ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009467
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his request: Self-Authored Statement; DD Form 2656, dated 27 July 2007; Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Election Statement for Former Spouse Coverage (DD Form 2656-1); Defense Finance and Accounting (DFAS) Summary of Retired Pay Account; Retiree Account Statements, dated 14 December 2007, and 16/17 January 2008; and Divorce Military Qualifying Court Order, filed 24 May 2000. This document shows the applicant elected RCSBP on 27 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009468
The applicant, the former spouse of a retired, deceased former service member (FSM), requests that she be entitled to his Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity payment from the date of his death on 25 July 1976. Public Law 990-485, enacted 13 August 1968, provided that an RSFPP election had to be made before the member completed 19 years of service. At this time, the lawful beneficiary of the FSM's SBP is considered to be E____, his spouse at the time of his death.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009469
The applicant requests correction of his MOS to an infantry MOS, award of the CIB, and award of the Silver Star. The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. He went back up the road, under enemy fire, and informed the sergeant of the commander's decision; however, the sergeant told him that the squad had knocked out the machinegun while he was gone; and c. he did not know until July 1945 that someone recommended him for award of the Silver Star for drawing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009470
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. In accordance with the criteria for award of the Purple Heart his accidental injury, while tragic, does not qualify for award of the Purple Heart. 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 | 20080009471
Item 24 of the applicants DD Forms 214 do not show award of the Purple Heart. There is no evidence in his available service personnel records which shows he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action or treated for such wounds. In the absence of evidence that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of a Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009472
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation. There are no General Orders in the applicant's records that show he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009475
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star and the French Legion of Honor. The applicant's WD AGO Form 100 shows that he interpreted French to assist military operations. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 in item 33 to add the French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, the French Knight of the Legion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009476
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 during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. The applicant indicates on his application that he attached his medical records showing an examination for shrapnel received in the Republic of Vietnam. _______ _ _X______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009477
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record provides no indication that the applicant was ever wounded in action while serving in the RVN, or that he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH by proper authority while serving on active duty. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009480
It should be noted that although he indicated that he is requesting reconsideration, this is his first application to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) regarding award of the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart. The applicant's military records also do not show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Additionally, while the sincerity of the applicant's claim to entitlement to award of the Purple Heart is not questioned, there is no evidence in the available...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009481
Item 1 (Name) of the DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) he was issued at the time shows his middle name as Lxxe and Item 5 (Date of Birth) shows his DOB as 1 May 1970. The applicant authenticated this form by placing his signature in Item 21 (Signature of Member Being Separated) using his first name, middle initial L, and his last name. The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show his middle name as Elxxxe" and his DOB as 1 May...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009482
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicants military records show that he enlisted and entered active duty on 4 January 1944. Without evidence to show that the perforation of his eardrum was the result of hostile action, there is insufficient evidence in which to grant the applicants request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009484
Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Further, the applicant's discharge reflects his overall record of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009486
The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to honorable with a corresponding change in his Separation Designator Code (SPD). On 8 April 1987, after consulting with counsel, the applicant submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel Separations), chapter 10. Army policy states that although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009487
It states, in pertinent part, that in order to award a PH there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, that it required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Further, the applicant's DD Form 214 does not include the PH in the list of authorized awards listed; his name is not included on the Vietnam Casualty Roster, the official DA list of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009489
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states, in effect, that Item 4a of his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show his rank title as command sergeant major (CSM) and Item 13 should be corrected by adding the Legion of Merit (LOM). The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on 30 November 1987, the date of his REFRAD for retirement, lists his rank title as SGM in Item 4a, and does not include the LOM in Item 13.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009490
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). However, the MPRJ does contain a separation document (DD Form 214) that shows he was discharged on 17 March 1983, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, with an under honorable conditions discharge. Therefore, given the circumstances in this case, there is insufficient evidence to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009491
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 03 September 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080009491 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of her military records to show that she is retired as a major, pay grade 0-4. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was promoted to major on 1 May 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009492
The applicant requests, in effect, that the entry in item 17a (Current Active Service Other Than by Induction/Source of Entry) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 14 July 1969 be corrected. 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. DISCUSSION...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009494
There are no orders in the applicant's record to show he was recommended for or awarded the BSM. There are no orders showing the applicant was recommended for or awarded the BSM. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. adding the already-awarded CIB to his record: b. awarding the AGCM (First Award) for the qualifying period of service from 18 May 1970 23 December 1971 and correcting his record to show this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009495
The applicant states, in effect, that the individual did not accidentally shoot him. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to correct the applicants records. ________xxxx__________ 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 | 20080009496
The applicant requests award of the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. There are no orders in the applicant's records awarding the Air Medal or evidence he served as a crewmember or non-crewmember on flying status while in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009497
The applicant requests payment for furlough time he did not receive. The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant requests that payment for furlough time he did not receive.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009501
On 17 May 1974, the applicant voluntarily requested discharge for the good of the Service under the provisions of Chapter 10 (Discharge in Lieu of Trial by Court-Martial), Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel), and understood that he could request discharge for the good of the Service because charges had been preferred against him under the UCMJ which authorized the imposition of a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. At the time, an undesirable discharge was normally considered...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009502
He continued by essentially stating that if the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) denies his request to upgrade his discharge and his request for a pension that it is just like using a person for nothing. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant acknowledged that if his request for discharge was accepted, he could receive an undesirable discharge, and that he retained a copy of his request for discharge. There is no evidence in the applicant's military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009504
The applicant states, in effect, that based on his date of rank as a captain, he should have been promoted to major on 25 February 1999. Upon his completion of the military education requirement, he was promoted to major with an effective date and a date of rank of 13 July 2007. Implicit in the Army's promotion system is the universally accepted and frequently discussed principle that officers have a responsibility for their own careers.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009506
The applicant requests that his foreign service be added to item 12f (Foreign Service) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). 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. _________xxxx____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009507
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to reflect his award of the Purple Heart and that he be awarded the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM), the United Nations Service Medal (UNSM), and the Parachutist Badge. However, the evidence of record shows that he is entitled to be awarded the KDSM for his service in Korea from December 1975 to February 1977. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to adding the award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009512
The evidence of record shows that the applicant served a qualifying period of service in Iraq for award of the Iraq Campaign Medal. The evidence of record shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service for award of the Good Conduct Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all 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 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009513
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requested that his military records be corrected to show that his rank and pay grade at the time of his discharge on 16 April 1994 was SFC/E-7, not SGT/E-5. While there is conflicting information in the available records surrounding the applicant's rank at the time of his discharge on 16 April 1994, there is no evidence in the available records, and the applicant failed to provide any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009514
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. There is no evidence in the available records to show that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that boards 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009518
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, 4 bronze service stars for campaign credit to be affixed to his Korean Service Medal (KSM), and award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) based on the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the BSM based on his award of the CIB and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009519
The applicant requests that item 12b (Separation Date This Period) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 18 April 2008 be corrected to show 1 May 2008. The applicant provides orders, dated 24 October 2007; amendment orders, dated 2 April 2008; and a copy of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 18 April 2008 in support of his application. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was released from active duty on any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009520
Evidence of record shows that the applicant performed as an infantryman while serving in Iraq with A Company, 3rd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment while performing combat operations. However, there is no evidence to show his unit was engaged in active ground combat or that he was awarded the Combat infantryman Badge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting "SERVICE IN OPERATION ENDURING...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009522
The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his period of service in the Persian Gulf as a separate entry. The State needs a notation showing his war time service separated from his period of service in Germany. Since the applicant's DD Form 214 does not have any entry of this nature, it is appropriate to apply current standards and show the current mandatory entry on his DD Form 214: It is appropriate to correct block...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009523
The applicant requests that his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) be corrected to show the correct dates that he served in Saudi Arabia. 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 his dates of his service in Saudi Arabia as 1 September 1990 through 29 March 1991. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009528
The applicant requests that her Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) be amended to show that she was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia). The applicant's DD Form 214 also shows that she was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in accordance with Title 10 United States Code 763B, and that she had service in Southwest Asia from 20 December 1990 through 10 May 1991. As a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009530
Records show 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 amending his DD Form 214 to add the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and one silver service star and one bronze service star to be worn on his already-awarded Vietnam Service Medal. __________X____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009532
The applicant provides his DD Form 214; Air Medal orders, dated 6 April 1972; three Air Medal award citations; and a Bronze Star Medal award citation. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and this award should be added to his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the entry AIR MEDAL 4TH AWARD (W/V DEVICE) from his DD Form 214; and b....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009533
His DD Form 214 shows his branch of service was the Army Medical Department. The applicants DD Form 214 shows he served in MOS 3333 as a dispensary technician at the time of his discharge. There is insufficient evidence on which to base correction of his MOS on his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009535
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show the reason for his separation from active duty as medical disability. On 15 January 2006, the applicant was released from active duty due to completion of required active service and transferred back to his ARNG unit. There is no available evidence showing that the applicant had a medical condition that rendered him unfit for duty at the time of his release from active duty service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009536
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) with V Device and the Purple Heart. Evidence of record shows that the applicant participated in 2 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 BSM from the applicant's DD Form 214 and adding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009537
The applicant states, in effect, that according to the State of California, he was legally insane at the time of his discharge. The Army took away his woman and his son all those years ago, so he now wants a medical discharge so that he "...can use it to pay for a female psychiatrist and for a woman doctor (from the Army) to castrate..." him in order to heal his psyche. The Court found the applicant legally insane on 8 August 1969 (date of rape) and he was returned to the Atascadero State...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009538
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 December 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080009538 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Public Law 92-425, the SBP, enacted 21 September 1972, provided that military members on active duty could elect to have their retired pay reduced to provide for an annuity after death to surviving dependents. Although the applicant claims that he would now like to disenroll from SBP, by law he has a one-year period, beginning on the second anniversary of the date on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009541
As the applicant has requested that he be awarded the ICM with one bronze service star in lieu of his already-awarded GWOTEM, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his military records to show the award of the ICM with one bronze service star and remove his award of the GWOTEM. Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his military records to show the award of the Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral "2" to denote his completion of two overseas tours. As a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009542
However, there are no general orders or corroborating evidence that show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart and the applicant's name is not listed on the Vietnam Casualty Roster. The evidence of record shows that the applicant sustained fragment wounds to his left thigh and was treated at a military medical facility in the Republic of Vietnam. In the absence of substantial evidence that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009543
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Parachutist Badge be added to his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty). 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 Conduct Medal during the period 15 January 1973 to 14 January 1976; and b. adding the Good Conduct Medal and Parachutist Badge to the authorized awards shown on his DD Form 214. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009544
The applicant, as the widow of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSMs records to show award of the Purple Heart for injuries sustained during World War II. In a 16 May 2008 letter from the FSM's daughter, she stated her father enlisted in 1944 as a member of the World War II 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The applicant states the FSM was wounded by shrapnel which struck him on his right side just below his rib cage and that he asked the medic not to report...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009546
Item 13 does not show award of the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, two awards of the Combat Infantryman Badge, or any awards and decorations related to service in Iraq and Afghanistan 5. With respect to award of the Army Achievement Medal, there is no evidence in the available records and the applicant did not provide any evidence that shows he was recommended for and/or awarded the Army Achievement Medal. The evidence of record also shows the applicant's service in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080009547
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). He states that there was a precedent in his unit and in all infantry units he served with in Vietnam to award radio telephone operators (RTO) the Combat Infantryman Badge. The regulation provided that the Combat Infantryman Badge was authorized for award to otherwise qualified personnel provided they were personally present and under fire.