ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017585C070206
In pertinent part, the instructions for completing Item 4 state to enter the active duty grade or rank and pay grade at the time of separation. The evidence of records shows that the applicant was promoted to the grade of rank of SGT/E-5, effective and with a date of rank of 1 December 2004. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was promoted to the grade of rank of SGT/E-5, effective and with a date of rank of 1 December 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017593C070206
Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division General Orders Number 3809, dated 7 July 1969, show the applicant received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during the period July 1968 to July 1969 in Vietnam. Evidence of record shows the applicant held and served in MOS 05B while assigned to an infantry unit in Vietnam and he was wounded in action. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017594C070206
The applicant's records show that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. Although there are no orders in the available records which show that the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the evidence provided is sufficient to grant the relief requested. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his record to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017595C070206
Yolanda Maldonado | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show his spouse signed his DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel) on the same date that he signed it. Due to other investments he has entered into to take care of his family, he requests that his records be corrected and his money refunded.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017601C070206
The applicant’s record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 13 November 1972. On 10 April 1974, the appropriate authority approved the separation action on the applicant and directed that he be discharged from service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 13-5a (3) (b) with a discharge under honorable conditions and that the narrative reason for separation be “Unfitness-Drug Abuse”. However, there is no evidence nor has the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017602C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge (UD) be upgraded to honorable or general. On 2 December 1964, he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 4 years confinement. There is no evidence of record that the applicant applied for a discharge upgrade to the Army Discharge Review Board within it's 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017603C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM) and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM) be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). His service records do not contain orders for the first award of the Army Achievement Medal. The evidence of record shows the applicant served in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 20 March 2003 through 7 March 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017617C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states that all of her discharge documents state she was injured in a motor vehicle accident two years previously and that her condition was a prior service condition. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017625C070206
The separation authority approved the applicant's separation under the provisions of chapter 13, Army Regulation 635-200, and directed that he receive a GD. The separation document (DD Form 214) issued to the applicant on the date of his separation confirms he completed a total of 4 years, 1 month, and 16 days of active military service, and that held the rank of PV2 at the time. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows that it would be in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017626C070206
The applicant's record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 14 July 1965. The applicant’s separation document confirms he was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service, in lieu of trial by court-martial. 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 | 20050017627C070206
Edward Montgomery | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Evidence adequately shows the applicant was promoted to pay grade E-4 on 1 October 1967. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by changing his DD Form 214, to show he was discharge in the grade of Specialist Four, pay grade E-4, with a date of rank of 1 October 1967.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017628C070206
However, his DD Form 214 shows he was discharged with a general discharge on 31 March 1983 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, for misconduct (pattern of misconduct). There is no indication in the available records which shows the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017641C070206
He also requests, in effect, that his unit on his Honorable Discharge Certificate be corrected to show the 82nd Airborne. This Board action will be filed in the applicant's military records so a record of his birth last name will be on hand. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his Honorable Discharge Certificate to show his unit as the 507th Parachute Infantry.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017647C070206
To be eligible for testing and award of the Expert Infantryman Badge, a Soldier must be in an active Army status and must have an infantry or special forces specialty. Although records show the applicant served on active duty as an infantryman in an infantry unit, there is insufficient evidence in the available records and the applicant did not provide sufficient evidence which shows he satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency tests while assigned or attached to an infantry unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017650C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show the award of the Purple Heart. Evidence of records show that the applicant is entitled to the award of the ROK-KWSM. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017676C070206
James R. Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show all his service, in particular his service in the Regular Army. The applicant states, in effect, that he served in the Regular Army from 23 November 1945 through 7 May 1947 and his record of service doesn't show this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017680C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 July 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050017680 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. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH, there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a direct result of, or was caused by enemy action. Absent any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017686C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 16 July 1971; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error expired on 15 July 1974. 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 | 20050017688C070206
Counsel states that a TDRL informal MEB Narrative Summary concluded that the applicant had no change in either his chronic low back pain or migraines; nonetheless, an informal TDRL PEB eliminated entirely the disability rating for migraines. Counsel provides Tabs A through U: A. a DA Form 3947 (Medical Evaluation Board Proceedings) dated 4 February 2002; B. the original MEB Narrative Summary with two addendums; C. a DA Form 3349 (Physical Profile) dated 4 October 2001; D. the commander’s...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017691C071029
A DA Form 4697, Department of the Army - Report of Survey, which was prepared on 19 November 2002, shows a report of survey was conducted into the loss of equipment hand receipted to the applicant. In this memorandum, the applicant requested that a new investigating officer be appointed or that he be relieved of financial responsibility concerning Report of Survey 95-02. The applicant, a noncommissioned officer who described himself as a retired Sergeant First Class who had done a number...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017701C070206
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant states that he was ordered to active duty after having served 5 1/2 years of Enlisted Reserve duty because of missed meetings for medical reasons and was given an undesirable discharge for being absent without leave (AWOL) for 11 months. The board found that the documents he submitted with his appeal failed to qualify the applicant for mitigation or relief from his involuntary call to active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017707C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 16 November 2005 to show three awards of the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon and four awards of the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal. Since item 12f on the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017709C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge to general. On 28 December 1971, the appropriate separation authority approved the applicant’s discharge request and directed the issuance of an undesirable 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017712C070206
The applicant requests reconsideration of his previous requests for 2nd award of a Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ("M") Device, Kuwait Liberation Medal, and correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his rank as Staff Sergeant and Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 91D30. e. copy of Memorandum awarding the applicant the 2nd award of the Army Reserve Achievement Medal, dated 12 March 1993. f. copy...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017713C070206
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 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for the period 23 October through 26 November 1965. There is no evidence the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge while he served in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017715C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show the Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp on his separation document.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017719C070206
The applicant's records show that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his record to show this award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 20 July 1950 while he was in Korea, award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and award of one silver service star to be affixed to his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017720C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 AUGUST 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050017720 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's military records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 8 September 1966. There is no evidence in the available records to show that the applicant should be awarded the CIB.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017721C070206
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRADT shows that he had served 2 months and 1 days of active service during his current period of ADT and 2 months and 3 days of active service during his previous period of ADT (basic training). Army Regulation 635-5 serves as the authority for the preparation of the DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017723C070206
The applicant's military service records show that he was inducted into the U.S. Army on 13 July 1967. The applicant's DD Form 214, issued at the time of his separation, shows in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) that he was awarded the Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 4 bronze service stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017728C070206
On 25 June 1999, while assigned to a unit at Fort Hood, Texas, the unit commander notified the applicant that he was initiating separation action on him under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of misconduct – commission of a serious offense, with a discharge under honorable 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017729C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his bad conduct discharge to general, paying him lost wages for the 89 days of lost time from 3 January 1963 to 1 April 1963 while he was confined by civil authorities and by showing he was qualified with the rifle and attended jump school and parachute rigger school. Army Regulation 635-204, in effect at the time, provided in pertinent part, that enlisted personnel would be discharged with a bad conduct discharge pursuant to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017731C070206
James Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation, for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017732C070206
The unit commander notified the applicant of pending separation action under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-13 for personality disorder, date unknown. On 3 November 2004, the unit commander recommended that the applicant be separated from the U.S. Army for an Adjustment Disorder and receive an honorable discharge. On 11 November 2004, the applicant acknowledged that he had been advised by his consulting counsel of the basis for the contemplated action to separate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017733C070206
James R. Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was diagnosed as having a post right wrist laceration with good repair prior to his entry on AD. The evidence shows that the applicant understood that if his request for discharge was approved that entitlement to VA benefits would be determined by the VA. 7.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017736C070206
Counsel states that the applicant was unaware his DD Form 214 was incorrect and that he was entitled to award of the Purple Heart until his case was reviewed by their office. In pertinent part, it provides that a bar is authorized for wear for each period of active Federal service as a member of the U.S. Army outside of the continental limits of the United States. Therefore, he should be awarded the Purple Heart and have his records corrected to reflect this award and to have it added to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017738C070206
In support of his application, the applicant submits a copy of a Standard Form (SF) 600, Chronological Record of Medical Care, with three entries dated during the month of May 1967; and a copy of a page of what is supposed to represent photographs showing where the alleged shrapnel entered the APC. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017753C070206
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to reflect that he would be advanced to the pay grade of E-4 instead of E-3, as currently reflected and that he be promoted to the pay grade of E-4 effective 1 May 2005. As part of his Statement for Enlistment in paragraph 2, he acknowledged that his civilian acquired skills as an aircraft power plant repairer was being recognized for enlistment and that he would be advanced to the pay grade of E-3 in accordance with Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017773C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Although he was assigned to an infantry division, there is no evidence available which shows he was awarded an infantry MOS and served as an infantryman during combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by showing three bronze service stars for wear on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017774C070206
On 16 December 2005, DFAS' legal advisor suggested an alternative resolution, i.e., that the records be corrected to show: (a) that the former service member (FSM) was issued his notification of eligibility for retired pay (his 20-year letter) within one-year of his accruing 20 years of qualifying service; (b) that he elected Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) spouse coverage, full base amount, option C within 90 days of receiving the 20- year letter; and (c) that the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017777C070206
The applicant requests that he be awarded a fourth bronze service star and that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (ROKPUC), the Good Conduct Medal (GCMDL), and his Letter of Commendation. On 27 December 2004, the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) authorized the issuance of the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) to the applicant. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017789C070206
William Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that item 10 (Date of Birth) on his initial WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to show 12 June 1929 instead of 12 June 1926. A DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), dated 3 September 1968, amended the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending 8 October 1959 to show the Army of Occupation Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017791C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show his date of birth as 6 December 1942 vice 7 December 1942. Therefore, the applicant’s records should be corrected to show this date. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected as follows: a. by showing his date of birth on his DD Form 214 as 6 December 1942; and b. by awarding him the AGCM for service from 30 June 1960 to 28 June 1963 and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017792C070206
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 26 August 1981 with a general discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-31, under the Expeditious Discharge Program for failure to maintain acceptable standards for retention. 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 numerous counseling statements and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017797C070206
The applicant's records do not contain orders which show that he was ordered to appear before an Administrative Separation Board. The evidence of record confirms that applicant was offered the opportunity to attend the Administrative Discharge Review Board conducted on him on 7 and 8 February 2004 at his own expense. Given the applicant voluntarily elected to attend his administrative separation board at his own expense, and was not officially ordered to do so, it would not be appropriate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017798C070206
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), provides, in pertinent part, that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is authorized for participants in military operations within a specific geographic area and during a specified time period. The awards regulation, paragraph 2-12, and applicable subparagraphs, fail to show that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was designated for any US military operation in Okinawa during the period the applicant served there. The evidence does show that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017802C070206
The advisory opinion went on to state that, if the applicant had been selected for promotion by the 1999 selection board based on 4 years TIG, she would have been promoted with a DOR of 18 April 2000, the approval date of the 1999 board. The applicant was one of those officers. Instead of being promoted to CPT on her normal PED of 18 January 2001 due to selection by the 2000 promotion board, a ROPMA DOR adjustment project determined that she would have been considered by the 1999 promotion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017806C070206
On 20 December 1976, he reenlisted for a period of 3 years and training as a medical specialist. The applicant initially enlisted and entered active duty on 23 October 1973 and served until he was honorably discharged on 19 December 1976, for the purpose of immediate reenlistment. He reenlisted the following day (20 December 1976) and remained on active duty through continuous reenlistments until his retirement in 1995.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017810C070206
There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. 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 26 September 1966 through 6 September 1969; and b....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050017811C070206
William F. Crain | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his 12 July 1970 Separation Document (DD Form 214) be corrected by adding the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (RVNCM) with 1960 Device, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (RVNGC) with Palm Unit Citation,...