2003089903 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 Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089907C070212
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 she would never have been promoted to the pay grade of E-5 unless she had successfully completed PLDC. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief requested, and therefore, it would not be in the interest of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089909C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that his supervisor stated that the DD Form 214 that he has only shows his boot camp and ADT (active duty for training) service. The applicant was provided a DD Form 214 to document this service in compliance with the applicable regulation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089919C070403
The Board ultimately concluded that the applicant was physically unfit to perform his duties at the time of his release from active duty in May 1970 and corrected his records to show that he was retired from active duty on 16 May 1970 and his name placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL). Because the action was accomplished by the Board no Department of the Army Form 199 (Physical Evaluation Board Proceedings) was completed and hence no determination was made concerning...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089920C070403
The applicant's DD Form 214 confirms that on 6 September 1972, the applicant was separated under the provisions of chapter 10 Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service, in lieu of court martial and he received an UD. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may at any time after the charges have been preferred, submit a request for discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089931C070403
The applicant states that he is requesting an opportunity to present an updated and completed packet containing each and every officer evaluation report for the selection board. The applicant’s military records show that he was appointed in the Reserve as a second lieutenant effective 24 July 1970. Based upon review of the applicant’s records by the Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command, it was determined that the applicant’s official military personnel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089939C070403
In response to a July 2002 application to the Board, a member of the Board staff administratively closed the applicant’s case without referral to the Board (AR2002076716) based on the lack of records and available documentation that would allow a fair and impartial review of the case. In support of his application, he submits a copy of his separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55), his Honorable Discharge Certificate, and Special Order 125. In order to support the award of the PH, the awards...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089940C070403
The Board considered the following evidence: THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE : The IO finally found that the evidence did not show that the applicant was derelict in the performance of her duties.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089943C070403
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. Incorporated herein by reference are military records, which were summarized, in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AC91-09819,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089944C070403
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: He was given an RE code of 4 and a separation code of KFS (voluntary discharge in lieu of trial by court-martial under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-20, chapter 10).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089945C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his records be corrected to show that he retired from the Army with 17 plus years of active military service. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089946C070403
The applicant requests that his physical disability rating be increased to 30 or 40 percent, and that he be granted a physical disability rating for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The applicant states that his current physical disability rating of 20 percent should be increased to 30 or 40 percent, and that he should be granted a disability rating for PTSD. On 5 October 1999, a formal PEB found the applicant physically unfit with a 20 percent disability rating for chronic neck,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089947C070212
The applicant, the daughter of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of her father’s WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation-Honorable Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart. The FSM’s military records are not available to the Board for review. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing: a. in Item 32 of his AGO Form 53-55, that he participated in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003089952C070403
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Promotion to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3) with an effective date of the first promotion board in 1976. He claimed that the OER scores for intelligence officers were always lower than those of other branches and whenever intelligence officers were assigned to a combat unit, he/she would often be rated or indorsed by an officer from another branch. The evidence of record shows the applicant was twice nonselected for promotion to CW3 by a Department of the...