ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006684
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 Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The applicant served in the Army of the United States from 19 May 1964 through 18 May 1966. The available evidence does not show the applicant was awarded the CIB.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006685
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006686
His DD Form 214, dated 21 August 1965, does not show any additional awards. The evidence shows the applicant served in Vietnam from 27 May 1966 to 26 May 1967. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing the entry "SERVICE IN KOREA FROM 19631221 - 19641222" in item 32 (Remarks), of his DD Form 214, dated 21 August 1965; b. showing the entry "SERVICE IN VIETNAM FROM 19660527 - 19670526" in item 30...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006690
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). There is no record that the applicant's husband was awarded the Purple Heart. Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment by military medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006692
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his 15 August 2003 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to document his service in Uzbeckistan. The evidence of record confirms the applicant served in Uzbeckistan from 13 April through 29 June 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006694
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 14 October 1983, the applicant was discharged from active duty under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10 for the good of the service with an UOTHC discharge. The applicants service record shows he received two Article 15s, a letter of reprimand, and was charged with being AWOL for over 900 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006698
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. On 3 February 1975, the applicant was honorably released from active duty upon the expiration of his term of service. There appears to have been no error or injustice in regard to the applicants summary court-martial process that would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006700
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show that he received 2 years of constructive service credit and time in grade for completion of his Master of Public Health degree. It took him about a year to have his military records corrected to show his additional advanced degree. It states, in part, that he chose to finish both his Medical Doctor degree and his Public Health Degree at the same time even though he could have graduated at any time with his master...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006704
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. The applicants request that his military record be corrected to show award of the Legion of Merit and the Korea Defense Service Medal were carefully considered and determined to have merit. The evidence of record also shows that the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006707
Orders throughout the applicant's military personnel record identify him with the service number RA****0254 and SSAN ***-**-8449. Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. However, at the time of the applicant's separation, the regulation provided for the issuance of an undesirable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006709
In support of his application, the applicant provides copies of his 2004 TPU assignment orders, his 2004 Officer Evaluation Report (OER), his 2005 Service School Academic Report, his 2004 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), his Joint Service Achievement Medal award orders and certificates, his Recommendation for award of the Purple Heart, a 2004 convoy Task Incident Report, his DA Form 2173s (Statement of Medical Examination and Medical Record Data), his DVA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006711
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 July 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080006711 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to show he was inducted on 6 July 1943. Evidence of record shows the applicant was inducted on 6 July 1943 and honorably discharged on 9 November 1945, which is properly reflected on his WD AGO Form 55.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006713
On 13 April 2005, the Army found him only 10 percent disabled. On 11 June 2007, the DVA increased the applicants service connection condition of PTSD (which represented a continuation of major depressive disorder) from 30 percent to 100 percent disability rating effective 15 November 2005. A 17 March 2005 PEB found the applicant unfit for military service due to a major depressive disorder at a 10 percent combined disability rating.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006714
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 31 July 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080006714 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states, in effect, his new retirement orders show he is permanently retired due to disability and his retirement award is not on his DD Form 214. 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 show he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006715
Counsel requests that the applicants Special Forces Tab be reinstated. Counsel further states that reinstatement of the applicants Special Forces Tab is warranted for the following reasons: (1) the applicant accepted responsibility for the false statement; (2) the applicant accepted nonjudicial punishment for making such a false statement; (3) the continued revocation of the applicants Special Forces Tab will deprive him of his Branch qualification and result in his involuntary...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006716
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to reflect his service in Iraq and award of the Iraq Campaign Medal. Service members qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by reasons of service between 19 March 2003 and 28 February 2005, in an area for which the Iraq Campaign Medal was subsequently authorized, will remain qualified for that medal. Upon application, any such service member may be awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal in lieu of the Global...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006717
The applicant provides a copy of his two oaths of office, his Federal Recognition order, an e-mail from a chief warrant officer (CWO) from the Army National Guard (ARNG), and excerpts from his military records. In the e-mail submitted by the CWO it was stated that the applicant took his oath of office in April 2007, and was afforded temporary Federal Recognition. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006719
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The separation document (DD Form 214) issued to the applicant on the date of his separation shows he was discharged from the Army under the provisions of Paragraph 13-5a(1), Army Regulation 635-200. There is no evidence of record to show the applicant petitioned the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge within that boards 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006723
The applicant requests, in effect, that two general officer memorandums of reprimand (GOMORs) be transferred to the restricted section of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), and he requests promotion reconsideration to Sergeant First Class, E-7. The applicant was promoted to Staff Sergeant, E-6, two years after the last incident. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by transferring the two GOMORs, dated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006724
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show he was discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 21 June 1996, the date of his completion of his military obligation instead of 27 December 2001. There is no record of the applicant's appointment in the USAR. Without evidence to the contrary, it is presumed that effective the day he was discharged from the RA, the applicant accepted an appointment in the USAR to complete his military service obligation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006726
On 17 June 1984, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he be furnished a discharge under other than honorable conditions. Since the applicants record of service included 79 days of lost time, his record of service was not satisfactory and did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for Army personnel. _______xxxx____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006729
The applicant requests in four separate applications (DD Forms 149) that her DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that she was the honor graduate of her advanced individual training (AIT) class; that she completed Spanish I and II training at Legg Middle School in Coldwater, Michigan; that she was a member of the Womens Army Corp (WAC); and that the term Intelligence be added to her DD Form 214. The applicant was honorably discharged on 17 January 1980, under the provisions of Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006740
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be amended to show he was awarded two awards of the Bronze Star Medal. It stated the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940 and, for the first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006742
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records to show he applied for a legal name change, of his first name, while he served on active duty. _______ _ x _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006743
There are no orders in the applicants available service personnel records that show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Available service records give no indication that the applicant ever served in an infantry position and received combat infantry pay. It is noted that just because a Soldier served in an infantry unit during World War II this was insufficient to entitle them to award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006744
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to document his foreign service and to include the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM), Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) awards, and the Parachutist Badge. Item 13 - add the Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Parachutist Badge; c. Item 18 - add the entry "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM SEPTEMBER 2003...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006745
She was advised that she could elect transfer to the Retired Reserve if otherwise eligible based on total qualifying years of service (option 1), that she could elect discharge from the USAR with an honorable discharge (option 2), or that she could elect consideration by a Non-Duty Related Physical Evaluation Board (NDR-PEB) as option 3. The applicant elected consideration by an NDR-PEB (option 3) on 7 March 2005 and sent a letter to the NDR-PEB requesting that she be allowed to continue in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006746
If the commanders decision remains the same, the commander will forward his or her statement, the individuals statement, and his or her consideration for filing in the individuals Official Military Personnel File. Item 18 of the applicants DD Form 214 should be amended to show he deployed to Afghanistan from 2 June 2002 to 6 October 2002; to Afghanistan from 3 March 2003 to 27 April 2003; and to Iraq from 30 December 2003 to 5 April 2004. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006748
On 13 May 1970, the applicant was notified that a request had been submitted to order him to active duty for a period of 17 months and 17 days. He stated the reason he did not know about that (being ordered to active duty) was because he did not get it in time and he was in the hospital undergoing a double hernia operation. Because there is insufficient evidence to show the applicant made any reasonable efforts to contact his unit and inform them of his status, or to explain his unexcused...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006749
The applicant provided sufficient evidence to show he was awarded three awards of the AAM (instead of the one award shown on his DD Form 214), two awards of the ARCOM, and one award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. There is no evidence of record to show the applicant served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; therefore, there is insufficient evidence to show he met the eligibility criteria for award of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006750
While in Iraq, his unit, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry, was attached to the 336th Military Police (MP) Battalion under the 1st Cavalry Division. Counsel requests that the applicant be awarded the CIB for his service in Iraq from March 2004 to February 2005. His daily mission was to provide security to the convoys.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006755
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. The applicant states that he was discharged for going absent without leave (AWOL) twice while in Vietnam. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006756
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. He also describes an incident where a drill sergeant took a Private down to the ground from behind and punched him in the face twice as another Drill Sergeant was laying on him, this happened after he stepped out of the formation stating he was done. The applicant contends, in effect, that his request to change his RE Code from RE-4 to RE-3 should be reconsidered because of the physical abuse he endured from drill sergeants during basic...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006757
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show award of the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM) (2nd award), and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM). Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states that the Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006758
The applicant requests correction of his records to show his deployment to the Taiwan Straits (Army and Air Post Offices (APO) 63) during the period 5 September 1958 to 1 October 1958 and in effect, award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM). The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base correction of item 24c on his DD Form 214 to show additional foreign service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006761
The applicant requests that he be awarded 17 Air Medals, the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, a "second bronze star for the voluntary unit" and to have his pay grade listed as sergeant (E-5) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States). The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) provides the following: a. the applicant was advanced to specialist four (E-4) on 10 May 1971; b. he served in Vietnam from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006762
Since the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal are already shown on the applicant's DD Form 214, these awards will not be discussed further in this Record of Proceedings, except to make a correction to the number of campaigns in which the applicant participated while he served in Vietnam. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Awards and Decorations), in effect at the time of the applicant's separation, provides that the Good Conduct Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006763
The applicant's records show he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. Evidence of record shows that the applicant participated in 3 campaigns during his service in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the Purple Heart from the applicant's DD Form 214 and adding the Purple Heart (2nd Award); b. adding the already-awarded CIB to his DD Form 214; c. awarding the AGCM (First Award) for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006764
The applicant's military records show that his DD Form 214 does not show all of the awards and decorations the applicant was awarded or was entitled to based on his service in Vietnam. The applicant's records show that he was wounded twice. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the Good Conduct Medal (First Award) for the period 2 July 1968 to 17 December 1969; b. awarding the Purple Heart (First...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006765
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 1 July 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080006765 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) prescribes the specific authorities (regulatory, statutory, or other directives), the reasons for the separation of members from active military service, and the separation program designators to be used for these stated reasons. The regulation states the reason for discharge based on separation code JKK is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006767
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). His DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States) is not available; however, his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) and several other documents in his records show his date of birth as 4 September 1944. There is no evidence of record to show the applicant performed duties in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006768
The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not show awards for his service in the Republic of Vietnam. Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provided that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded to individuals who had 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 Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 9 October...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006770
However, there is no evidence in the applicants records that show he was wounded or was awarded the Purple Heart. There are no general orders in the applicant's records that show he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant requests the Purple Heart but did not provide any evidence that he was awarded the Purple Heart or that he was wounded as a result of hostile action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006773
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 December 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080006773 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant provides mobilization orders, dated 20 January 2005; amendment orders, dated 21 January 2005; deployment orders, dated 21 January 2005; a memorandum, dated 10 February 2006; discharge orders, dated 13 April 2006; and a copy of her DD Form 214. Therefore, item 12a on her DD Form 214 should be corrected to show she entered active duty on 25 January 2005.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006776
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Vietnam Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and all awards and decorations he earned as a result of his military service from 1963 to 1966. The evidence of record shows that the applicant served a qualifying period for award of the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Combat Infantryman...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006779
The applicant states that he was to have a second medical board and that all his medical records were not reviewed before his discharge. The applicant non-concurred the board's decision of not finding his back condition unfitting and that the board should have at least granted him 20 percent disability for his back condition. By letter to the President, PEB, dated 6 November 1991, the applicant stated in a rebuttal, in effect, that he was led to believe that his case would be on hold at...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006782
During its original review of the case, the Board found no evidence of record that showed the applicant served in active ground combat while an assigned member of an infantry unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size, and as a result, concluded there was insufficient evidence to support award of the CIB. Further, the evidence provided by the applicant places him with his qualifying infantry unit while it was engaged in active ground combat with enemy forces in the RVN. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006783
The applicant provides the following additional documentary evidence in support of his application: a. DD Form 214, dated 28 December 1970. b. DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record), dated 21 March 1969. c. General Orders Number 6739, dated 14 June 1970, awarding him the Bronze Star Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), and General Orders Number 7464, dated 5 July 1970, revoking this award. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. The evidence of record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006784
The applicant requests that item 12c (Net Active Service this Period) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show he served 3 years of active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge. Therefore, any time the applicant served in the USAR after his release from active duty on 29 July 1986, even if he had served on active duty while in the USAR, would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080006785
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Separation by reason of disability requires processing through the PDES. The record shows the applicant voluntarily requested discharge to avoid a court-martial that could have resulted in his receiving a punitive discharge.