ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015373C070206
Edward E. Montgomery | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. It was recommended that the applicant be separated from military service under the appropriate regulation. 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015375C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015375 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 Bronze Star Medal is to be awarded to individuals who were authorized either badge for service during World War II. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show the Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015385C070206
The applicant provides a supplemental letter; a memorandum from a commanding officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; a DD Form 1884 (Application For Annuity Under The Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) and/or SBP); a Direct Deposit Sign-up Form; the FSM' s Certificate of Death; her Form W-4P (Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments); the FSM's reassignment orders to the Retired Reserve; the FSM's 20-Year Letter; the FSM's Chronological Statement of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015417C070206
Gerald J. Purcell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides his college transcripts; his Master of Public Health degree; his American Board of Preventive Medicine board certification; his internship diploma; his residency diploma; his fellowship diploma; and his active duty orders. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: In accordance with the advisory opinion, the applicant's active duty orders should be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015419C070206
The applicant was also notified by HRC that they had received the Department of Defense (DD) Forms 2475 (DoD Educational Loan Repayment Program Annual Application), and they had determined the loans totaling $47,999.85 did not qualify for repayment under the LRP. The applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his “Statement for Enlistment” was amended to include the sentence “If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015455C070206
SUPPLEMENTAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 01 NOVEMBER 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015455 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. Carol Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following additional evidence: Exhibit C – (show the identifying data for the original Record of Proceedings) CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE: 1. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015462C070206
Edward E. Montgomery | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. That office noted that NIP SBP coverage may be cancelled at any time; however, even if the Soldier cancels the NIP coverage, he or she will have to pay the Reserve component cost of the NIP coverage once they start drawing retired pay at age 60 (for the next 30 years). (The advisory opinion also erroneously stated that the applicant could get out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015463C070206
Donald Lewy | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's military service records do not contain any general orders awarding him the Purple Heart. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: There are no medical records available which show the applicant was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action during his service in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015465C070206
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record indicates at: a. item 31, service in Vietnam from 18 June 1968 through 8 June 1969; b. item 38 (Record of Assignments), service with the 335th Radio Research Company from 24 June 1968 through 29 September 1968 and the 156th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion in Vietnam from 3 October 1968 through 5 June 1969; c. item 39, service during four campaign periods; d. item 41 (Awards and Decorations), award of the Good Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015484C070206
He states he was never given a reason for being denied his reenlistment and had intended to serve in the Army for 30 years. It would not have been recorded on his 1963 separation document. The evidence clearly shows that the applicant was not assigned overseas at the time of his 1963 discharge and as such his separation document should not have reflected paragraph 7, of Army Regulation 635-205 or early separation of overseas returnees as the reason and authority of his separation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015485C070206
The applicant requests correction to his records to show the award of the CIB. The applicant's records do show he was assigned to an Infantry unit; however, there is insufficient evidence in the available records and the applicant did not provide substantiating evidence to show that he was present under fire while engaged in ground combat with the enemy. The fact that he was assigned to an Infantry unit in the Republic of Vietnam does not entitle the applicant to the award of the CIB.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015486C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Records available to the Board indicate the applicant was commissioned as an United States Army Reserve Officer on 12 May 1984. Since 3 March 1972 the medal has been authorized on completion of 4 years service with a Reserve Component unit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015497C070206
24 October 1950 through 23 October 1953 – with 1 year and 2 days of foreign service and award of the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge; c. no DD Form 214 is of record for the period 7 December 1953 through 3 October 1956; d. 4 October 1956 through 3 October 1962 – with 1 year, 6 months, and 5 days of foreign service and award of the Purple Heart, the Good...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015506C070206
The applicant requests in effect, that his discharge be upgraded to a discharge under honorable conditions. However, the MPRJ does contain a separation document (DD Form 214) that contains the authority and reason for his discharge. On 9 December 1981, the applicant received an Undesirable Discharge after completing 1 year, 4 months, and 6 days of active military service and 105 days of time lost during this enlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015508C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, and the Expert Tank Weapons Qualification Badge, the Combat Lifesavers Course, and the M8A1 Chemical Alarm Certification be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. The evidence shows that the applicant is also entitled to award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal, awarded by the Government of Kuwait, for his service in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015514C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by changing his date of rank of Lieutenant Colonel to the Federal recognition orders, dated 14 December 2004. The applicant provides copies of his selection for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, his 7 October 2005 Federal recognition orders, his 8 June 2005 transfer orders, and his 8 June 2005 promotion orders, in support of his request. In the processing of this case an Advisory Opinion was obtained from the National Guard Bureau, which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015521C070206
The applicant's military records show that he enlisted in the Army on 25 August 1969, in pay grade E-1, for 3 years. On 25 November 1970, the applicant's commander recommended that he be separated from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, for Unfitness with an Undesirable Discharge. There is no evidence of record that the applicant applied for a discharge upgrade to the Army Discharge Review Board within its 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015534C070206
His separation document indicates he was discharged in pay grade E-1 with a date of rank of 8 September 2003, that his HOR at the time of his entry on active duty was located in the Bronx, New York, that he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, and that his RE code was 3 and his separation code was JFX. Documents associated with the reduction in rank were not in records available to the Board. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015540C070206
Donald L. Lewy | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. He and the applicant divorced in December 1978, prior to the establishment of former spouse coverage. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing that the FSM made a written request to change his SBP coverage to former spouse and children coverage on 24 September 1983...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015547C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board. The separation document, completed at the time of her release from active duty, notes that she was being released upon completion of an Active Guard Reserve tour of duty. While clearly the applicant was awarded MOS 76Y, there is no evidence, and she has not provided any, which shows that she served in that specialty for at least 1 year.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015555C070206
Jeanette R. McCants | |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 in the Regular Army (RA) for a period of 3 years and 18 weeks instead of 8 years and 00 weeks. The applicant provides in support of his request, a Memorandum for Record (MFR), Subject: Correction of Term of Enlistment, from Headquarters, United States...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015569C070206
Peguine M. Taylor | |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 his naturalized name of E____ D_____ C____. The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error or injustice which occurred on 2 July 1991, the date of his release from active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015578C070206
His records show that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. The applicant's records do show he was assigned to an Infantry unit; however, there is no evidence in the available records to show he was present under fire while engaged in ground combat with the enemy. Evidence of records show he participated in three campaigns during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015592C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55) be corrected to reflect that correct organization he served with during World War II and his campaign participation with that correct unit; and that it be corrected to include all awards to which he is entitled. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015604C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 JULY 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015604 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. What is known is that the applicant’s lost time, if any, was not deducted from the creditable service reflected in item 22 on his 1973 separation document, the 3 October – 13 September 1971 entry is clearly an error, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015616C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 August 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015616 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 15 October 1970, the separation authority directed the applicant’s discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unfitness and that he receive an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. After carefully...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015632C070206
The applicant requests his date of retirement on his certificate of retirement be changed from 1 February 1979 to 3 March 1977. DA, U.S. Army Military Personnel Center Orders D13-7 dated 18 January 1979 show that the applicant was removed from the TDRL on 31 January 1979 and on the following date permanently retired. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 2 March 1977; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015643C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 August 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015643 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 4 January 1960, the applicant acknowledged that he had been advised by counsel of the basis for the contemplated action against him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208 for unfitness. The separation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015648C070206
The FSM married the applicant on 10 March 1988. Once a member elects either options B or C in any category of coverage, that election is irrevocable. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. voiding the 7 February 1985 DD Form 1883; b. showing the FSM enrolled in the RCSBP on 11 February 1984 for spouse and children coverage by completing a DD Form 1883 and the DD Form 1883 was accepted and processed by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015665C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her former spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he changed his Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage to former spouse coverage. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage in those cases where the retiree had elected spouse coverage at retirement or was still on active duty and had not yet made an SBP election. The DFAS letter provided by the applicant pertained to her...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015668C070206
Despite his personal testimony, over 25 letters of recommendation from military officers with whom he had served on active duty and civilian professionals, the personal testimony of the G1 Operations Officer, and the invaluable medical skills he provided toward the defense of our nation, the board recommended he be involuntarily discharged from the USAR. The discharge order #D-10-533473, dated 13 October 2005 and effective 11 November 2005, was issued by the HRC, in accordance with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015679C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 August 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015679 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. James R. Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests pay for his service as a private first class/pay grade E-3.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015706C070206
He states he had already submitted a request to retire, effective 1 April 2000, but his command separated him on 7 January 2000 and did not award him retirement at that time. The statement submitted by the applicant in support of his request for retirement, which indicated he had more than 20 years of service when separated from the Active Guard Reserve in January 2000, did not address the basis for the applicant’s discharge but merely noted that by the author of the statement’s calculation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015711C070206
The applicant's military service records contain a DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record). There is no evidence showing that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. However, the applicant provided no evidence, and there is no evidence in the available records, that supports the applicant’s contention that his overall record of service was not given due consideration at the time he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015739C070206
He states that future selection board members may see that he refused promotion to the pay grade of E-7 in the past and question why he should be promoted again. According to the Chief, Enlisted Promotions, Promotions Branch, United States Total Army Personnel Command, the applicant was considered and selected for promotion by the Sergeant First Class and Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Selection Board. Promotion boards for selection to the pay grades of E-7 and E-8 are not routinely...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015740C070206
On 18 July 2005, the applicant applied for repayment of his Sallie Mae loan by completing a DD Form 2475 (DOD Educational Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Annual Application). The applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his enlistment contract was amended to include the sentence, “If a student loan is accepted by the officials processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP, and the government fails to verify that the student loan accepted actually is eligible under the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015745C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military service records to show his correct date of birth. The available military service record in this case is the applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective date of 21 March 1968. The evidence of record shows that the applicant's date of birth is recorded in his military service records as 8 May 1944 and his place of birth is recorded as McRae, Georgia.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015757C070206
However, there is no indication that these wounds were received as a result of enemy action, and the military medical records used for this determination were not included with the application. The evidence does show that based on his service in Korea, he is entitled to KWSM. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show his entitlement to the Korean War Service Medal; and by providing him a correction to his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015771C070206
The applicant requests that the records of his father, a deceased former service member (FSM) be corrected to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp. The applicant contends that the FSM is entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp. Records show the FSM participated in five campaigns during his military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015778C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 does not show his service in Kuwait and that he was discharged for misconduct. The evidence shows that the applicant was awarded the ARCOM for meritorious service during Operation Enduring Freedom as a member of the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, from 20 March to 1 May 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015793C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant states that it has been 30 years since he was discharged and he has been punished enough. In his application to the Board, the applicant stated that after 30 years, he had been punished enough.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015794C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his discharge document be corrected to show his rank as first lieutenant. The applicant's military service records contain a copy of a DD Form 214, with an effective date of 28 February 1953, which shows that he entered into active service in the Army on 20 August 1951 as a second lieutenant and served as a commissioned officer in the Military Police Corps. This document shows that the applicant was honorably discharged as a Reserve commissioned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015795C070206
A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. Records further show that the applicant requested award of the Purple Heart for frostbite injuries which was denied by this Board on 20 July 1988, Docket Number AC87-05701. The Board explained to the congressman that the Army Reserve Personnel Center had searched the organizational files for any evidence of the applicant’s entitlement to the Purple Heart and reported that no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015797C070206
Therefore, he should be awarded the PH, and his record should be corrected accordingly. The available evidence also shows that his active duty service and service in Korea entitles him to the NDSM and KWSM. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the Purple Heart, for being wounded in action in Korea on 10 July 1952 and by deleting the current entry in Item 29 of his DD Form 214 and replacing it with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015798C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states that his MOS was 12A (Pioneer) not 94B (Cook) as recorded on his DD Form 214. This Form also shows he served in MOS 94B (Cook) from 31 May 1966 through the date of his separation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015799C070206
In order for the applicant to remain eligible for the VSI payments, he had to reenlist in the Ready Reserve. The applicant was eventually told by HRC that they could no longer authorize an antedated reenlistment for him since it had been several years since his discharge. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015802C070206
On 7 September 1983, the applicant was discharged from active duty for misconduct and desertion. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015819C070206
The applicant requested correction of his records to show award of the Air Medal. There are no orders or other evidence authorizing award of this decoration. The evidence also shows that the applicant participated in four campaigns during his service in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015823C070206
The fact that it may have been on his leave and earning statements is not evidence of any error or injustice in his military personnel file. In this particular case the applicant’s records were originally constituted without the Jr. designation and remain so throughout his military service. While he has provided no evidence that his records should have been constituted with the Jr. designation even if such were the case it would not now serve as a basis to correct his records to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015826C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests the award of the Purple Heart for an accident while in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Records show that the applicant participated in the four campaigns during his service in Vietnam.