ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000934C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. Records show the applicant should have discovered the error or injustice now under consideration on 8 November 1985, the date of establishment of the Prisoner of War Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000937C070208
Larry J. Olson | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. His DD Form 214 lists his authorized awards as the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar. Issuing orders showing that he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 7 June 1969, and; b. showing that his authorized awards include the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000958C070208
Susan Powers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Those orders indicate that the applicant was discharged from the Army Reserve on 1 April 1975, at the conclusion of his 6-year statutory service obligation, in pay grade E-4 (Specialist 4). Although the applicant’s records do not contain copies of his promotion order to pay grade E-5, there is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the information on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000969C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected by expunging mention of 83 days of lost time from Item 30 (Remarks). Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000981C070208
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 (BSM). General Orders Number 86, Headquarters, 18th Military Police Brigade, dated 5 July 1970, shows the applicant was awarded the BSM for meritorious service in Vietnam for the period of service from July 1969 to June 1970. The evidence also supports correcting the applicant DD Form 214 to show award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000984C070208
The applicant states, in effect, that his discharge was upgraded by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB). The date of application to the ABCMR is within three years of the decision of the Army Discharge Review Board; therefore, the applicant has timely filed. Records show that on the same day of the applicant's discharge an appropriate authority determined that the charges against the applicant were unsupported by the evidence so the charges were dismissed without prejudice to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001002C070208
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show that he was wounded in action. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing that he was wounded in action on 1 December 1951, and by showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001006C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, UCMJ), dated January 2002, be removed from the Restricted Fiche of her restricted Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Therefore, they set aside the NJP action; however, since it was already on her Restricted Fiche, they had no authority to remove it from her OMPF. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by removing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001008C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 4a (Grade, Rate or Rank) and Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his 31 December 1998 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected. The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: DD Form 214, dated 31 December 1998; Retirement Orders; DD Form 214, dated 29 November 1971; and Newspaper Extract on RVNGC. The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on 31...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001019C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) for the period 29 March 1982 through 22 June 1982 be corrected: a. It also shows that she was awarded MOS 72E, and shows that she was not a high school graduate at the time of relief from active duty. The applicant's DA Form 201 contains an ARPC Form 606-E, dated 14 June 2000, which shows USAR service from 27 June 1981 through honorable discharge on 18 May 1993.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001024C070208
Item 6, of the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55, shows that the applicant served with Company B, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division. During his service in World War II, the applicant served in a unit that was awarded the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by: a. showing the correct designation of the campaign in which the applicant participated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001043C070208
AR 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in its Appendix B and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal, in this case, the Vietnam Service Medal. There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records to show that the applicant was recommended for award of the Air Medal or the Bronze Star Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001050C070208
The applicant provides: a. There is no DD Form 214 in the record for this period of active service. The applicant's records do not support his request that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show award of the OSR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001053C070208
The applicant requests his undesirable discharge (UD) be upgraded to an honorable discharge. At the time of the applicant's separation, a UD was appropriate. Each case is decided on its own merits when an applicant submits a DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) requesting a change in discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001059C070208
He states he never received the Purple Heart and has since been in contact with his unit's former medical specialist. The statement submitted in support of his request from the individual who identifies himself as the unit's medical specialist states that "there were many injuries that early morning of November 7, 1966" and that he recalls the applicant "having the incident where he was pierced by a Pungi Stick on his left upper foot" but that he did not report it because of the "time...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001063C070208
Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of the applicant’s DA Form 20 shows that while performing duties as a drill sergeant at Fort Dix, New Jersey, he received “Unsatisfactory” conduct and efficiency ratings during the period 3 October 1966 through 12 March 1967, and “Fair” conduct and efficiency ratings for the period 13 March through 10 May 1967. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards) prescribed the Army awards policy in effect at the time of the applicant’s separation. Paragraph...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001076C070208
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. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error that does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show: a. that the applicant was awarded the Republic of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001082C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 JANUARY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001082 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 alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 8 May 1984; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001083C070208
The evidence of record confirms the applicant was inducted into the AUS and entered active duty on 29 January 1969, and he honorably separated on 5 November 1970, by reason of early release upon completion of hospitalization. The active duty service he completed between these two dates was 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, and this period is accurately reflected in Item 22a(1) of his DD Form 214 in accordance with the applicable regulation. The Board determined that the evidence presented does...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001086C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 February 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001086 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 evidence of record confirms the applicant was REFRAD for the purpose of disability retirement and placed on the Retired List on 30 November 1974. As a result, there is no error or injustice related to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001104C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect participation in six designated campaign periods based on his two tours of duty in Vietnam, award of the Aircraft Crewman Badge, which he refers to as the Aircrew Flight Badge, five additional awards of the Air Medal based on his combat flight hours, and an award of the Air Medal with "V" device. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 notes that during his second tour of duty he would have participated in two additional...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001117C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 February 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001117 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 provides two medical condition-physical profile records in support of his application. It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001126C070208
In effect, the applicant requests that his record be corrected to show that he was discharged from the California Army National Guard for medical reasons. The available medical evidence dated in 1999 shows that the applicant was medically fit for retention in the Army National Guard. Consequently, the applicant’s request to correct his record to show that he was discharged for medical reasons is not granted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001137C070208
The applicant provides: a. e. DA Form 1307 (Individual Jump Record) for the period 7 December 1965 through 5 April 1967. f. General Order Number 557, Headquarters, III Corps and Fort Hood, dated 10 November 1971, awarding the applicant the ARCOM. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001178C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 08 FEBRUARY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001178 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001181C070208
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. There were no wounds indicated on the October 1945 report of physical examination, and his January 1946 separation report was negative for wounds received in action. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001183C070208
His DD Form 214 shows service in Southwest Asia from 6 June 2003 to 26 August 2003. The applicant’s OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) contains no additional evidence concerning his service in Southwest Asia. There is no evidence and the applicant has not submitted any, to show he served in Southwest Asia from 6 March 2003 to 26 August 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001187C070208
In the original findings, the ABCMR found that the applicant successfully completed his military service without any indication of any medical problems and that he did not have any medically unfitting disability, which required physical disability processing. There is no evidence of record and the applicant did not provide any evidence to show that he was treated in service for pain due to fatigue, stress, or problems with his spine. There is no evidence of record and the applicant did not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001197C070208
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 AR1999019744 on 21 July 1999. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. However, unless there was actually a vacancy and the appointment authority received an allocation that would have allowed it, he could not have been promoted to sergeant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001201C070208
A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Purple Heart and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001208C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, removal of a Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) covering the period December 2000 through November 2001 from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). He states he was never counseled during the rating period, which is required by regulation and an important part of the responsibilities of rating officials. He further found that the reviewer nonconcurrence memorandum properly addressed the applicant’s issues and would be filed in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001209C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that her consolidated loan be used to calculate the amount of her Loan Repayment Program (LRP) payments. At that time, she had signed a U. S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Form 1150 indicating that she understood that under the Army's Student Loan Repayment Program, the Army would not repay student loans in excess of $65,000 regardless of the amount of her student loans. It states that one of the eligibility requirements for the LRP is for the member...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001211C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he enlisted for the Loan Repayment Program (LRP), not the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB). In his rebuttal to an advisory opinion, he stated that upon his enlistment in the Regular Army from the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), he was informed that he would not be allowed to enroll in the LRP due to his classification as prior service. Table 9-4 (U. S. Army Incentive Enlistment Program (Enlistment Bonus/Army College Fund/Loan...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001226C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 March 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001226 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. Powers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Melvin H. Meyer ______________________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR2004000126 | |SUFFIX |...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001231C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, removal of a DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, UCMJ) from the restricted portion (R-Fiche) of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The Military Justice regulation further stipulates that, with the exception of summarized proceedings, Article 15 proceedings are recorded on a DA Form 2627, which will be filed in either the P-Fiche or R-Fiche of the OMPF on those Soldiers in the rank of sergeant and above. The evidence of record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001234C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 February 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001234 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. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. Therefore, it...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001245C070208
It states, in pertinent part, that retired soldiers are entitled to be advanced on the Retired List to the highest grade they held and in which they satisfactorily served on active duty when their active service plus service on the retired list totals 30 years. There is no such evidence of a fatal legal or factual error that would support setting aside the punishment imposed on the applicant, to include the reduction now in question. Advancement under this provision of the law is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001256C070208
The applicant states that because of an "erroneously filed" document in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), he was denied promotion consideration to Sergeant First Class (SFC) by the CY 1999 and CY 2000 SFC Selection Boards. The applicant provides: a. The Army acted properly in granting the applicant standby advisory board promotion reconsideration, in promoting him to SFC with a 1999 promotion date, and in scheduling him to attend ANCOC.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001259C070208
The applicant's certificate for award of the MSM shows he distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service while assigned as a member of he United States Army Security Agency. One OSB is authorized for each period of 6 months active Federal service as a member of a U.S. Service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the MSM, two OSB's and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001288C070208
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Purple Heart 1st Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001320C070208
The applicant, the daughter of a former service member (FSM) requests reconsideration of a previous request to correct her father's records to show that he completed 20 years of qualifying service and that he is entitled to retired pay effective the date of his 60th birthday. At the time of the FSM's separation from an active status in the United States Army Reserve, records showed that he completed over 26 years of reserve and active duty service, but he had less than 18 years...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001324C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show his correct social security number (SSN) of ___-__-5539. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001343C070208
The applicant states that according to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), the entry date for his military service is not correct. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base granting active duty service credit for this period.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001345C070208
The applicant’s military medical record provides no indication that he suffered from a physical or mental condition that rendered him unfit to perform his military duties at the time of his discharge. As indicated in the Board’s original conclusions in this case, the applicant underwent two psychiatric evaluations and a complete physical examination during his separation processing. As a result, the evidence presented by the applicant does not support the requested relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001357C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 February 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001357 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. Kenneth W. Lapin | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001370C070208
Antonio Uribe | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The evidence shows that the applicant did plan to use 22 days of accrued leave between 10 May 2003 and 31 May 2003, but that his intention was thwarted because of his medical emergency. Nonetheless, the applicant, although apparently on convalescent leave for 10 days from 6 May 2003 to 15 May 2003, although not considered authorized accrued leave as such, was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001379C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show the addition of the Bronze Star Medal to his separation document.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001385C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 February 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040001358 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001394C070208
The applicant provides his first lieutenant promotion orders; his captain promotion orders; his Federal recognition orders; a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a period ending 6 October 2003; a Personnel Qualification Record (Commissioned Officer) dated 7 May 2004; and a prior Board case. They also noted that the effective date of promotion in the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) would be the date permanent Federal Recognition orders...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040001426C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he completed 24 months of creditable active service and 4 years of Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) service. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 1-36(e) also states that, when a soldier has a remaining Reserve obligation upon discharge under chapter 16-5, discharge must be made "only when the circumstances of the individual case clearly indicate that the soldier has no potential for useful service under conditions of full...