ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002472C070206
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, her separation document (DD Form 214) shows she was AWOL for three days, but she was never AWOL. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for soldiers on retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002473C070206
On 23 April 2002, the applicant’s trial defense counsel submitted a memorandum through the applicant’s chain of command requesting that the imposition of NJP be suspended until the applicant had the opportunity to attend in-patient treatment for alcoholism at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC). On 25 April 2002, NJP was imposed against the applicant for disobeying a lawful order from his commander to abstain from alcohol. Personnel serving in the pay grade of E-4 or below, with less...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002475C070206
The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect his rank and pay grade as a staff sergeant (SSG)/E-6. The evidence of record clearly shows that the highest rank he attained was sergeant E-5 and he was properly retired in that rank and pay grade. Although the applicant received a welcome letter addressing him in the rank of SSG, that letter does not constitute authority to promote him to the pay grade of E-6.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002477C070206
A review of the available records which included the results of records searches conducted in 1970 and in 1995 of medical records, hospital/aid station admission and treatment records and unit morning reports fail to document that the applicant was treated for any of the injuries he asserts qualifies him for award of the Purple Heart. After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the GCMDL for his service from 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002478C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 November 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050002478 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. Carmen Duncan | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 19 (Date and Place of Entry Into Active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002480C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that his discharge document should be corrected to show award of the Army Achievement Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; that the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal should be deleted from his discharge document; and he should be issued a certificate for his Combat Infantryman Badge. Evidence of record shows the applicant is entitled to the Global War on Terrorism...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002481C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050002481 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 unit commander recommended that the applicant be required to appear before a board of officers to determine whether he should be discharged before his expiration of his term of service. He had completed 1 year,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002482C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002484C070206
Robert Rogers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states there is no record of the exposure times and dates recorded in either his medical or military personnel records. While the applicant would have been exposed to chemicals during the course of his military career as part of his duties in the chemical field, there are no provisions where by such routine exposures would have been recorded in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002487C070206
Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the time, set for the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. When authorized, it is issued to a soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 2005000248C070206
Counsel points out that the applicant submits documents from the Army Discharge Review Board's Case Historical Record Collection of similar cases, or worse, that received a general discharge or a discharge under honorable conditions. The evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged under the provisions of AR 635-200, Chapter 10, for the good of the service, in lieu of trial by court-martial. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request for an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002493C070206
There is no evidence in the available records that shows the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action during World War II. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain an 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 that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002494C070206
The applicant’s military records show that after having completed 6 months and 27 days prior inactive service, the applicant enlisted and entered active duty in the USAF on 17 August 1982. The DD Form 214 he was issued at the end of this period of active duty service shows he held the rank and pay grade of Specialist/E-4 (SPC/E-4) and that his DOR was 25 June 2003, the date of his enlistment in the ARNG. The evidence of record in this case confirms the applicant was REFRAD in the USAF, in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002495C070206
The applicant requests his records be corrected to show 4 months and 6 days of service in Iraq, award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Global War on Terrorism Medal; and by awarding him the Good Conduct Medal. In addition, Item 18 of the applicant's DD Form 214 should also be corrected with an entry to show overseas service in Iraq from 24 April 2003 through 22 August 2003. Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized Add: "GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002498C070206
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. There were no service medical records available to the Board or provided by the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002499C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that her records be corrected by upgrading her discharge. The applicant states she was the victim of sexual harassment while stationed in Germany.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002501C070206
The advisory opinion stated that the applicant and his unit failed on more than one occasion to complete the required SLRP documentation correctly, the original amount of his student loan was $8451, and the applicant continued to make payments on his loans. Although the advisory opinion indicated the applicant's loans were in default in 2004, there is no evidence to show they were in default at any time prior to his release from the Selected Reserve in March 1999. Therefore, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002507C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. He departed the PTO on 4 January 1946 and was transferred to Fort Sheridan, where he was honorably discharged on 26 January 1946. However, he has failed to show through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record sufficient evidence to establish that he was injured as a result of enemy action and that he received treatment for that injury.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002508C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. On 12 February 1985, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 14, for misconduct – pattern of misconduct, with the separation code of JKM. 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),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002509C070206
On 24 May 2001, the separation authority approved the request for discharge in lieu of court-martial under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10. On 18 September 2002, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined that the applicant's reason for discharge was proper and equitable and voted to deny relief. The date of application to the ABCMR is within three years of the decision of the ADRB; therefore, the applicant has timely filed.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002513C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 November 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050002513 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. LaVerne M. Douglas | |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 | CY2005 | 20050002514C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that his discharge document is in error and should be corrected to show his rank and pay grade at the time of his separation, his service in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and the awards that he is authorized. The applicant's records contain a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 13 July 1992. The applicant provides copies of DD Forms 214 which provide evidence of his rank/pay...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002527C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that when his Army disability ratings were added together the total rating was 110 percent and not 70 percent as recorded on his disability documents. At the conclusion of the PEB, on 14 February 1950, it was determined the applicant had a combined disability rating of 70 percent. The evidence shows the applicant's combined disability rating at the time of his disability retirement in 1950 was 70 percent and that he elected to retire under the Career...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002528C070206
The applicant provides copies of three DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); promotion orders to master sergeant; and copies of documents relating to his awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal, two State of Texas Federal Service Medals, and a DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Award), dated 9 July 1999. U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation Number 672-2 (Foreign Awards...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002532C070206
He also requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show the Driver Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. The applicant provides a DD Form 214 which appears to be altered; a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), dated 25 May 1973; a DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards), dated 23 May 1973; a DA Form 1577, dated 31 May 1973; an Armed Forces Identification card; a U.S. Government Motor Vehicle...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002534C070206
The applicant requests removal of a general officer memorandum of reprimand (GOMOR) from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). He states that neither the general nor anyone else in his chain of command ever informed him of the decision to direct filing of the GOMOR in his OMPF and that he only discovered the GOMOR during an individual record review. In his rebuttal the applicant stated that, to his knowledge, his team members had never been formally counseled for failure to inform...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002535C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 1 November 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050002535 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 he was wounded in combat. Therefore, the Board requests the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by adding the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002536C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of his undesirable discharge (UD). On 11 October 1972, the applicant was discharged accordingly. It further shows the applicant departed AWOL while his discharge request was being processed and that he was ultimately discharged while in an AWOL status.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002537C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050002537 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 was discharged on 30 August 1973 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10 for the good of the service with an undesirable discharge. He had completed 2 years and 2 months and 11...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002540C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of her Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD) to a General Discharge (GD) under honorable conditions. The applicant provides: a. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows that it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file this application within the 3-year statute of limitations prescribed by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002541C070206
Carol Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect two awards of the Purple Heart. The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded on two separate occasions while in Vietnam; once on 6 February 1970 and again on 20 March 1970.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002542C070206
The applicant, as the widow of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that her late husband’s DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal. Evidence of record shows the FSM was wounded in action on 6 June 1969 in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002549C070206
A review of the applicant’s records fails to show any indication that the applicant was promoted to the pay grade of E-5. Although the applicant has provided orders that effect his promotion to the pay grade of E-5 on 1 April 1971, his records do not show that he was ever promoted to that pay grade. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002552C070206
The applicant states that he was injured in the theater of war during Operation Enduring Freedom on 3 March 2003 on Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia, and should be awarded the Purple Heart. While it is regrettable that he was injured in Saudi Arabia, he has failed to show through the evidence submitted with his application or the evidence of record that his injury was the result of enemy action. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002557C070206
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. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show his award of the NDSM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002558C070206
On 24 September 2003, the applicant’s commander notified the applicant that he was initiating action to separate him from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-17, for other designated physical or mental conditions. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. He was given a RE Code of "3" and was discharged with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002560C070206
This unit award is not shown on the applicant's DD Form 214. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the Meritorious Unit Emblem (MUE) and the Presidential Unit Emblem (Republic of Korea) [PUE(ROK)] from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002561C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show that he was discharged in September 1968. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was discharged in September 1968. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was discharged in September 1968.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002562C070206
He was transferred to Vietnam on 14 October 1969 and was assigned as a heavy weapons advisor with the United States Army Military Advisory Command – Vietnam (USAMACV). 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 by awarding him the MUC and one silver and one bronze service star for wear on his already...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002563C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records be corrected to show she made a deemed election of the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) of her former spouse, a former service member (FSM), in a timely manner. The FSM and the applicant divorced on 4 June 2004. 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 on active duty and had not yet made an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002574C070206
the Army service and campaign medals he earned while he was deployed in support of Iraqi Freedom and in the Global War on Terrorism be added to his DD Form 214; and that c.) the period he served in the combat zone be added to his DD Form 214. There is no documentary evidence in the applicant's service personnel records, and the applicant provided none, to show that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal; the Army Achievement Medal, with oak leaf cluster; and the Good Conduct Medal;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002584C070206
Patrick H. McGann Jr. | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. For periods before 1 January 2004 (the date this statute was amended), members had to have disabilities for which they have been awarded the Purple Heart and are rated at least 10% disabled or who are rated at least 60% disabled as a direct result of armed conflict, specially hazardous duty, training exercises that simulate war, or caused by an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002586C070206
Michael J. Flynn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. While on a live night fire of a self propelled howitzer system, two 98 pound projectiles were knocked over and landed on his right foot and toes. Due to cost constraints, while all military retirees will eventually receive concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation, only those military retirees who have disabilities incurred in combat, or in conditions...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002591C070206
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that his rank is Staff Sergeant (SSG) E-6, that his date of birth (DOB) is 26 December 1923, and that his service connected conditions be updated on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) computer. His DD Form 214 indicates that he was REFRAD in the rank of SP5 and his DOB is listed as 21 November 1923. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002592C070206
The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect that the time he served at Fort Ord, California, was not for training, but was active duty service. He was ordered to active duty for training (ACDUTRA) for 6 months for the period of 6 March to 5 September 1958 and was transferred to Fort Sill to attend the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course (FAOBC), with a report date of 10 March 1958. Accordingly, the entire 6 months he served on active duty was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002593C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 shows that he had only 2 years, 3 months and 20 days of active service. The records do contain an unsigned Certification of Military Service, dated 21 February 1980, for the period of service from 30 November 1970 to 30 August 1972 that shows service was terminated by honorable discharge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by issuing the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002595C070206
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation), Honorable Discharge Certificate, and Certification of Military Service to show his service as second lieutenant. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. His WD AGO Form 53-55 also shows that he was discharged in the enlisted grade of PFC, that the highest grade he held was PFC during the period 27 June 1943 to 25 June 1945, and that he was honorably...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002596C070206
He states the VA acknowledged his leukemia by granting him a 10 percent disability rating, which the Army has not. The PEB recommended the applicant be separated with severance pay with a 20 percent rating under VASRD (VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities) Codes 7703, 5099, and 5002. A 9 September 2004 follow-up at the Bone Marrow Transplant clinic noted the applicant had a positive PCR test in October 2003 followed by three negative tests and another positive test in July 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002599C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Prior to 1 October 1949, on which date the Career Compensation Act of 1949, Public Law 351, 81st Congress, became effective, there were no provisions of law whereby an enlisted person with less than 20 years service could be retired from the Army for physical disability. At the time he was discharged with a Certificate of Disability Discharge on 12 May 1945, there were no provisions of law that provided for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050002603C070206
Maribeth Love | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that he was honorably discharged at Fort Carson, Colorado, and reenlisted on the next day for a period of 3 years. ___ John T. Meixell____ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20050002603 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON | | |DATE BOARDED |2005/12/01 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE | | |DATE OF DISCHARGE | | |DISCHARGE AUTHORITY |AR .