ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017338C070206
Item 22 (Date of Induction); Item 24 (Date of Entry into Active Service); Item 37 (Total Length of Service (Continental Service); and Item 43 (Longevity for Pay Purposes), of his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge, be corrected; b. that he be awarded the Purple Heart and that Item 34 (Wounds Received in Action), of his WD AGO Form 53-55, be corrected; and c. that Item 11 (Place of Birth), of his WD AGO Form 53-55, be corrected. Item 34 (Wounds...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017349C070206
The applicant's military service records contain a copy of a NGB Form 22, with an effective date of 15 December 2003, which shows, in pertinent part, that at the time of the applicant's discharge she had completed a total of 19 years, 5 months, and 22 days service for retired pay. The evidence of records shows that the applicant completed her last 6 years of qualifying service as a member of the ARNG. The evidence of records also shows that, at the time of her discharge, the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017359C070206
Records show the applicant participated in three campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam. The applicant participated in three campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which entitles him to award of the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the first award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period 1 September 1966 through 14 August 1968;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017364C070206
The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to either a general discharge or an honorable 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 3-year statute of limitations prescribed by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017365C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. On 5 December 1977 the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's petition to upgrade his discharge. 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), effectively shortens that filing period, has determined that the 3-year...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017367C070206
The applicant provides his DA Form 597-3 (Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Cadet Contract); an unsigned letter of reference, dated 8 October 2004; his record of indebtedness; and his ROTC disenrollment packet. By memorandum dated 20 April 2004, the applicant’s PMS informed the applicant he was initiating the applicant’s disenrollment from the ROTC program. His ROTC contract clearly informed him that the Secretary of the Army or his or her designee could order...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017368C070206
However, his DD Form 214 shows he was discharged on 6 July 1971 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service with issuance of an under other than honorable conditions (undesirable) discharge. He completed 4 years, 10 months and 2 days of active military service during the period under review. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) within its 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017373C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show that he received two awards of the Bronze Star Medal. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Bronze Star Medal. 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 Good Conduct Medal for exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during the period 7 September 1967 through 11...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017375C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his separation code on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show "JBM" instead of "KBM." Item 25 (Separation Authority) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows the entry "AR 635-200, PARA 16-7" [Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), paragraph 16-7]. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned by correcting item 26...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017377C070206
The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that Board's 15-year statute of limitations. The evidence of record clearly shows that he acknowledged in his request for discharge in lieu of trial by court-martial that he understood that there were no automatic provisions for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017378C070206
Department of the Army (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: the 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces, was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, Unit Citation, for the period January 1968 through 24 September 1970, by Department of the Army General Order (DAGO) 48, dated 1971....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017387C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that her early retirement from the United States Army Reserve (USAR) due to medical disqualification be voided, that she be credited with additional points and service, be awarded entitlement to retired pay at age 60 [a 20-Year Letter] and that she be transferred to the Retired Reserve after completing 20 years of qualifying service. As noted in the HRC advisory opinion, the 14 April 2005 memorandum did not indicate that, if she elected to retire, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017418C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that on 18 August 2004 the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) concluded that his promotion eligibility date (PED) for MAJ was 2 November 2003. The applicant further states, in effect, that he subsequently received promotion orders to the grade of rank of MAJ, with an effective date and DOR of 27 December 2004. The USA HRC advisory official states that the applicant was issued a select memorandum, dated 1 November 2005, indicating a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017419C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, promotion to captain. Paragraph 4-6 of this regulation specifies that an officer in the grade of second lieutenant who has completed the required statutory military service obligation will be discharged after being considered but not recommended for promotion to first lieutenant on or before the date on which the officer completes 3 years of promotion service. It is also noted that prior to the date of his discharge, the applicant had never been promoted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017424C070206
Naomi Henderson | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was diagnosed with pneumonia or any medical condition prior to his discharge on 10 December 2002. Medical evidence of record shows the applicant was psychiatrically cleared by the CMHS for any administrative action deemed appropriate by his command prior to his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017430C070206
His notification of eligibility for retired pay (his 20-year letter) is dated 28 August 1968. The FSM and the applicant married on 1 May 1987. 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 spouse and child coverage to former spouse and child coverage on 1 January 2003 and that his request was received and processed by the appropriate office in a timely...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017433C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. While the record does not contain a formal application or statement signed by the applicant requesting reconsideration, a 20 September 2005 referral letter from his Congressman states that the applicant is requesting a reconsideration of his case and that the applicant requested that his office forward the additional evidence to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). The statement and photograph provided are...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017434C070206
The applicant requests, through his Member of Congress, in effect, that he be awarded the Purple Heart and that it be added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States, Report of Transfer or Discharge. 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: a. deleting the Vietnam Service Medal from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017437C071029
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. His DA Form 3286-66, paragraph 1a states that he was enlisting for, in addition to the U. S. Army Station/Command/Unit/Area Enlistment Program, the U. S. Army College Fund. The evidence of record confirms the applicant enlisted in July 2000, and there is insufficient evidence to show he was not advised that the $50,000 listed as his ACF benefit was the total combined amount of the MGIB and the ACF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017438C070206
The applicant requests to present his case before a formal panel of the Board. The applicant states his command did not take into consideration his nearly eight years of honorable service. Pursuant to Article 66(b), UCMJ, the record of trial was referred to the United States Army Court of Military Review (ACMR).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017443C070206
There was no indication that the applicant suffered from a disabling mental or physical condition that would have supported her separation processing through medical channels. Title 38, United States Code, sections 310 and 331, permits the VA to award compensation for a medical condition which was incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The applicant's claim that the narrative reason for her separation should be changed, or she should be provided disability compensation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017446C070206
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Good Conduct Medal (GCM). The applicant's records show that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Air Medal, the Good Conduct Medal for the period of service from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017449C070206
However, to ensure the applicant is paid for the duty he performed after the effective date of his separation, it would be equitable to correct his records to show he performed the IDT in question as ATAs prior to 6 October 2005. In addition, to ensure the applicant is paid for the ADSW he performed after the effective date of his separation, it would be equitable to show he performed the 5 days of ADSW in question (11 October 2005, 31 October 2005, and 15 through 17 November 2005) prior to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017452C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected by documenting his involvement in a jeep accident and the injuries he received as a result, and to show he had flat feet. The applicant's record contains no medical treatment records that indicate he was treated for a back injury he received in a jeep accident while serving on active duty. However, absent any evidence of record to corroborate the applicant's presentation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the jeep...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017457C070206
His DD Form 214, as issued on 31 January 1987 listed his awards as the Silver Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal (6th award), the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with "1960" Device, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Aircraft Crewman Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon. His DA Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017460C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show his prisoner of war status, award of the Prisoner of War Medal, and Purple Heart. This document shows the entry "NO" in Item 10 (At the present time do you have any wound, injury or disease which is disabling? However, the evidence of official military records fails to show the applicant's status as a prisoner of war, either in his military service records or in available unit morning reports.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017462C070206
Therefore, the Bronze Star Medal is to be awarded to individuals who were authorized either badge for service during World War II. No record was found in a search of records on file at the National Personnel Records Center that the applicant was given treatment for the wounds or injuries he now alleges to have received in action during World War II. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017468C070206
This regulation in effect at the time of the applicant’s separation stated that the SPD code of KGF was the appropriate code to assign to Soldiers separated under the provisions of paragraph 16-5b of Army Regulation 635- 200, by the reason of locally imposed bar to reenlistment. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was discharged at his own request, based on his perception that he could not overcome his locally imposed bar to reenlistment. In accordance with Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017469C070206
On the date he was released from active duty, he had completed 1 year, 10 months, and 22 days active military service, with no days lost. As a company medic, he had numerous wounded to treat that day; many of those Soldiers with shrapnel wounds. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by a. deleting the Army Commendation Medal; the Army Commendation Medal, with "V" Device; and the Vietnam Service Medal from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017475C070206
The applicant provides a copy of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record); DD Form 2648 (Preseparation Counseling Checklist), dated 9 April 1998; two Army Achievement Medal Certificates; two DA Form 638 (Recommendation for Award); B Detachment, 4th Personnel Services Battalion [Fort Carson, Colorado] Permanent Orders Number 318-1602, dated 14 November 1997; and U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Command Orders Number D- 08-232303, dated 13 August 2002, in support of his application. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017485C070206
Counsel states, in effect, that the applicant was unjustly not considered for promotion by the CY 2003 E-9 Promotion Selection Board in direct contravention of the applicable Army Regulations and that the Board should correct this error by promoting her to the pay grade of E-9 in the same order that she would have been selected had she been considered by that board and that she be granted all back pay and allowances to that date. The applicant was considered but was not selected for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017486C070206
A DA Form 1506 on file in the applicant's record shows that he completed 9 years, 2 months, and 10 days of active military service on active duty between 22 May 1985 and 1 August 1994, and that he was credited with completing 115 days of active service in the USAR between 2 August 1994 and 14 July 1996, prior to entering the HPSP. The governing DODI stipulates that in the case of individuals seeking an original appointment as a health professions officer, 1/2 day of constructive credit will...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017487C070206
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart. The applicant states he earned the Purple Heart in Vietnam on 5 March 1968 and the award was left off his DD Form 214. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 24 April 1970; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error expired on 23 April 1973.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017503C070206
On 7 April 2004, the Chief, Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major (CSM/SGM) Branch notified the Commander of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery that the Department of the Army Enlisted Standby Advisory Board which adjourned on 20 February 2004, recommended removal of the applicant from the promotion list to sergeant major. The Chief, CSM/SGM Branch also stated that the Director of Military Personnel Policy, Army G-1 approved the Board's recommendation on 10 March 2004. Evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017505C070206
The applicant requests reconsideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) denial of his request to show that his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disability for spinal disc disorder was incurred while simulating war. He felt a burning pain in his back when he was carrying the articulator down a muddy hill. The applicant adds that the new statements he provides with his request for reconsideration will conclusively show that he injured his back during a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017511C070206
Item 40 (Wounds) is blank and the PH is not included in the list of authorized awards contained in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations). There are no documents on file in the applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) that show he was ever recommended for, or awarded the PH by proper authority while he was serving on active duty, or that indicate he was ever treated for a combat related wound or injury by military medical personnel. The applicant's DA Form 20 contains a blank entry...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017512C070206
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show a different name. There is no evidence in the available records which shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative errors which do not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017517C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, adjustment to his promotion effective date and date of rank for major to 1 September 2004. The applicant provides copies of his unit vacancy promotion package dated 29 July 2004 and his promotion orders dated 14 July 2005, in support of his request. The memorandum stated that the applicant had been selected for promotion to major by a board adjourning on 25 March 2005 with a promotion eligibility date of 17 June 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017519C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Since the applicant’s record of service included two nonjudicial punishments and serious offenses that led to referral of special court- martial charges, his record of service was not satisfactory and did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for Army personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017520C070206
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart. There is no evidence in the available records which shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017521C070206
There are no orders in the available records which show the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of service for award of the Vietnam Service Medal. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show award of the Good Conduct Medal (1st Award), the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017525C070206
There are no orders in the applicant's military personnel records awarding him the Army Commendation Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Department of the Army (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 the 34th Engineer Battalion (Construction), the unit the applicant was assigned to was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, Unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017526C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he elected to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for spouse coverage. The applicant also states, in effect, that the retirement services officer allowed her husband to decline the SBP for a survivor annuity, despite the fact that the applicant was required to be counseled and sign Item 24 of the DA Form 4240 (Data for Payment of Retired Army Personnel)....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017535C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Although all of the discharge documentation is not of record, the evidence of record shows that 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. There is no indication the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board within its 15 year filing statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017541C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. 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 received in action on 28 February 1968 in Vietnam; b. awarding him the first award of the Good Conduct Medal for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017549C070206
That office recommended that the applicant’s DOR to Colonel be adjusted to 17 February 2005, the date the Senate confirmed and approved the promotion list. In accordance with the advisory opinion, it would be equitable to correct the applicant’s records to show he was promoted to Colonel with a DOR and effective date of 17 February 2005 and granted Federal Recognition effective 17 February 2005. As a result, the Board recommends that the State Army National Guard records and all Department...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017556C070206
Ernestine R. Fields | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 14 April 1972, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he receive an UD. The applicant's honorable service is documented in the DD Form 214 he was issued on 30 March 1971, at the time of his reenlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017570C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050017570 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. Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017581C070206
Ronald D. Gant | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. The applicant’s discharge certificate shows that his last unit of assignment before separation was Company K, 109th Infantry Division.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017582C070206
An original VA Form 21-526e is filed in the applicant’s personnel records. Item 28 (Narrative Reason for Separation) of his DD Form 214 contains the entry, “PHYSICAL DISABILITY WITH SEVERANCE PAY.” He had completed 3 months and 5 days of creditable active service and 5 months and 29 days of service for pay. An error might have been made, in that an original VA Form 21-526e is filed in the applicant’s personnel records.