ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105362C070208
Powers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. A separation code of "LHJ" applies to RA Soldiers separated for unsatisfactory performance under the provisions of chapter 13, AR 635-200. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged injustice now under consideration on 13 September 1992; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 12...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105372C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 17 August 1971, the applicant was notified that a board of officers would convene to determine whether he should be discharged from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulations 635-212 prior to his expiration of service. On 4 January 1987, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105408C070208
The FSM's military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973. DD Form 217A, Certificate of Service, that the applicant provided, shows that on 8 October 1950, the FSM was recalled to active duty and served until 21 August 1951. The FSM had a copy of the DD Form 214 that was issued to him on his release from active duty on 11 April 1950.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105434C070208
In this case, the evidence of record includes orders awarding the applicant the first award of the PH for being wounded in action on 26 June 1967. Thus, it would be appropriate to award the applicant the PH 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, for being wounded in action in the RVN on 6 December 1967 and to correct his record and separation document to show he received two awards of the PH. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105438C070208
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 unit the applicant was assigned to, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Vietnam, was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation, for the period 20 July 1965 through 28 March 1973, by Department of the Army General...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105444C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 June 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2004105444 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 a self authored statement, dated 21 February 2004; an DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) with an effective date of 30 April 1969; a photograph of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105475C070208
James B. Gunlicks | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Given the regulation provided retroactive provisions for award of the OSR only for members who were serving on active duty subsequent to 1 August 1981, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis to support adding the award to the applicant’s record at this time. The applicant’s record also provides no indication that he directly participated in any of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105491C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1. After a thorough review of the evidence and records presented to the Board, it appears that the applicant was properly discharged for misconduct as a result of a urinalysis screening that tested positive for cocaine.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105497C070208
Laverne Berry | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The award certificate, submitted by the applicant in support of his request, indicates that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during the period July 1970 to July 1971. In the absence of orders, or evidence to the contrary, the Board accepts the applicant’s award certificate as authentication of entitlement to the Bronze Star Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105551C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect his correct Social Security Account Number (SSAN) and that he received a High School Equivalency Diploma based on successful completion of General Education Development (GED) tests. The applicant states, in effect, that he successfully completed the GED tests and was awarded a High School Equivalency Diploma in 1979. The evidence of record confirms the applicant completed GED testing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105559C070208
The applicant contends that his records should be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart. The applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55, which was authenticated in his own hand at the time of his separation from the Service, does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that, in addition to the awards already listed on his WD AGO Form 53-55, he was awarded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105561C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) on 5 March 1990; that his retirement points be adjusted; and that he be considered for direct appointment as a Quartermaster Corps commissioned or warrant officer. The applicant provides his enlistment contract; his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); extracts from Army Regulations 135-178 and 140-111; a Retirement Points Summary (prepared...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105572C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) be upgraded to an honorable discharge. On 17 June 1983, the applicant’s unit commander recommended a discharge UOTHC.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105580C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he changed his Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) election from spouse [and children] coverage to former spouse [and children] coverage. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage (without the member’s agreement) in those cases where the member was participating in the SBP or was still...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105588C070208
The applicant requests that the record of nonjudicial punishment (Article 15) be removed from the restricted portion of his official military personnel file (OMPF). His commanding officer directed that the record of punishment be placed in the applicant's restricted fiche. Documents on the restricted fiche are those that must be permanently kept to maintain an unbroken, historical record of a Soldier's service, conduct, duty performance, and evaluation periods; record investigation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105593C070208
He concludes by stating that he has faithfully paid the SBP premiums since his retirement in 1987 and requests the SBP coverage be continued for his former spouse, as required by his divorce decree. The law also permits the former spouse concerned to request a former spouse SBP coverage election be deemed to have been made within one year of a date of a court-order of divorce. The evidence of record confirms the applicant and his former spouse were divorced on 27 September 2002.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105603C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman Badge for his service in Vietnam. 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 the applicant was assigned to were awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation, for the period 17 September 1965 through June 1972, by Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105605C070208
On 27 October 2003, Headquarters, U. S. Army Cadet Command sent the applicant a statement of options – either repay the ROTC debt monetarily or agree to be ordered to active duty based on the needs of the Army. That office noted the applicant's voluntary enlisted service in the Regular Army is not an authorized remedy for debt repayment under the terms of the ROTC contract and recommended that his voluntary enlistment not reduce the amount he is required to reimburse the United States for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105607C070208
He had never entered that advanced degree on his records previously for the obvious reason that he was concurrently pursuing his medical degree and his Ph. The applicant was awarded a medical degree in 2003. In pertinent part, it provides that a physician may be awarded constructive service credit for an additional advanced degree (other than medical or osteopathic) if that degree contributes adjunctive skills to the primary specialty, if it was not earned at the same time as the basic...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105613C070208
John T. Meixell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's military records show that he enlisted for 3 years in the Regular Army on 29 February 1968. Given that the applicant was assigned to an aviation battalion, that his Enlisted Qualification Record shows that he was assigned the duty title of Door Gunner for a seven-month period, that he was issued clothing and equipment typically issued...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105627C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Parachutist Badge be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Permanent Orders 162-16, published by Headquarters, U.S. Army Infantry Center, dated 21 August 1990, shows that the applicant completed the Airborne Course and was awarded the Parachutist Badge on 31 August 1990. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105631C070208
The applicant states that he did not agree with the decision that was made pertinent to his request for award of the Purple Heart. It is new evidence; therefore, the Board must consider it. It is his contention that the applicant wanted no record of a wound to be made or included in his record and because of this, assuming that the applicant was wounded in action and that he received medical treatment, the criteria for award of the Purple Heart, that the medical treatment must have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105639C070208
Carol A. Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105640C070208
Carol A. Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted for 3 years and 16 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105642C070208
Carol A. Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted for 3 years and 28 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105654C070208
There are no orders in the applicant's service personnel records to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. 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 applicant: a. was awarded three bronze service stars to be affixed to his already- awarded Vietnam Service Medal; b. was awarded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105658C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted for 4 years and 16 weeks instead of 4 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105662C070208
The applicant requested correction of his records to show award of the AAM. The applicant's DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) does not show any foreign service and does not show any additional duty stations beyond Fort Benning. Therefore, no basis has been established to correct his record to show foreign service, nor is there any evidence to show award of the SWASM, AFEM, KLM-SA, or the KLM-K. 2.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105677C070208
He states that he submitted a request to correct the errors in his record to the Chief, Promotions Branch, United States Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) and received a denial letter from the Officer Special Review Board (OSRB) with numerous errors in return. He claims the bottom line is that he did complete CGSC before the convening date of the promotion board and because it was not graded in a timely manner, his certificate was not properly on file in his OMPF for consideration by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105701C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that a DA Form 4991-R (Declination of Continued Service Statement) and a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) issued for the period of service 17 August 1995 to 17 January 2002 be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). AR 600-8-104 (Military Personnel Information Management/ Records) provides that the Declination of Continued Service Statement will be removed upon an individual being separated from service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105706C070208
The applicant requested correction of his records to show award of the Air Medal. The applicant submitted a copy of a letter from the National Personnel Records Center, dated 5 March 2004, which advised the applicant that there were no records to show that he was authorized the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base correction of the applicant's records to show award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105710C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant dropped the charge he had in his hands and jumped away. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Bronze Star Medal based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and adding this award to the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55; b. awarding the applicant the Army of Occupation Medal, with Germany Clasp and adding this award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105716C070208
Hubert O. Fry | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states he feels they should not have waited until the very last day of his contract to inform him that if he wanted to be considered for a medical discharge then he would have to extend his enlistment to appear before a physical evaluation board (PEB). Army Regulation 600-60 (Physical Performance Evaluation System), paragraph 2-2 states that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105718C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 January 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2004105165 AR2004105718 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, in two separate applications, that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect he was awarded the Air Medal (AM) and that his military occupational specialty (MOS)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105721C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows the following awards and decorations: Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Combat Infantryman Badge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105727C070208
The applicant states that, on 22 March 2001, the FSM faxed a letter to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), along with their marriage certificate, requesting enrollment in the SBP. Nevertheless, the letter is accepted as sufficient evidence to show the FSM made a good faith effort to comply with the law by requesting enrollment in the SBP within one year of his post-retirement marriage. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105728C070208
William D. Powers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows his total active service in Item 22b as "1 year, 4 months, 6 days." As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing in Item 22b of his DD Form 214 2 years, 4 months, 5 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105734C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted 5 years and 16 weeks instead of 5 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105737C070208
Diane J. Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the enlistment contract to show...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105738C070208
Diane J. Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the enlistment contract to show...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105750C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's service personnel records contain a letter, dated 22 November 1966, from Headquarters, United States Army Medical Training Center, Fort Sam Houston to the Clerk, Selective Service Local Board Number 125, Long Beach, California requesting verification of the applicant's DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), dated 19 July 1966. When separation for unfitness was warranted an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105756C070208
There is insufficient evidence of record available to the Board, which shows that the applicant sustained frozen feet before he was taken prisoner of war, while he was engaged in actual combat with the enemy. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105762C070208
Larry J. Olson | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) for the period 29 October 1984 to 4 January 1993 be corrected by changing her separation code (SPD code) in Item 26 from "LFF" to "MBK" and her narrative reason for separation in Item 28 from "Directed by the Secretary of the Army" to "Expiration Term of Service."...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105768C070208
The applicant's military record shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 July 1990. The available evidence shows that, on 10 February 1997, the applicant was recommended for award of the MSM for the period of service from 22 July 1994 to 1 June 1997. The applicant's DD Form 214, issued on 16 April 1998 shows award of both the MSM and the ARCOM for the same period of service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105774C070208
The applicant requests to be promoted to a permanent rank on the permanent disability retirement list, retroactive to 15 July 1971. Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded that the applicant was properly retired in the pay grade of E-4. The fact that he did not complete OCS, the basis for his promotion to pay grade E5, indicates that he was properly reduced...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105778C070208
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to reflect that he enlisted under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program (ACASP). Army Regulation 601-210 further states that personnel approved for enlistment under this program will be enlisted in the pay grade of E-4 based on possession of a bachelor’s degree and may be advanced to the pay grade of E-5 contingent on the commander’s approval. Accordingly, given the support of his chain of command, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105783C070208
Laverne V. Berry | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Since the applicant received 8 months excess credit, 8 months was subtracted from her date of entry on active duty (6 July 2003), giving her a captain date of rank of 6 November 2002 in accordance with Army Regulation 600-8-29, paragraph 1-41. Army Regulation 600-8-29 (Officer Promotions), paragraph 1-41 states that if an officer is tendered a new original...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105785C070208
The applicant requests that his most recent Certificate of Release or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect the active duty service that he performed in Grenada in 1984 and in Cuba in 1994. A DD Form 214 was prepared for the applicant releasing him from active duty and reflecting his active duty service in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the DD Form 214 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105789C070208
The applicant states that he was trained as a personnel specialist; however, prior to going to Vietnam he was assigned to the infantry and served his tour in Vietnam as an infantryman. He completed his tour in Vietnam, and in October 1966 was assigned to the United States Army, Europe as a personnel specialist. The soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, he must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004105790C070208
The applicant’s record confirms he originally enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 14 November 1967. On 16 November 1972, the applicant was discharged accordingly. Thus, a formal hearing before the Board, at which the applicant and/or his counsel could be present, is not necessary to satisfy the interest of justice in this case.