ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005080C070208
The applicant requests that his home of record on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to reflect El Paso, Texas vice Umatilla, Florida. Army Regulation 601-280 states that the Home of Record is the place recorded as the home of the soldier when entered into the current tour of active duty. Effective 1 January 1987, Home of Record is the place recorded as the home of the individual when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted, or ordered...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005083C070208
Susan Powers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states he never received the Purple Heart after being burned in Okinawa and spending 14 days in the hospital. As a result, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 1 January 1950.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005085C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040005085 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 statement submitted in support of the applicant's request was authored by an individual who was with the applicant "during the assault on Normandy." Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005122C070208
Diane Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. In the absence orders, or evidence to the contrary, the Board accepts the applicant’s award certificate as authentication of entitlement to the Air Medal and in the interest of justice concludes it would be appropriate to add the award to his separation document. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005128C070208
The notification of birth registration that she submits with her request shows her date of birth as 1 June 1943. The evidence indicates that when the applicant enlisted in the Army on 25 September 1961 she indicated that her date of birth was 31 May 1943, and that when her mother consented to her enlistment in July 1961, she also indicated that the applicant’s date of birth was 31 May 1943. The applicant’s date of birth is correctly recorded on her DD Form 214 and the documents contained...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005198C070208
Carmen Duncan | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Item 12c (Net Active Service this Period) on his 1981 separation document captures his 2 years and 25 days of active service completed between his March 1979 reenlistment date and his March 1981 discharge for retirement date. While the evidence does confirm that the applicant did have 20 years, 4 months, and 16 days of total active service, by the time of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005288C070208
Section 12731, 10 United States Code, provides an entitlement to certain members of the Reserve Components to retired pay and benefits at age 60. The evidence shows that when the applicant’s commander submitted the request for discharge in 1991 he did indicate in the remarks section that the applicant should “transfer to reserve retired group.” That action did not take place and the applicant was merely discharged. While the amount of ultimate retired pay may be less than significant,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005302C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 MAY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040005302 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. Diane Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states that the above awards were not authorized until he left Vietnam and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005327C070208
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart, and other awards to which he is entitled, to include the Unit Meritorious Service award. The applicant’s record was corrected to show that award. Information obtained from the Awards Branch, Human Resources Command, is that the recommendation for award of the Bronze Star Medal was received via a Member of Congress (MC), and that the proposed citation, which included the statement that the company had received a Meritorious Unit Award, was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005351C070208
Prior to 1978 Army Regulation 635-5, which establishes the policies and provisions for the preparation and distribution of separation documents, required the preparation of a DD Form 214 each time an enlisted Soldier was discharged for the purpose of immediate reenlistment. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. ____ Jennifer L. Prater_______ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20040005351 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005452C070208
At the formal hearing it was established that there was no medical evidence, by testing or physical examination, which showed instability of the knees. The VA, which has neither the authority, nor the responsibility for determining physical fitness for military service, awards disability ratings to veterans for conditions that it determines were incurred during military service and subsequently affect the individual’s civilian employability. The Army must find a member physically unfit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005455C070208
LaVerne Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show that he was authorized COT (Consecutive Outside Continental U.S. Tours) travel entitlements as a result of his inter-theater reassignment to Turkey following completion of his tour of duty in Germany. The opinion confirmed that the applicant’s reassignment orders should have included authorization...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005485C070208
In effect, the applicant requests that his record be corrected to show his pay grade as E-5 when he was released from active duty. Thus, his request to correct his record to show his grade as E-5 upon his release from active duty is not granted. ____ Shirley L. Powell_______ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20040005485 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON |YYYYMMDD | |DATE BOARDED |20050503 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) | |DATE OF DISCHARGE |YYYYMMDD | |DISCHARGE AUTHORITY |AR .
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005488C070208
He complained of low back pain on 21 May 1987, stating that the pain went back 7 years. A 22 December 1994 report of medical examination indicated that the applicant was medically qualified for retention with a physical profile of 1 1 3 1 1 1. Notwithstanding the applicant’s various medical conditions and ailments that he had over his military career spanning more than 28 years, he has not provided any evidence to indicate that he was physically unfit for retention.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005531C070208
Upon application, any such service member may be awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal in lieu of the GWOTEM for such service; however, no service member shall be entitled to award of the Iraq Campaign Medal and the GWOTEM for the same act, achievement or period of service. The evidence confirms that the applicant was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for at least 30 consecutive days and as such, based on his request, is entitled to the Iraq Campaign Medal. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005593C070208
The award certificate, provided by the applicant in support of his request, indicates that he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during the period January 1977 to December 1978. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The Board notes that there are no orders in the applicant's available records awarding him the Army Commendation Medal, however, his award certificate was signed by the appropriate commander and reflects the imprinted signature of the appropriate Secretary of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005625C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 MAY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040005625 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. There is no evidence that the applicant was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for service or achievement, although his separation document contains an entry “ARCOM.” The evidence confirms that in actuality, he was awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005656C070208
In May 2004, after the applicant’s last temporary physical profile expired, the applicant’s unit commander initiated action to administratively separate her from active duty under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, because the applicant had failed the APFT on six different occasions. The applicant’s commander recommended that the applicant received a general discharge. However, the separation authority approved the commander’s recommendation and on 2 June 2004...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005676C070208
Carmen Duncan | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. It also shows award of the Vietnam Service Medal but that award does not reflect the number of campaigns in which he participated while in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005762C070208
The applicant provides: a. In response to the claim that the USAPDA had no authority to review the PEB findings, and that the USAPDA had changed the PEB’s 3 June 2003 findings, the USAPDA stated it had a quality review program mandated by the Department of Defense, that the 8 August 2003 return of the case to the PEB was not a change of the PEB findings, but only a return for the PEB to consider additional factors, and that the PEB was free to reach any decision they thought appropriate. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005804C070208
The evidence shows that the applicant was assigned to United States military units, e.g. 525th Military Intelligence Group and MACV Advisor Team 51, first as an intelligence analyst and later as an order of battle specialist in a G-2 Section of the 21st ARVN Infantry Division. The evidence shows that the applicant’s record contains administrative error that does not require action by the Board. The Case Management Support Division in St. Louis is requested to correct the applicant’s...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005805C070208
The applicant requests correction of his records to reflect award of the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and decorations associated with his deployment to Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Guard. Information obtained from the Army’s Military Awards Branch confirmed that the Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded to United States military members deployed to the former Republic of Yugosalvia between 20 December 1996 and 20 June 1998 as part of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005830C070208
The applicant requests that his 2004 separation document be corrected to show that he was separated in pay grade E-4 as a corporal vice pay grade E-3 as a private first class. Unfortunately, there is insufficient evidence to confirm that the applicant was in fact serving in pay grade E-4 at the time of his discharge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing in item 18 on his 2004 separation document that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005833C070208
When his active Federal service time is added to his years of qualifying service as a member of the United States Army Reserve, he had a total of 18 years, 11 months, and 28 days of satisfactory service, for retirement purposes, as of his RYE date of 19 November 2003. The applicant’s argument that because he accumulated 364 retirement points at the time of his release from active duty in 1976, which far exceeded that “required in Reserve status,” he should now be granted a full “qualifying”...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005867C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board. Unfortunately, there is no medical evidence, and the applicant has not provided any which confirms that he was wounded as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 1 May 1970; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 30 April 1973.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040005930C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 APRIL 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040005930 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’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Nevertheless, as indicated by his DD Form 214 he continued his service until his discharge from the Army on 25 March 1954, and his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006038C070208
The FSM’s military records are not available to the Board for review. The evidence available is of the FSM’s DD Form 214. That form shows that he advanced to the rank of corporal in 2 years, that he had no lost time, and that he served honorably.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006089C070208
The applicant requests that his 11 August 1961 honorable discharge certificate from the United States Army Reserve be corrected to show that his pay grade was E-7 and not E-6. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. On 16 September 1958, at the conclusion of the applicant’s 1955 service contract, an honorable discharge certificate was issued which indicated that the applicant was discharged in the rank of MSgt (master sergeant), grade E-7.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006091C070208
In May 1985 the applicant acknowledged that his unit commander was initiating actions to administratively discharge him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, for unsatisfactory performance. The separation authority approved the commander’s recommendation that the applicant be discharged, and on 28 June 1985 the applicant was involuntarily separated for unsatisfactory performance with a general under honorable conditions discharge. The applicant was involuntarily...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006207C070208
The Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) failed to inform him of the retirement for physical disability based on 15 years of service. The applicant was discharged from the VAARNG and as a Reserve of the Army on his ETS, 11 August 1995. The medical reports that the applicant submits with his request: a.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006218C070208
An 11 July 2003 memorandum, a copy of which was also provided by the applicant with her request to this Board, informed her that she had been disenrolled from the ROTC Program. Those medical records were not available to the Board. Army Regulation 145-1 states that ROTC scholarship cadets must complete a contract as part of the scholarship acceptance process.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006223C070208
The applicant states he completed his 4-year enlistment and was voluntarily separated from active duty. His RE Code is recorded as “3” and his separation code (SPD) as “LBK.” 5. The evidence available to the Board does confirm that the applicant received the appropriate RE Code associated with his SPD Code.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006251C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. A statement of the applicant’s retirement points, dated 21 June 2004, shows that he had 21 years, 8 months, and 8 days of qualifying service for retired pay at age 60. Nonetheless, the applicant was eligible for retired pay on 9 September 1988, the date that he was 60 years old, and more than 10 years after his transfer to the Retired Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006292C070208
Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. The Board determined that administrative error in the records of the individual should be corrected. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show entitlement to two bronze service stars on his Vietnam Service Medal, and a Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006301C070208
LaVerne Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show that he served in Saudi Arabia with his battalion between August 1990 and November 1990. By the same token, however, the applicant is entitled to award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal, and by correcting his DD Form 214 to reflect this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006305C070208
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart and the combat air assault medal. The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows award of the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Marksman (Rifle) Badge. That regulation lists the individual, service, and unit awards, and the badges and tabs authorized.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006334C070208
Diane Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Records available to the Board indicate that the applicant enlisted in the United States Army Reserve on 22 August 2003, in pay grade E-3, under the Delayed Entry/Enlistment Program. They noted that the applicant was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree on 20 December 2003, prior to his enlistment in the Regular Army and as such, in accordance with Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006336C070208
Lawrence Foster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. In effect, the applicant requests that her record be corrected to show that she enlisted in the Army on 18 March 2003 in pay grade E-3, vice pay grade E-1, and that she receive all due pay and allowances resulting from the correction. Army Regulation 600-8-19 prescribes the enlisted promotions and reductions function of the military personnel system and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006349C070208
A 13 November 1944 medical report prepared by a doctor of Company C, 109th Medical Battalion, indicates that the applicant had a lacerated wound to the third finger of his right hand accidentally incurred when he fell on broken glass on 31 October 1944 near Crosetto, Italy. While the Board has no reason to doubt the statement of events he has provided regarding his wound, the medical evidence clearly shows that his wound was accidental, and not as a result of hostile action. The evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006358C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Although legislation did authorize award of the Purple Heart to former prisoners of war, as indicated above, there must be substantiating evidence to show that a POW was wounded as a result of hostile action. The evidence shows that the applicant’s record contains administrative error that does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006365C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the record of his special court- martial be expunged from his Official Military Personnel Record (OMPF) or, in the alternative, be transferred to the restricted portion of his OMPF. Army Regulation 600-8-104 states that court-martial orders will be filed on the “P” (performance) fiche in an individual’s OMPF when there is an approved finding of guilty on at lest one specification. The fact that the applicant was successful in obtaining a waiver of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006368C070208
A 13 February 2004 Pay Adjustment Authorization shows that the applicant was overpaid for BAH (basic allowance for housing) in the amount of $23,102.91 from 8 January 1999 to 4 November 2003; and for FSH (Family Separation Housing) in the amount of $223.33 from 10 July 1999 to 16 September 1999. The Commandant of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Eustis had previously requested that the applicant’s indebtedness be cancelled, stating that the debt would cause serious hardship for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006477C070208
The applicant requests that his 1945 separation document be corrected to reflect award of the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. This means, in effect, that the Bronze Star Medal is to be awarded to individuals who were authorized either badge for service during World War II. The applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal on 6 September 1945.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006506C070208
Kenneth Wright | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Evidence shows that he was not provided all of the necessary dental treatment and services within 90 days of his discharge. ____ William Powers_______ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20040006506 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON |YYYYMMDD | |DATE BOARDED |20050607 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) | |DATE OF DISCHARGE |YYYYMMDD | |DISCHARGE AUTHORITY |AR .
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006516C070208
The Center for Military History shows that the 6th Infantry Regiment participated in four campaigns during World War I – St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne, Alsace, and Lorraine. Consequently, the applicant’s request for award of the CIB to his deceased father cannot be granted. Then, the FSM is entitled to award of the World War I Victory Medal with the St. Mihiel battle clasp and the France service clasp.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006520C070208
The applicant requests that his 1991 separation document be corrected to reflect award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Good Conduct Medal, “Persian Gulf Medals,” an “Overseas Ribbon,” and an Army Commendation Medal. There are no orders or other evidence authorizing award of this decoration. His 1991 separation document does not reflect entitlement to the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, which the applicant referred to as the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006554C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 JUNE 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040006554 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. Delia Trimble | |Member | 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006562C070208
On 15 August 1985 the applicant submitted a request for “separation of service from the US Army Reserve” and “the resignation of [his] commission as an officer in the US armed Forces.” His request was approved, and on 6 February 1986 the applicant was honorably discharged. The evidence available to the Board shows that the applicant was a United States Army Reserve officer who applied for, and was granted, Voluntary Indefinite Status. There is no evidence, and the applicant has not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006564C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 MAY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040006564 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. Leonard Hassell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Issuing him a new Purple Heart certificate showing his correct social security number,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 040006569C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 MARCH 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040006569 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. 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 separation...