ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013833
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013833 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 28 February 1975, the applicant was notified of her pending separation under the provisions of Department of the Army (DA) Message DAPE-MPE 011510Z August 1973 Subject: Evaluation and Discharge of Enlistees Before 180...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013836C071029
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 April 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013836 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 REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 11 July 1961, the date of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013841
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 April 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013841 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 states that he did not receive the Purple Heart when he was medically evacuated from the Republic of Vietnam in 1970. In the absence of evidence that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013844
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013844 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. There is no evidence in the available records and the applicant did not submit corroborating evidence that shows he was wounded or treated for wounds incurred as a result of hostile action. Therefore, the Board determined...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013849
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. Qualifying service included assignment in Vietnam for 6 months or more. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by amending his DD Form 214 with the ending period 10 November 1971 to add the Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze service star, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960), and the Republic...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013865C071029
On 17 July 1974, the applicant's unit commander recommended that the applicant be required to appear before a board of officers convened under the provisions of AR 635-200, for the purpose of determining whether he should be discharged before the expiration of his term of service. The applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. An individual separated by reason of unfitness will be furnished an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013872
The applicant states, in effect, that her discharge was based on one incident in seven years of otherwise honorable service. The evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 14, paragraph 14-12c, for misconduct-drug abuse. The regulation in effect provided that first time abusers, in pay grades E-5 through E-9, would be separated upon discovery of a drug offense.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013875C071029
The applicant states, in effect, that personal problems he experienced while serving at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, interfered with his professional career as a Soldier. On 21 November 1995, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB), after careful consideration, determined the applicant's discharge was proper and equitable and it voted to deny the applicant's petition to upgrade his discharge. The evidence of record confirms the applicant's separation processing was accomplished in accordance...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013880
The applicant requests, in effect, upgrade of his Bad Conduct Discharge to an honorable discharge. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory, but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. ___Richard R. Dunbar_____ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20060013880 SUFFIX RECON YYYYMMDD DATE BOARDED 2007/05/03 TYPE OF DISCHARGE BCD DATE OF DISCHARGE 19821120 DISCHARGE AUTHORITY AR 635-200, Chapter 3, Section IV DISCHARGE REASON As a Result...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013887
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013887 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 entries on the Vietnam Casualty Roster which show the applicant was wounded on 18 March 1968 and on 12 June 1968 in Vietnam are accepted as sufficient evidence on which to base two awards of the Purple Heart in this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013890C071029
The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error or injustice that occurred on 15 September 1982, the date she was notified by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) it had determined, based on her military records and all other available evidence, she had been properly discharged. On 29 October 1980, the applicant's unit commander notified her he was recommending that she be discharged from the Army under the provision of Army Regulation (AR) 635-200, chapter 14. On 25 November...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013894C071029
He further states that many patients requested him for continuing care, but he was often assigned different patients to care for. A check with administrative officials of the Officer Special Review Board (OSRB) confirms the applicant did not appeal the OER in question to that board. The applicant's contention that the OER in question is an unfair and unjust evaluation of his performance during the rating period was carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013898
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. In October 1967, he was assigned the duties of a cook. 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 limit on filing to the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013901C071029
The applicant provides his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty). The applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he departed AWOL on 31 August 1974. It does not appear that with a record of two AWOLs that his military record was sufficiently meritorious to warrant the relief requested.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013905C071029
Dale E. DeBruler | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 16 December 1982, the applicant was discharged, with a discharge UOTHC, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it is presumed that the discharge proceedings were conducted in accordance with law and regulations applicable at the time and that his discharge UOTHC...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013907
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that he is requesting a correction to his separation document (DD Form 214) to show he was released from active duty (REFRAD) by reason of a medical discharge vice expiration of term of service as is currently reflected. By regulation, the SPD code of LBK and the RE code of RE-3 are the proper codes to assign members separated under the provisions of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013910
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013910 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. It provides in paragraph 1-13 that when a Soldier is to be discharged under other than honorable conditions, the separation authority will direct immediate reduction to the lowest enlisted pay grade. Accordingly, his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013911
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 12 April 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013911 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. Army Regulation 635-200 provided for separation of enlisted personnel with a bad conduct discharge based on an approved sentence of a general court-martial. In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, section...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013913
The evidence in his available records shows that the applicant served honorably in active service during a qualifying period for award of the National Defense Service Medal. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show award of this service medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all available 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013915
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH, there must be evidence confirming that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, that the wound was treated by military medical personnel, and a record of this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013917
The applicant requests, in effect, that items 5a (Grade, Rate or Rank) and 5b (Pay Grade) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show specialist five/pay grade E-5 instead of specialist four/pay grade E-4; that item 23a (Specialty Number & Title) be corrected to show military occupational specialty (MOS) 52B20 (carpenter) instead of MOS 51D20 (mason); and that he be awarded the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bars (M-16 and M-14) and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013919
The applicant requests correction of his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) to show that he was awarded two Purple Hearts, more than one Air Medal, and an Army Good Conduct Medal. Records show that the applicant participated in five campaign periods during his service 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: a. awarding him the Army good...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013920
On 23 January 1985, the unit commander notified the applicant of separation action under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c for misconduct - commission of a serious offense. On 28 January 1985, the separation authority waived rehabilitative transfer requirements and directed that the applicant be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c for misconduct - commission of a serious offense with issuance of a General Discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013924
Fields Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provides that the Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who have completed a qualified period of active duty enlisted service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge; b. awarding him the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013925
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Master Aviation Badge, the Korea Defense Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. The DD Form 214, issued 30 April 2004, indicates the following: a. continuous active service from 17 April 1984 through 30 April 2004; b. participation in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, from 25 December...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013933
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Iraq. The applicant provides copies of his Personnel Action (DA Form 4187), Casualty Feeder Report (DA Form 1156), Witness Statement on Individual (DA Form 1155),Theater Medical Registry Record (MEDCOM Form 1381), and a United States Field Medical Card (DD Form 1380). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013941
There are no orders in the applicants military service records which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. His DA Form 20 does not show an entry in Item 40 (Wounds) or list the Purple Heart in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations). The applicant's military service records contain a Standard Form (SF) 89 (Report of Medical History), dated 2 March 1970, which was completed by the applicant at the time of his medical examination prior to his REFRAD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013942C071029
Dale E. DeBruler | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides an LOD (line of duty) checklist; a DA Form 2173 (Statement of Medical Examination and Duty Status); a Soldier’s Rights and Warning Statement; a DA Form 2823 (Sworn Statement); an Admission and Treatment Statement; and copies of his medical records. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013944C071029
Dale E. DeBruler | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's record contains a Deserter/Absentee Wanted by the Armed Forces (DD Form 553), which shows the applicant went absent without leave (AWOL) on 26 January 2004. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was separated under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, in lieu of trial by court-martial.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013946
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the American Defense Service Medal for service within the American Theater between 8 September 1939 and 7 December 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013950
The policy also set forth the eligibility criteria, which included, in pertinent part, the Soldier must be a Dual Status military technician serving in-theater in Iraq, Afghanistan or Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; must not have more than 16 years total military service upon ETS; must be fully eligible to reenlist or extend; and must execute a reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment while serving on active duty in theater. The evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013951C071029
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Purple Heart (PH) be added to the list of awards contained in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his 2 June 1970 separation document (DD Form 214). The applicant provides a PH Certificate, dated 17 January 1970, which shows he was awarded the PH for being wounded in action, while serving as a SSG in the RVN, on 7 January 1970. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013952
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. The SPD/RE Code Cross Reference Table included in the regulation establishes RE-4 as the proper code to assign members separated with this SPD code who have received a DA Imposed Bar to Reenlistment under the provisions of the QMP. By regulation, the RE-4 code assigned the applicant was the proper code to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013952C071108
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. The SPD/RE Code Cross Reference Table included in the regulation establishes RE-4 as the proper code to assign members separated with this SPD code who have received a DA Imposed Bar to Reenlistment under the provisions of the QMP. By regulation, the RE-4 code assigned the applicant was the proper code to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013956C070205
Karmin Jenkins | |Member | The Board considered the following additional evidence: Exhibit C – (show the identifying data for the original Record of Proceedings) CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE: 12. When, in July 2006, the Board considered the applicant’s initial request to correct the FSM’s records to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal, the Board apparently presumed the FSM had been assigned to the 69th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, in continental Europe, during his entire...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013958
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013958 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 states, in effect, that he was promoted to the rank and pay grade of MSG/E-8 when a board of officers determined in September 1948 that his duties required a high ranking noncommissioned officer. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013959C071029
Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army. In addition, the regulation stipulates that eligibility for the CIB for SF personnel in MOSs 18B, 18E, 18F, and 18Z accrues from 20 December 1989, and retroactive award of the CIB to SF personnel is not authorized prior to 20 December 1989. The Board determined that the evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013964
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013964 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. In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, section 1552, the authority under which this Board acts, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records is not empowered to set aside a conviction. When authorized, it...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013972C071108
John G. Heck | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 30 August 1973, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. The evidence of record shows that the applicant requested a discharge in lieu of trial by court-martial.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013975
The FCO requests that the applicant be awarded the Soldiers Medal or the Army Commendation Medal. The FCO states that he was the Commanding Officer of Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment on the night of 25 March 1970 when the applicant distinguished himself by the highest degree of heroism not involving actual combat against an armed enemy. The FCO submitted a DA Form 638, dated 23 November 2004, to the Army Decorations Boards to recommend the applicant receive award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013983
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his uncharacterized discharge be changed to honorable. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013993
The applicant requests that his character of service be changed to general or honorable and the narrative reason for separation be changed to medical. The applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) indicates that he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, for misconduct (serious offense). Army Regulation 635-5-1 (SPD Codes) provides the specific authorities (regulatory or directive), reasons for separating Soldiers...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013996
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060013996 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 completed 3 months and 11 days of creditable active service. Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060013997C070205
The applicant requests that his record be corrected by changing the authority for his discharge and his reentry (RE) Code. On 31 May 1999 the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 16-8. 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 | CY2006 | 20060014004C070205
John Heck | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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. The applicant was convicted pursuant to his pleas of guilty to the specifications charged and the special court-martial order was properly filed on the performance fiche of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060014005C071108
The applicant states, in effect, that his narrative reason for separation incorrectly states that he was discharged for a disability that existed prior to service, but he received his injuries three years after he entered into the service. The applicant's VA Form 10-1000 (Discharge Summary) transcribed on 25 October 2005, show that the applicant was transferred to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehab program from the University of Missouri Medical Center...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060014006
The applicant requests, in effect, adjustment to his promotion date for major (MAJ) from 20 October 2006 to 20 November 2005. The AHRC-St. Louis issued an Eligibility for Promotion as a Reserve Commissioned Officer Not on Active Duty memorandum, dated 28 June 2005, indicating the applicant's selection for promotion to MAJ by the 2005 Reserve Components Selection Board (RCSB) that adjourned on 25 March 2005. The applicant was eligible for promotion to MAJ with a date of rank of 20 November...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060014009
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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 boards 15-year statute of limitations. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060014011C071029
Rose M. Lys | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Although the separation authority could grant an honorable or general discharge if warranted by the members record of service, an UOTHC discharge was normally considered appropriate for member separating under these provisions. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060014014
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The record does include a separation document (DD Form 214) that shows he was separated on 8 October 1971, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, by reason unfitness (involvement in frequent incidents of a discreditable nature with military authorities), and that he received an UD. There is no evidence showing that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board...