ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015827C070206
In September 1973 a Department of Defense Form 215 was issued correcting the applicant’s 1969 separation document to reflect all of the requested awards, except the Purple Heart. There were no service medical records available to the Board or provided by the applicant. There is no medical evidence, and the applicant has not provided any, which confirms that he was wounded as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015828C070206
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 AR20040002541, on 3 March 2005. If, as the entry states, the applicant’s record indicated he had been wounded it would have been reasonable to expect that an entry would have then been recorded on the list of individuals reported as combat casualties during the Vietnam War. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015829C070206
Permanent Orders Number 122-6 dated 1 May 1996 and 39-1 dated 8 February 2001 as listed on the applicant’s MSM Certificates verifies his entitlement to two awards of the MSM. This document shows that the applicant was credited with 3 years of Regular Army service and 2 months and 1 day of service with the United States Air Force. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected as follows: a. by awarding him the Korea...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015831C070206
It states, in pertinent part, that an officer must be on the Reserve Active Status List (RASL) on the convening date of the RCSB; and that by law, an officer who has an established date for removal from the RASL that is 90 days or less from the convening date of the selection board is not eligible for promotion consideration. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was twice not selected for promotion to LTC, and that after obtaining 20 years of qualifying service on 11 July 2001, he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015848C070206
Only a PEB, established to evaluate all cases of physical disability equitably for the member and the Government, may determine that an individual is unfit by reason of physical disability and assign a disability rating. The applicant has provided no new medical evidence which shows that his back pain was aggravated by his military service and as such warranted a disability rating. The fact that he underwent surgery for that condition while in the military is not evidence which would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015876C070206
The evidence shows the applicant held the MOS 72E (which includes the time spent in the MOS 72F, prior to conversion), as primary MOS, for 9 years and 3 months and held the MOS 94B as primary MOS for 4 years and 9 months. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the Vietnam Service Medal, with one silver service star and five bronze service stars, from the applicant's DD Form 214; b. awarding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015877C070206
While the applicant’s combat wound to his thumb is well documented in available records, there is no medical evidence, nor has the applicant provided any which confirms he was wounded a second time while in Vietnam. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. ____ Jeanette McCants______ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20050015877 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON |YYYYMMDD | |DATE BOARDED |20060824 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015883C070206
An officer selected for the first time for promotion to the next higher grade may be promoted on or before the date that he/she completes the maximum years of service. The Reserve Officer Personnel Act in effect prior to ROPMA required completion of 3 years as a second lieutenant and 4 years as a first lieutenant before promotion to captain. Therefore, the applicant was appropriately considered for promotion in accordance with Reserve promotional policies that have been in effect...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015887C070206
The Chief of the Personnel Division concluded that the applicant's date of rank to first lieutenant should be amended to 13 June 2003, the date of his completion of the AMEDD Officer Basic Course. Records show that the applicant's date of rank to second lieutenant was 14 March 2001; therefore, he met the time-in grade requirement for promotion to the grade of first lieutenant on 14 March 2003. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015896C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge to honorable. On 23 March 1972, the applicant was discharged with an under honorable conditions discharge. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 23 March 1972; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 22 March 1975.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015904C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The evidence of record also confirms that the applicant served in a qualifying infantry MOS while in an infantry unit and was personally present and participated in combat operations while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015921C070206
The applicant states he would like his August 2001 discharge order to show the correct disability rating of 40 percent instead of the incorrect 30 percent currently shown. Disability documents associated with the applicant’s removal from the TDRL were not available to the Board or provided by the applicant. ______ Paul Smith________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20050015921 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON |YYYYMMDD | |DATE BOARDED |20060829 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015923C070206
The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the Vietnam Service Medal as an authorized award. However, evidence of record shows the applicant participated in four campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which are not correctly shown by award of four bronze service stars for wear on his Vietnam Service Medal. Adding the Vietnam Service Medal with 4 bronze service stars; the Silver Star; the Bronze Star Medal; the Purple Heart for wounds received on 6 February 1969; the Good Conduct Medal for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015927C070206
The applicant's records also contain General Orders Number 26, dated 21 January 1972, that lists his name for award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period of service from 16 June 1969 to 19 January 1972. The evidence of record shows that the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal and was awarded the medal on 21 January 1972. The evidence of record also shows that the applicant completed a qualifying period of service in Korea for award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015930C070206
Item 31 (Military Qualification and Date) of the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge in December 1944. There is no evidence in the available records and the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence showing that he completed a period of military service prior to 27 May 1943. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015931C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015931 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. Notwithstanding the previous issuance of two bronze service stars in 1973, evidence of record shows the applicant participated in three campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which are not correctly shown by award of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015940C070206
James R. Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 5 May 1975, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an undesirable discharge. On 31 May 1975, the applicant was discharged accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015942C070206
The applicant states he should have been awarded the Purple Heart for his wound sustained in the Republic of Vietnam. Evidence of records show that the applicant was assigned to a unit that participated in two campaigns. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by showing award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and two bronze service stars to be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015944C070206
Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the applicant's DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), shows the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and National the Defense Service Medal. Evidence of record show that the applicant is entitled to two Overseas Service Bars. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015946C070206
The applicant's military service records show that he enlisted in the U.S. Army on 30 December 1960. The applicant's DD Form 214, issued at the time of his discharge on 20 February 1970, shows in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) that he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award) and Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Carbine Bar. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his records to show...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015954C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman Badge. Evidence of records show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 30 March 1968. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015958C070206
David Tucker | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) be corrected to show or state his overseas service during Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2003 until April 2004. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015961C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests the records of her husband, a deceased former service member (FSM), be corrected by upgrading his dishonorable discharge. The order indicates the FSM's conviction and sentence were affirmed in accordance with Articles 66 and 67 of the UCMJ, showing that the U.S. Army Board of Review reviewed the FSM's case and that no relief was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015962C070206
The board of officers recommended that the applicant be separated under other than honorable conditions under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13. The applicant's DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) for the period ending 11 November 1974 shows the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device 1960, two awards of the Good Conduct Medal, two awards of the Overseas Service Bar, and two service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015963C070206
On 24 January 1983 the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10 for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial with an UOTHC. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. __ John T....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015975C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050015975 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 effect, that item 3 (Grade) of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to show his grade as Technician 5. The applicant's military records are not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015979C070206
Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show this award. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show this award. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015982C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his discharge be revoked and that he be transferred to the Retired Reserve. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. revoking the applicant's 30 August 2004 discharge from the USAR; and b. showing that he was transferred to the Retired...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015984C070206
John G. Heck | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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 SBP election. If the member fails to make such an election, the law also permits the former spouse concerned to request that a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015987C070206
The applicant provides a copy of a letter from a retired customs criminal investigator, dated 21 October 2005, who served with him at the Customs Attaché Office from 1995 to 1999. The applicant completed 20 years and 3 days of qualifying service for retired pay. The evidence shows that the applicant completed the minimum years of qualifying service, but lacked the additional qualifying service as a Reserve Soldier, to satisfy the requirement of the last 6 years of qualifying service in a RC.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050015988C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that her record be corrected to show that, upon her 8 April 2003 release from active duty (REFRAD) for Pregnancy, she was transferred to a Troop Program Unit (TPU) in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) vice to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) as is currently indicated on her separation document (DD Form 214). She was also given the option to remain on active duty, or to be separated by reason of pregnancy under the provisions of chapter 8, Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016005C070206
The applicant requests his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. On 24 December 1969, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an undesirable discharge. The applicant requested that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016010C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge to honorable. The appropriate separation authority directed the applicant's discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 9, with the issuance of a general discharge. On 10 June 1983, the applicant was discharged under the above cited regulation with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge, for alcohol abuse, rehabilitation failure.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016019C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. c. On 29 March 1953, an entry was made in the unit's morning report showing the applicant and three other Soldiers were placed on TDY at the 45th Infantry Division (Rear) for approximately 5 days in accordance with Special Orders Number 79, published by the 809th Engineer Aviation Battalion, which the applicant provided in support of his request. Therefore,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016020C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050016020 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. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016021C070206
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant contends that the abundance of personal problems she was experiencing at the time she departed AWOL and the lack of assistance by her command should be sufficiently mitigating to warrant changing her not in line of duty – due to own misconduct finding to a line of duty finding. There is no evidence that the applicant informed her superiors of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016026C070206
The applicant's military service records contain a copy of AHRC Form 249-2 (Chronological Statement of Retirement Points), dated 9 June 2005, which shows, in pertinent part, that the applicant had completed 17 qualifying years, at the time the form was produced. Paragraph 2-8 defines qualifying service and states, in pertinent part, that a Reserve Component Soldier must earn a minimum of 50 retirement points each retirement year to have that year credited as qualifying service. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016027C070206
The applicant's military record shows he was appointed in the USAR, as a warrant officer one, effective 26 January 1966, with prior enlisted service. He was issued a promotion selection letter, dated 29 February 1980 which advised of his selection with a projected PED of 26 January 1981. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016028C070206
The applicant requests that his dishonorable discharge be upgraded to a general under honorable conditions discharge. The decisional document further shows that the Board of Review affirmed the general court-martial and found that the findings of guilty and the sentence were approved by proper authority, correct in law and fact as determined on the basis of the applicant's entire record. The applicant contends that his dishonorable discharge should be upgraded to a general under honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016029C070206
On the date of his discharge, the applicant had completed 2 years and 6 months total active military service, with 125 days lost due to absence without leave and confinement. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. Records show the applicant exhausted his administrative remedies in this case when his case was last reviewed by the ADRB on 16 March 1977.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016038C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he qualified for a Reserve retirement. That office noted that, when the applicant was discharged in December 1989, the Retirement Points Accounting System did not show he had completed 18 years of qualifying service. His records were later corrected to show he completed 19 years of qualifying service for a Reserve retirement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016043C070206
On 24 August 2000, the applicant’s company commander recommended that a MEB convene to determine the applicant’s fitness for duty. Army Regulation 635-40, paragraph 8-3, states that in order for Soldiers of the Reserve Components to be compensated for disabilities incurred while performing duty for 30 days or less, there must be a determination by a Physical Evaluation Board that the unfitting condition was the approximate result of performing duty. There is no evidence, nor has the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016048C070206
Peguine Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that her DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel), dated 13 October 2005, be corrected to show she elected not to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) on 1 August 2005. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. correcting her...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016050C070206
Counsel states that on 25 August 2003, three days after successfully relocating his hospital, the applicant admitted that he had been abusing Fentanyl, a schedule II narcotic, for the previous 3 months. The applicant admitted that he had taken and used the Fentanyl and made no excuse for his actions. The day following imposition of his UCMJ action the applicant requested retirement and in December 2004 was notified that he would be retired in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016052C070206
On 25 July 1978, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an under other than honorable conditions discharge. The discharge proceedings were conducted in accordance with law and regulations applicable at the time and the character of the discharge is commensurate with the applicant's overall record of military service. 9 In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016056C070206
On 14 October 1975, nonjudicial punishment was imposed against the applicant for disorderly conduct (two specifications). There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board within its 15-year statute of limitations. Since the applicant’s record of service included nine nonjudicial punishments and 24 days of lost time, his record of service was not satisfactory and did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016059C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by changing his reentry (RE) code from 4 to a 3 or a 2. On 23 January 2002, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. 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 | 20050016069C070206
Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. Although the 1994 and 2002 certificates provided by the applicant show the suffix to his last name is “II,” the available service personnel records show the suffix to his last name is “JR.” It appears he appropriately served on and was released from active duty under the suffix “JR.” While the Board understands the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016074C070206
The applicant's service for the period 9 January 1953 through 9 August 1956 is not documented with a DD Form 214. DD Forms 214, with end dates: 9 August 1959, 9 August 1962, 9 August 1965, 9 August 1968, and 24 June 1971 show the applicant earned the following awards: Expert Infantryman Badge; the Good Conduct Medal (4th Award); the National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), in effect, the National Defense Service Medal, with oak leaf cluster; the Combat Infantryman Badge; the Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050016077C070206
The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), Bronze Star Medal orders and citation, and the Purple Heart Certificate. The evidence also shows that the applicant participated in five campaigns during his service in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected as follows: a. by showing he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained...