ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012969
The applicant provides a self-authored statement; DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with an effective date of 30 August 2007; DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge Certificate), dated 30 August 2007; DA Form 3349 (Physical Profile), on an undetermined date in May 2007; Headquarters and Support Company, 404th Aviation Support Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, memoranda, all dated 15 May 2007, subject: Pregnancy Counseling; DA Form 4856...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012970
He claims he was promoted to SGT and received awards which were never documented in his record or on his DD Form 214. The record is void of any orders showing he was ever promoted to SGT by proper authority while serving on active duty. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal, for his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 19 February 1968 through 18...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012971
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 AR20070007720, on 6 November 2007. The applicant's military service records contain a Standard Form (SF) 88 (Report of Medical Examination), dated 7 October 1987, which was completed for the purpose of his separation from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012972
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 AC 95-11352 on 31 January 1996. The historical journal and the staff duty journal are new evidence which require that the Board reconsider the applicants request for the Purple Heart. In the statement provided by the applicant, the applicants former commander stated This is to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012974
His DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 March 1969 shows award of the Army Good Conduct Medal (3d Award), the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960), the National Defense Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device. His DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 September 1970 shows he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster) and two overseas service bars. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012975
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 October 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080012975 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. On 24 June 1964, the applicant was honorably released from active duty after completing 2 years, 11 months, and 29 days of active military service. Based on the units history, during the time that the applicant was assigned to the unit, it would be appropriate to correct the applicants DD Form 214 to show entitlement to the AFEM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012976
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 20 of the DD Form 214, in effect at the time, shows the city and state where the Soldier entered active duty and Item 21 shows the Soldiers home of record (street, city, county, state, and zip code). With respect to the applicants date of induction, the evidence of record clearly shows the applicant was inducted in 1966, not 1968 as shown on his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012978
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The NPRC file is void of any award orders or documents that indicate the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded the ARCOM or any other awards by proper authority during his active duty tenure. The NPRC file is void of any orders or other documents that show the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded the ARCOM or any other awards and/or decorations during his active duty tenure.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012981
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD) be changed to a medical discharge. 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012983
There are no orders in the applicant's military personnel records awarding him the Purple Heart. The eyewitness statements submitted by the applicant were considered; however, there is no evidence to show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart while he served in Vietnam. These statements also provide insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012984
It stated that 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. The medical evidence of record which shows the applicant was wounded in action by enemy fire on 9 April 1967 in Vietnam is accepted as sufficient evidence on which to award the Purple Heart. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012989
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's record is void of any orders or other documents that indicate he was ever recommended for, or awarded the PH by proper authority and/or of medical treatment records showing he was treated for a combat related wound or injury. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012991
The applicant requests reconsideration of an earlier request to show her foreign service in Panama and Honduras in item 12f (Foreign Service) on her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant served in Honduras. In the absence of other evidence (such as travel vouchers) to show the applicant served in Panama/Honduras to September 1986, the identification card and the service medical records provided by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012996
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). On 11 October 2000, the unit commander notified the applicant of his intent to initiate action to separate him under the provisions of Chapter 15, Army Regulation 635-200, based on the applicant's propensity to engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex. On 19 December 2001, after carefully considering the applicant's military records and all other available evidence, the Army Discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012997
He also stated that he had no objection to his entire OMPF being considered, but would have presented other favorable information to the OSRB; e. the OSRB's consideration of the promotion rate of the FY 2007 LTC JAG Promotion Board was misleading as that board was, to the best of his knowledge, the first time that judge advocate officers competed against each other and not other specialties; therefore, the OSRB could not state what was used as discriminators by the promotion board members or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080012998
The applicant requests correction of his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) effective 14 September 1969 to show award of the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and "V" Device, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with a silver service star and two bronze service stars, [Republic of] Vietnam Campaign Medal [with 1960 Device], Air Medal with 33 Oak Leaf Clusters, Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar, and any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013002
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, 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. Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his military records to show this unit award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013004
There is no indication that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that Board's 15-year statute of limitations. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. However, his discharge orders show he was discharged in accordance with the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, for unfitness and he was furnished an under other than honorable conditions...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013008
General Orders Number 158, United States Army Hospital Japan, dated 4 August 1971, show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 3 August 1971 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. showing in Item 5a and 5b of his DD Form 214 his rank as specialist four (SP4) and pay grade as E-4; b. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period from 2 June...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013015
The applicant requests correction of his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) to show he was wounded in action and entitled to award of the Purple Heart. He further contends that his records should be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal based on his Combat Infantryman Badge. In view of the above, the applicants request for correction of his records to show that he was wounded in action and to be awarded the Purple Heart should be denied.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013016
Accordingly, on 27 June 2006, the applicant was honorably discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 5-13, due to a personality disorder. However, there is no evidence in the available records, nor has she submitted any evidence to show that she was sexually assaulted while she was in the Army or that she was suffering from PTSD at the time of her discharge. The applicants records do show that she was diagnosed by a psychiatrist as having a personality disorder...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013018
The applicant requests that Items 4a and b (Grade, Rate or Rank and Pay Grade) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 23 April 2008 be changed to read SGT (sergeant) and E05 instead of PFC (private first class) and E03. The applicant's military personnel record shows he initially enlisted in the Regular Army on 25 January 2001 for a period of 3 years. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013019
The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded in Vietnam on 7 November 1967 and was not awarded the Purple Heart for that wound. Accordingly, he should be awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds of 7 November 1967. While the criteria for award of the Purple Heart is very clear, in that the treatment of wounds must be made a matter of record, the applicant's medical records are not available for review by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013020
Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. The evidence of record shows the applicant completed 21 years of qualifying service for retired pay at age 60 at the time of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013022
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 by adding the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM), Kuwait Liberation Medal-Kuwait (KLM-Kuwait) and Kuwait Liberation Medal-Saudi Arabia (KLM-Saudi Arabia). Therefore, it would be appropriate to add these awards to his record and separation document at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013024
The applicant requests, in effect, award of the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (ARCAM) (2nd Award). The medal is also awarded to USAR Soldiers serving as Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) after completing qualifying service and on recommendation of the unit commander or Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) official to which the IMA is assigned. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was recommended for award of the ARCAM for the period 11 December 1992 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013025
The applicant, the daughter of the former service member (FSM) requests correction of her late fathers DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal. The FSMs record contains General Orders Number 3366, Headquarters, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, dated 20 June 1969 that awarded the FSM the Bronze Star Medal. Evidence of record show the FSM participated in two campaigns during his service in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013028
He was sentenced to be discharge from the service with a bad conduct discharge. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge. ___________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 | 20080013029
The applicant provides a copy of an Information Paper, dated 24 March 2008; her Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) proceedings; her PEBLO (Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer) Counseling Checklist/Statement; her Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) proceedings; her discharge orders from the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), dated 28 April 2008; a memorandum, subject: Physical Disability Separation, [name], PFC, [social security number], dated 28 April 2008; and her discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013034
Since all the documents in the applicant's records, except his discharge order and DD Form 214, show the last digit of the SSAN as "2," the SSAN listed on the applicant's DD Form 214 is obviously in error. As such, it would now be appropriate to award him the Good Conduct Medal and to add that award 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. awarding him the Good Conduct Medal for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013035
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. After considering all of the evidence before it, the administrative separation board found the applicant had established a definite pattern of misconduct and recommended he be separated from the Army with a GD. The separation authority approved the findings and recommendations of the administrative separation board and directed that the applicant be separated under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013038
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. Army Regulation 600-8-104 (Military Personnel Information Management/ Records) prescribes the policies governing the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), the Military Personnel Records Jacket, the Career Management Individual File, and Army Personnel Qualification Records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013043
Therefore, it would be appropriate to award him the AGCM for his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 2 November 1966 through 26 September 1968. The evidence also confirms that based on his RVN service and campaign participation, he is eligible for the RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and 4 bronze service stars with his VSM. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013045
The applicant submitted a self-authored statement, two notarized statements from two squad leaders, miscellaneous photographs of various Soldiers, copies of his units morning reports, Internet printouts, and radio local news and newspaper articles, which were not previously reviewed by the ABCMR; therefore, they are considered new evidence and as such warrant consideration by the Board. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides for award of the CIB. Therefore, there is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013047
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to add all his medals and that his service dates be corrected at the same time. However, based on his service in Vietnam he is entitled to correction of Item 30 to show his inclusive period of service in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from Items...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013049
Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award. 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 Conduct Medal for the period from 20 June 1967 to 19 June 1969; b. deleting from his DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars; and c....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013050
The evidence of record shows that at the time of his retirement, the FSM elected not to participate in the SBP for spouse coverage. Neither the applicant nor the FSM made a former spouse election within one year of the divorce as required by law. The FSMs death certificate indicates that the FSM was remarried after he and the applicant divorced; therefore, SBP benefits shifted to the beneficiary category in effect at the FSMs time of death, his widow, D, if they had been married for at...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013053
The applicant provides a self-authored statement; and an article entitled "The Desperate Hours;" and what appears to be an aerial view of the terrain located near Wiltze, Luxembourg, in support of his application. 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 AR20070014157, on 21 February 2008. He contends that this photograph...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013057
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's military record is not available to the Board for review. This Record of Proceedings, along with the applicant's application and supporting documents will be filed in his NPRC file in order to provide clarity and to deal with any confusion that might arise regarding the difference in middle initials listed on various documents on file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013059
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he completed 20 years of qualifying service for Reserve retired pay and that he be paid compensation for the time he lost. The ADRB determined that the applicant was improperly discharged, citing that part of Army Regulation 135-178 that stated a Soldier having completed 18, but less than 20 years of qualifying service for retired pay would not be involuntarily discharged without the approval of the Commander, U. S....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013061
The applicant requests the following corrections to his records: a. that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to his list military occupational specialty code (MOSC) as Automated Logistics Management for 13 years, 7 months, and 28 days; to include his post service association with The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and to show that he had no dental services provided prior to separation; b. that his rank of sergeant first class...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013062
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. The evidence of record shows the FSM 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. awarding the FSM the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 18 May 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam; b. awarding the FSM the Good Conduct Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013063
For those enlisted Soldiers assigned a MOS based on civilian or other service acquired skills, this ribbon will be awarded on honorable completion of 4 months active service. These awards are not shown on her DD Form 214; therefore, she is entitled to correction of her records to show these awards. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence that shows the applicant completed MOS training.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013065
Between 1912 and 1942, records indicate nearly 3,000 enlisted men of the Signal Corps, Air Service and the Army Air Forces became sergeant pilots. The available evidence shows the FSM was trained and served as an infantry Soldier throughout his military service. Had he been commissioned in the Army Air Corps as a pilot, he would have been issued a WD AGO Form 53-55, discharging him from his enlisted status, and even if he was commissioned, his separation document would still show his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013069
The applicant requests correction of appropriate military records to show a reentry eligibility (RE) code which would allow enlistment. 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 applicant was separated and assigned an RE code in accordance with the applicable regulation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013070
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his discharge document to show his correct social security number (SSN). The applicant's military service records contain his DD Form 214, with an effective date of 8 September 1968. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was inducted into the Army on 14 September 1966 and his SSN was subsequently recorded in his military service records as ###-##-7596. The evidence of record also shows that his SSN was correctly and consistently...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013071
In conjunction with her application, the applicant submitted a letter to the Retired Pay Processing Department for SBP, dated 7 August 2008, subject: Divorce Decree for [the member and the applicant], Court Order Surviving Benefit for Former Spouse "Deemed Election" Former Spouse Coverage. The applicant's letter states that by order of the divorce decree she would be treated as the service member's surviving spouse, that she wants to remain on the SBP as the former spouse, and she was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013072
At the time, a member must have made the election within 90 days of receiving the notification of eligibility to receive retired pay at age 60 or else wait until he/she applies for retired pay and elect to participate in the standard SBP. At the time of the FSM's and the applicant's divorce, the USFSPA had not been enacted into law and the divorce degree provided by the applicant makes no mention of any provisions directing that the FSM provide SBP benefits to his former spouse (the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013077
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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 AR20070009292, on 20 November 2007. The applicant has provided new evidence which requires that his case be reconsidered by the ABCMR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013082
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show the award of the Air Assault Badge. Award of the Air Assault Badge requires that an individual must have satisfactorily completed an air assault training course according to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command standardized Air Assault Core Program of Instruction, or completed the standard Air Assault Course while assigned or attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) after 1 April 1974. _______ _XXX _______...