ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009401
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's records do not show any significant acts of valor during his military service. In his request for discharge, the applicant indicated that he understood that by requesting discharge, he was admitting guilt to the charges against him, or of a lesser included offense, that also authorized the imposition of a bad conduct discharge or an undesirable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009411C080407
An UOTHC discharge normally is appropriate for a Soldier who is discharged in lieu of trial by court-martial; however, at the time of the applicant's separation the regulation provided for the issuance of an UD. However, it does confirm he was charged with the commission of an offense punishable under the UCMJ with a punitive discharge, and that he voluntarily requested discharge to avoid a court-martial that could have resulted in his receiving a punitive discharge. The evidence of record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009419
The attending physician also determined that the applicant did not have a psychiatric condition, which would warrant disposition through medical channels; that the applicant's state of emotional and/or behavioral dysfunction was of such severity that his ability to perform military duties was significantly impaired; that his condition meets the criteria set forth in Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 5-17 for administrative separation; that consideration of chapter 5-13 for a personality...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009421
The applicant requests that he receive a prior service reenlistment bonus as listed on his reenlistment contract of 7 June 2005. Army Regulation 135-7 (Incentive Programs), as amended, states that Soldiers with over 16 years of prior service are not eligible for reenlistment bonuses under the Special Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus (PSEB). The failure of the Recruiting Command to verify the applicant's prior service and entitlement to the PSEB has created an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009439
The applicant requests that item 12a (Record of Service Date Entered AD This Period) of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected. The applicant's military service records and DD Form 4 (Enlistment/ Reenlistment Document) shows that she entered active duty on 4 August 2005. The evidence shows that the applicant's Date Entered AD This Period was 4 August 2005.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009445
However, by regulation, in order to support award of the Purple Heart, there must be evidence a member was wounded/injured in action, was treated for the wound/injury by military medical personnel and a record of this medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Further, the DD Form 214 issued to the FSM upon his separation on 5 May 1952 did not include the Purple Heart in the list of authorized awards. However, the evidence of record does show that based on the FSMs...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009457
The applicant requests correction of his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) to show his unit as the 190th Field Artillery Battalion, award of the bronze arrowhead, and to delete the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. The available evidence shows that the applicant departed the United States and arrived in the ETO on the same dates as the 190th Field Artillery Battalion. The evidence further shows that the applicant participated in the same campaigns...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009458
Counsel requests, on behalf of his client, in effect, that the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) reconsider its decision and grant the applicant the relief he requests. Counsel states, in effect, that his client should be granted the following relief based upon new evidence: a. enforcement of the terms of the applicant's recall recruiting agreement that he would be placed on the ADL as a RA warrant officer; and b. retroactively reinstate the applicant as a current...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009459
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 July 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009459 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AC97-08759,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009464
The applicant's military service records contain a copy of the Alabama Army National Guard, Personnel Service Center, Enterprise, Alabama Orders 120-14, dated 5 August 1992, which show, in pertinent part, that the applicant was promoted to the rank and grade of Sergeant First Class (SFC)/pay grade E-7, effective 15 March 1992. Army Regulation 600-8-19 (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions), chapter 1, paragraph 1-20 (c) provides that Soldiers on a promotion list at the time of retirement for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009465
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show that he reenlisted on 13 January 1950 in the grade of Technician 5th Grade instead of private first class (PFC)/pay grade E-3, as reflected in his personnel record. The applicant contends that he is entitled to correction of his records to show that he reenlisted on 13 January 1950 in the grade of Technician 5th Grade instead of private first class (PFC)/pay grade E-3, as reflected on his personnel record. Evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009467
On 30 September 2000, she retired from the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program with 20 years, 5 months, and 2 days of creditable active service; her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows her rank and pay grade as MSG/E-8. The laws or the regulation the applicant was separated under that govern retirement and retired grades provide no discretionary authority that allows for the administrative reduction of an enlisted Soldier who has not completed a promotion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009471
It also states that award of the CAB is authorized from 18 September 2001 to a date to be determined. Also, in order for the applicant to qualify for the CIB he had to be personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry primary duty, in a unit actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy. As a result, the Board recommends that the State Army National Guard records and all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009472
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds received on 9 December 1944. The available evidence shows that the applicant was awarded a Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds received during the period from 18 November 1942 to 21 December 1945. The separation document for the applicant's period of service that included when he was wounded on 19 August is not available.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009478
Three options are available: (A) elect to decline enrollment and choose at age 60 whether to start SBP participation; (B) elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity if they die before age 60 but delay payment of it until the date of the members 60th birthday; or (C) elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity immediately upon their death if before age 60. Before the law was amended as noted below, a member must have made the election within 90 days of receiving the 20-year letter or else...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009479
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. His 3 years of good service and serving in Vietnam should be enough for an upgrade to an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009483C071029
Ronald D. Gant | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s DD Form 1966 noted that he was authorized, among other incentives, a HIGRAD bonus of $6,000.00; however, this bonus was not listed on his Statement for Enlistment United States Army Enlistment Program. His enlistment contract should be corrected to show he enlisted for this bonus, and he should be paid this bonus.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009496C071029
The IG report noted that prior to the riot there had been minor altercations in the post exchange between “Negroes” and Italians, and even between Italians and white American Soldiers. In 1949, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) denied the applicant’s request for an upgraded discharge. In this case, lead defense counsel had 9 days from the service of charges to prepare for the trial of 43 men, 3 of whom were also accused of premeditated murder.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009497C080407
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: Clinical Record (SF 502); Physical Profile Record (DA Form 8- 274); and Separation Document (DD Form 214). 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 direct result of or was caused by enemy action. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009520
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 November 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009520 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 correction of his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds received in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009521
On 3 August 1971, the applicant accepted NJP under the provisions of Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, for failure to go to his place of duty at the prescribed time. On 28 January 1972, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. He had completed a total of 1 year, 3 months, and 27 days of creditable active military service and had accrued 35 days of time lost due to AWOL and confinement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009525
The applicant provided an Air Force Service History that shows he earned 15 retirement points (membership points only) in RYE 12 December 1988. Therefore, the certificate alone is insufficient evidence to show he should be granted active duty points for attendance at airborne training. At this time there is insufficient evidence to show the applicant earned 50 retirement points, or a qualifying year, in RYE 12 December 1990.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009536
Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by showing that, in addition to the awards shown on his DD Form 214, his authorized awards include the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009539
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20060014032, on 14 June 2007. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket Number AR20060014032, dated 14 June 2007.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009546
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. He states that he does not understand why all of this has not been investigated. The applicant provides in his letter dated 18 July 2007, a series of statements about his work prior to entering the Army; his completion of basic training and advanced individual training; his broken right wrist and respiratory problems; his inability to work due to the pain in his wrist; and his eventual incarceration for driving under the influence.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009554
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. The evidence of record does not show the applicant served in Italy during the qualifying period of service between 9 May 1945 and 15 September 1947, for which an Army of Occupational Medal was awarded. As a result, there is insufficient evidence upon which to correct his record to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal for Italy.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009556C080407
On 19 April 2005, the unit commander notified the applicant that action was being initiated to separate him under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200, for a pattern of misconduct. An Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) discharge is normally considered appropriate for members separated under this chapter. However, the separation authority may award an HD or GD if warranted by the member's overall record of service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009558
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 11 December 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009558 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 are no general orders in the applicant's military service records awarding him the Purple Heart. The applicant's military service records do not contain orders for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009562
Therefore, there is sufficient evidence to show that he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his records to show this award. Record shows the applicant 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: a. showing award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in the Republic of Vietnam on 4 May 1968, the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 8 September 1967 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009571
The applicant requests, in effect, a change of the reason for his discharge from alcohol rehabilitation failure to medical. 2. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. In an undated document, the appropriate authority approved the recommendation and directed that the applicant be issued an Honorable Discharge Certificate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009574
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant contends that he received shrapnel wounds from enemy artillery shell explosions that seared his back during combat operations on or about 5 January 1945. Evidence shows that the applicants records contain administrative error, which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009577
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show a second award of the Purple Heart (in effect, a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), and the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009580
He was one of several officers from the 470th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade which was based in Panama who participated in the operation. The applicant indicated by email that he was awarded the first award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his participation in Operation Just Cause, in Panama, from 20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record shows that the applicant served a period of qualifying service for the second award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009589C080407
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show no break in service between the date he was released from active duty on 30 June 2006, and his entry into the United States Army Reserve (USAR); and that his records be placed before a Special Selection Board (SSB) for consideration for promotion to Major (MAJ) under the guidelines of the 2007 Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Reserve Component Selection Board (RCSB). A United States Army Human Resources Command (HRC)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009591
The applicant's records do not show any significant acts of valor during his military service. In his request for discharge, the applicant indicated that he understood that by requesting discharge, he was admitting guilt to the charges against him, or of a lesser included offense, that also authorized the imposition of a bad conduct discharge or an under other than honorable discharge. There is no evidence in the applicant's records that show he was discharged because of his sexual orientation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009593C080213
A corrected copy of General Court-Martial Order Number 1, dated 14 February 1997, states, The sentence is approved AND EXCEPT (emphasis in the original) for the sentence extending to a bad conduct discharge, will be executed. Court-martial orders dated 6 May 1999 also state this. Other charges had been dismissed by the military judge or, later, by the Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA). On 28 January 1999, a military judge sitting as a general court-martial at the sentence rehearing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009594C080213
At the time, U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 provided that individuals who traveled by aircraft from point to point for the purpose of participating in combat assaults were eligible for the award of the Air Medal for achievement after completion of 25 assault missions. The 545th Military Police Company was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the period 9 August 1965 through 19 May 1969 on Department of the Army General Order Number 43,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009613C080213
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 November 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009613 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 of record to show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart; however, his name is listed on the Vietnam Casualty Roster as being wounded in action on 27 February 1969. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009643
Applicant Name: ????? Facts and Circumstances: The evidence of record shows that on 31 May 2006, the unit commander notified the Applicant of initiation of separation action under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, by reason of misconductfor displaying a pattern of misconduct consisting of serious disciplinary infractions, for having received Article 15s for positive urinalysis (040624) and failure to report (051206), with a general under honorable conditions discharge. On 9 June...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009649
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 December 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009649 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests, in effect, that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to honorable. There is no indication that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009677C080213
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 November 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009677 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, as the widow of a former service member (FSM), requests that the FSMs records be corrected to show he was promoted to and retired in the rank and grade of colonel (COL), O-6. On 19 September 1988,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009688C080213
The applicant, as the widow of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests that the FSM be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Bronze Star Medal based upon award of the CIB. Army Regulation 600-8-22 for award of the National Defense Service Medal for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995, and 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined. Therefore,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009691
However, it appears that the separation authority approved the applicants separation for discharge under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) and directed the applicant be reduced to the lowest enlisted grade prior to discharge and be issued an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate. The DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) the applicant was issued at the time of his discharge confirms he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009699
The applicant requests, in effect, that all of his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disabilities be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). The applicant has not stated that a particular injury caused any of his VA rated disabilities. Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship between the applicants VA rated disabilities and war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009714C080407
This official recommended the applicant's request be denied because he had been considered and not selected for promotion to 1LT by the 2005 administrative board, and because the applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation supporting a change to his 1LT DOR. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was considered and determined not to be eligible for promotion to 1LT by the 2005 administrative board. The evidence of record confirms the applicant's security clearance remained...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009719
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 December 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009719 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. While the applicant contends that he unlawfully left the Army because of family problems, there is no available evidence to show that he had any mitigating circumstances or that his absence without leave was a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009725
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. The applicant states, in effect, that his discharge should be upgraded to an honorable discharge because he went through medical treatments. This same DD Form 215 also indicates his dishonorable discharge was upgraded to an undesirable discharge based on the conclusions and a recommendation by this Board in 1955.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009728
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his Certificate of Service (WD AGO 53-98) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Philippine Islands during World War II. However, there is no evidence showing that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The applicant's military records are not available for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009737C080407
The applicant states, in effect, that he should be issued the PH and that his service in the RVN should be recorded on his separation document (DD Form 214). The applicant's MPRJ contains no order or other documents that indicate he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH by proper authority while serving on active duty, or that shows he was ever treated for a combat related wound or injury by military medical personnel during his active duty tenure. His record is also void of any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070009743C080213
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 November 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070009743 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 12 July 1968, a PEB recommended the FSM be permanently retired due to the injuries he suffered in the vehicle accident. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records...