ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002471C070205
After his discharge from the Army, he became entitled to a second award of the Bronze Star Medal based on his award of the Combat Infantryman Badge during World War II. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative errors which do not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002479C070205
The applicant states he should have been promoted to CPT during the September 2004 position vacancy board, but he was not promoted because his unit improperly placed him in the new TTHS (Trainee, Transient, Holdee, and Student) account. USAR position vacancy promotion consideration to fill a TPU position vacancy is authorized (1) when the Commander, USAHRC – St. Louis notifies a TPU commander that no qualified Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) officer of the authorized grade is geographically...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002490C070205
The applicant states, in effect, that it has been well over 30 years ago, with timed served; that he was young and immature; and that he is currently 58 years old. At a general court-martial on 23 September 1971, while serving in Vietnam, the applicant pled not guilty to the charge and its specification that on or about 2130 hours, on 21 July 1971, with "intent to commit murder”, he committed an assault on another Soldier by stabbing him in the chest with a knife. When authorized, it is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002499C070205
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states, in pertinent part, that the Legion of Merit is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. In arriving at its decision, the ABCMR wants the applicant to know that the decision to not upgrade his retirement award from the Meritorious Service Medal to the Legion of Merit in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002514C070205
It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action. In this case, the evidence of record confirms the applicant was serving in an infantry MOS, in a qualifying infantry unit, during his tour in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge and Army Good Conduct Medal; by adding the Purple Heart to his record and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002518C070205
The applicant was honorably discharged on 6 November 2001, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, for other mental or physical disorder. 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. 18, Army Regulation 601-210, which establishes the policies and provision for enlistment in the Regular Army and United States Army Reserve, states that RE...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002530C070205
The applicant states he was discharged with a 10 percent disability rating, but the medical board did not include other injuries and conditions listed in his medical records. On 14 July 2005, an MEB referred the applicant to a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) for diagnoses of low back pain (L4-S1) degenerative disc disease, slight/intermittent; and plantar fasciitis (slight/intermittent). The Rating Decision noted that, before service connection can be granted, a disability which began in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002531C070205
Stone | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that she be paid her reenlistment bonus. In that request the officer in charge stated that the applicant was not eligible to reenlist on 17 September 1997 since she was not within 90 days of 11 June 1998, which was her ETS based on her 1-year extension of her enlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002532C070205
The applicant submitted a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CIC) letter, dated 5 August 2005, responding to her request for release of information. The CID Report of Investigation indicated that the applicant was being investigated for wrongful use of hallucinogens. The applicant submitted a CID Report of Investigation 0065-01-CID137- XXXX0, dated 11 July 2001.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002537C070205
The applicant contends, in effect, that his discharge documents should be corrected to show that he held that rank of sergeant/pay grade E-5 at the time of his separation from active duty and discharge from the Army Reserve because he was promoted shortly before he left Germany, but his promotion orders were not forwarded to him or the gaining command. In view of the foregoing and despite the absence of sergeant (E-5) promotion orders in the applicant's military personnel records,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002538C070205
He indicated that his original application was submitted only with the intent of obtaining his promotion, and any back active duty and retirement pay due as a result of his serving as a LTC on active duty from 1 October 2004 through 30 April 2005. He also stated that he discussed reinstatement when he was notified of the promotion, but decided against it because it would have required him to serve an additional 29 months of active duty service. The Board further determined that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002540C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that her late husband's, a former service member (FSM), second discharge be upgraded to either an honorable or a general discharge. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows that he was discharged on 25 April 1973, under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service and issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate with his service characterized as under other than honorable conditions. There is no evidence in the available...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002542C070205
The applicant provides promotion memorandums dated 28 February 2005 and 17 March 2005; a void promotion memorandum dated 28 February 2005; State promotion orders dated 31 May 2005; a National Guard Bureau (NGB) memorandum dated 1 September 2004; an 8 September 2005 letter from the Office of the Inspector General, NGB; active duty orders dated 9 June 2004; deployment orders dated 4 August 2004; and a DD Form 2808 (Report of Medical Examination), examination completed on 10 August 2003. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002543
The applicant's DD Form 214 with the period ending 29 August 1969 shows that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with bronze service star, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960), the Air Medal, two Overseas Bars, and the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded the Soldiers Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and 37 awards of the Air Medal. As a result, the Board recommends...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002546C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show 20 years of creditable service for retirement purposes, that he was discharged on 21 June 1996, and that he is eligible for retirement benefits. There is no evidence in the available records which show that the Secretary of the Army directed and/or authorized the separation of the applicant on 19 January 1996. Absent such evidence, it is reasonable to determine that the applicant was incorrectly separated prior to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002549C070205
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge (UD) be upgraded to an honorable discharge (HD). On 20 December 1972, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge, and he directed the applicant be discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, and that he receive an UD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002551C070205
He had served 3 years of total active service and was issued a Separation Code of “LBK” and a RE Code of “3”. It provides in pertinent part, that the Separation Code of “LBK” will be used for Regular Army Soldiers ineligible for, barred from, or otherwise denied reenlistment who are separated on completion of enlistment. It provides, in pertinent part, that soldiers in the pay grade of E-3 at the end of their enlistment are not authorized to reenlist.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002552C070205
There are no orders and the applicant's records do not show he was ever awarded an infantry MOS either before his service in Vietnam or while he served in Vietnam. 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 Army Commendation Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal from the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002554C070205
Accordingly, on 23 October 1990, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 3, as a result of a duly reviewed and affirmed special court-martial conviction. A review of the available records fails to show that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. Considering the nature of the applicant's offenses, it does not appear that the BCD that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002573C070205
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that all of his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disabilities be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship to the applicant’s VA rated disabilities to war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002581C070205
Evidence of record shows the applicant held and served in MOS 45K during his assignment in Vietnam. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant held an infantry MOS and served in active ground combat while an assigned member of an infantry unit of brigade or smaller size in Vietnam. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 18 June 1971; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002583C070205
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. The applicant states that he is asking the Board for mercy as they review his case. On 13 April 1981, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 11, paragraph 11-1, with a dishonorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002588C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that the term of service he enlisted for be changed from "indefinite" to "2 years and 00 weeks." At the time he contracted for an indefinite reenlistment, the applicant had 8 years of service. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to the applicant's request to correct his enlistment contract to show he enlisted for 2 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002590C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 12 OCTOBER 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002590 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 award of the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal, and the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM). However, the records show that the applicant is entitled...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002592C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show he completed a total of 2 years, 7 months, and 19 days of active military service. The applicant's contends that there are discrepancies between the date of induction, date of discharge, and total military service entered on his DD Form 214, issued on 23 September 1971, and that his record should be corrected to show he completed 2 years, 7 months, and 19 days of active military service. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002599C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his dates of service in Kuwait and Iraq. Orders, dated 13 January 2003, show the applicant’s unit was to deploy to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on or about 4 February 2003. Since his inclusive dates of service in Kuwait and Iraq are not available, and since the applicant failed to provide evidence to show when he served in Iraq, his records will...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002600C070205
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. In the absence of more compelling medical evidence that the applicant was in fact wounded as a result of hostile action and based on the fact that the applicant's name is not among a list of individuals reported as combat casualties during the Korean War and information maintained in the SGO File indicating the applicant was hospitalized for abdomen pain, it would be inappropriate to conclude that an award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002601C070205
Thomas M. Ray | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his deceased father, a former service member (FSM), be awarded the Purple Heart (PH). The FSM's military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002609C070205
This medal was awarded by the Government of Vietnam to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28 March 1973. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative errors which do 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 Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002610C070205
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 the Vietnam Service Medal plus any other Vietnam medals. He stated that if the Vietnam Service Medal was recorded on his DD Form 214, it would show to the VA that he served in the Republic of Vietnam. The evidence shows the applicant is entitled to award of the Vietnam Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002614C070205
Karmin Jenkins | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant is also entitled to a silver service star on his Vietnam Service Medal and a Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected: a. by awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 18 February 1969; b. by showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002619C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 August 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002619 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. Evidence of record shows the applicant held an infantry MOS and served in an infantry MOS while assigned to an infantry company in Vietnam from 29 August 1969 through 22 November 1969. Records show the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002634C070205
The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea) as authorized awards. The Western Union telegram and the entry on the Vietnam Casualty Roster which show the applicant was wounded in action on 9 June 1970 in Vietnam are accepted as sufficient evidence on which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002635C070205
The applicant essentially states that he is entitled to award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp for his service in Germany, and that he was ordered to Germany for assignment with the 504th Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment, 34th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade in February 1955. The applicant also essentially stated that the formal occupation period for Germany following World War II ended on 6 May 1955, and that he was on duty with his unit in Mannheim, Germany on that date,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002642C070205
The applicant, the son of a former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that his father's rank be restored to Staff Sergeant and that his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge, be corrected accordingly to include awards. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002646C070205
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, that the wound was treated by military medical personnel, and a record of this medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show these awards. Notwithstanding the staff DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS above, the Board determined...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002652C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he enrolled his spouse in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) within one year of his marriage. He was transferred to the Retired Reserve on 27 October 1994. The applicant married on 2 October 1995.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002654C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The applicant requested 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 to show award of the first award of the Good Conduct Medal, for the period 19 September 1967 to 30 June 1969; and the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002658C071029
Ronald D. Gant | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides her DA Form 3286-66 (Statement of Understanding United States Army Incentive Enlistment Program); her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); and an email from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In a prior case, the Education Incentives Branch, USAHRC confirmed that the ACF is a fixed amount based on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002662C070205
The applicant's military records for the period 24 March 1979 to 30 October 1997 are not available for review. The applicant’s DD Form 214, dated 30 October 1997, does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. There is no evidence, and the applicant has provided none, to show that his separation date of 30 October 1997, in item 12b, of his DD Form 214, dated 30 October 1997, should be changed to 30 March 1999, the date he was placed on the PDRL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002664C070205
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) and Purple Heart (PH). There is no evidence in his service personnel records, and the applicant did not provide any evidence, which shows that he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action or treated for such wounds, and his medical records are not available for review. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002670C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 11 JULY 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002670 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. He goes on to state that he did not seek treatment for his wounds and injuries while in the military but that he did incur them while serving and that they were the result of enemy action and he should have received...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002672C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 September 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002672 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. Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the separation document (DD Form 214) he was issued upon his separation shows he earned the following...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002674C070205
On 24 May 1991, the applicant and his then spouse, Betty, divorced. 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. The applicant failed to make a written request to change his SBP spouse coverage to former spouse coverage within one year of his divorce, as required by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002675C070205
Thomas M. Ray | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that his wound was not recorded in his records. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002685C070205
The opinion states that promotion to 1LT requires 2 years time in grade; therefore, the applicant’s promotion eligibility date was 4 April 2004. In conclusion, this office states the applicant cannot receive an effective date that is prior to the approval date of the promotion board. Based on Army Regulation 135-155, the applicant was therefore appropriately promoted to 1LT with an effective date of 13 April 2005 (the approval date of the board) and a DOR of 30 July 2004 (the completion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002688C070205
The applicant is entitled to correction to his records to show he completed 2 years of qualifying service for retired pay from 2 June 1966 through 31 May 1968. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 31 May 1968, the date of his separation from active duty; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 30 May 1971. As a result, the Board recommends that all the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002689C070205
On 20 February 1981, the applicant was discharged in pay grade E-1 under the provisions of Army Regulations 635- 200, chapter14, for misconduct-conviction by civil court, with an UOTHC discharge. Therefore, after carefully evaluating the evidence submitted by the applicant and the evidence of record in this case, it is determined that the applicant’s discharge processing was conducted in accordance with law and regulations applicable at the time and that the character of his service is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002690C070205
The separation authority denied the applicant's request for discharge and returned his case for a court-martial. On 10 October 1974, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he be furnished an undesirable discharge. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged under other than honorable conditions with an undesirable discharge on 1 November 1974 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002691C070205
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart and the Silver Star be added to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). His DD Form 214 shows the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge as authorized awards. 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 on 13...