ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013525
The applicant requests correction of his discharge document to show award of the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA). However, the evidence the applicant provided in support of his application clearly specified that no service member shall be entitled to award of more than one of the medals for the same period of service and, upon application, a member may be awarded the ICM in lieu of the GWOTEM. The evidence of record shows the applicant's unit was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013526
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 7 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013526 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of that Item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) on her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show 17 June 2008 instead of 17 June 2009. The applicant provides the following documents in support of her application: discharge orders, dated 1 July 2009; enlistment orders, dated 17 June 2008; DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013527
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) to show he was assigned to Company B, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. The applicant's military records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States and entered active service on 2 February 1943. Since the applicant was assigned to Company G, 274th Infantry Regiment for over 2 months, it is evident that the assignment was not for the purpose of transfer to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013533
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the Purple Heart. It stated that Soldiers who were treated and returned to their units within 24 hours of being wounded would be awarded the Purple Heart by their unit of assignment. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. publishing orders for his already-awarded Purple Heart for wounds received in the Republic of Vietnam on 31...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013534
Item 12 shows the record of service. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show his correct rank/grade, prior active service, and enlisted MOS. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was promoted to 1LT/O-2 on 1 December 2003 and held this rank/grade at the time of his discharge on 1 February 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013536
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states that his discharge document does not show his service with Company E, 383rd Infantry, 96th Infantry Division during the Okinawa campaign where he was wounded in battle and suffered hearing loss from bombs, machine guns, and mortar shells. The former Soldier stated he was a member of the U.S. Army, Company E, 383rd Infantry, 96th Infantry Division and served in the Okinawa...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013538
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 May 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013538 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. An advisory opinion from the Department of the Army (DA), Office of the Chief of Chaplains, dated 10 December 2009, recommends the applicant be promoted to captain with a date of rank of 27 October 2008. The records show the applicant was awarded 4 years of constructive service credit and he met all other requirements for appointment as a captain.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013540
During the original review of the applicant's case, the Board determined that the regulatory burden of proof necessary to support award of the PH had not been met because there was no evidence of record confirming the applicant was wounded in action, or that he was treated for a combat related wound by military medical personnel. The DD Form 214 issued to him at that time shows, in item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013542
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013542 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. There is no evidence in the available records which show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or that he was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. The service medical record provided by the applicant does not show that the lacerations to his legs were the result of hostile action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013548
On 2 October 1981, the separation authority approved the applicant's voluntary request for discharge and directed that he be furnished an under other than honorable conditions discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Since the applicant's record of service included one nonjudicial punishment and 122 days of lost time, his record of service was not satisfactory.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013555
Available records show the applicant was discharged from active duty on 23 December 2002 due to a defective enlistment agreement. Paragraph 3-4 of this same regulation states that a separation will be described as uncharacterized if processing is initiated while a Soldier is in an entry-level status, except when: a. characterization under other than honorable conditions is authorized under the reason for separation and is warranted by the circumstances of the case; b. it is determined that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013558
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. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. The evidence of record shows the applicant was convicted by an SPCM and he received a BCD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013559
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 Misconduct and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c(2). Pertinent Army regulations...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013560
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The record does not contain and the applicant has not provided any documentation to show the applicant sustained a wound as the result of hostile action that required treatment by medical personnel that was made a matter of official record. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to award him the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013566
A review of the applicant's available military medical records does not show he was wounded in combat. To award the Purple Heart, three criteria must be met: substantiating evidence must verify 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. Therefore, in the absence of substantiating medical evidence, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013571
The applicant, the widow of the deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSMs social security number (SSN) on the DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty), dated 13 March 1968. The applicant provides the following documents in support of her application: (1) DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 24 November 1960; (2) DD Form 214 for the period ending 12 September 1966; (3) DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013572
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show two awards of the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM). The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 and two award certificates for the ARCOM in support of his application. 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 ARCOM (First Oak Leaf Cluster) with V Device.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013575
The applicant requests correction of his records to show his total time in service. The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: * His DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 November 1988; * His Army National Guard Retirement Credits Record for retirement year 3 October 1957 to 2 October 1958; * Active duty orders for training, dated 20 December 1957; and * Active duty orders, dated 27 March 1959. The advisory opinion recommended that the applicants service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013576
The applicant's military records show he was appointed in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Medical Corps (MC) as a captain effective 22 January 2008 with 11 years, 2 months, and 16 days of CSC with a date of rank of 6 November 2000. In view of the facts in this case, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show he was awarded an additional 2 months and 15 days CSC at the time of his appointment in the USAR MC on 22 January 2008, for a total of 11 years, 5 months, and 1 day of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013577
BOARD DATE: 14 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013577 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that the first and middle names recorded in his military records be corrected. However, while the validity of the name he claims is correct is not in question, the record shows he entered, served, and was separated under the first and middle names that are listed on his DD Form 47, DA Form 20, and all documents on file in his OMPF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013587
There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was recommended for or awarded the ARCOM. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was recommended for or awarded the ARCOM. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the ARCOM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013591
The applicants military records may be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence, "If ACF benefits in the amount of $35,000.00 (exclusive of MGIB benefits) were authorized by the official processing you for enlistment and the Government fails to pay the full amount under the appropriate provisions and such failure results in nonpayment of ACF benefits in the amount of $35,000.00 over the amount of the MGIB benefits, the Army may pay said benefits in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013593
The applicants DD Form 1351-2 shows her deployment to Kuwait/Iraq from 15 September 2007 through 7 January 2008. The applicant's military pay records at DFAS show she received IDP/HFP and CZTE from 15 September 2007 through 7 January 2008 for service in Kuwait. The applicant's military pay records combined with her DD Form 1351-2 are accepted as sufficient evidence as a basis to amend item 18 of her DD Form 214 to show the entry "SERVICE IN KUWAIT/IRAQ FROM 20070915-20080107."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013594
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he elected to participate in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) for spouse coverage. He married the applicant on 18 September 1980. Public Law 95-397, the RCSBP, enacted 30 September 1978, provided a way for those who had qualified for reserve retirement but were not yet age 60 to provide an annuity for their survivors should they die before...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013596
The applicant requests upgrade of his undesirable discharge (UD) to a general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD). The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) in pay grade E-1 on 28 May 1971, for 3 years. The punishment imposed was a forfeiture of $150.00 per month for two months, a reduction to pay grade E-2, and restriction and extra duty for 45 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013598
The applicant's military records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 6 June 1967. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected: a. by adding the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, four bronze service stars to be affixed to his already- awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013602
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his combat service in Iraq, the Army Achievement Medal and oak leaf clusters, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Mechanic Badge, and the Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar. Item 13 does not show two awards of the Army Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Mechanic Badge, or the Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar. The applicant contends that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013605
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart for injuries he received in Vietnam. In the absence of any other corroborating evidence of record which shows the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case. _______ _ 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 | CY2009 | 20090013607
The applicant states that his unit commander at the 414th Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion gave him an unsatisfactory participation for a drill weekend without trying to contact him. The applicant provides a self-authored supplementary letter; a DVA rating decision, undated; his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 30 March 2004; a 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, memorandum, dated 3 December 2007, Subject: Letter of Instructions-Unexcused Absence; a DVA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013608
The imposing commander further determined that the unfavorable information upon which the GOMOR was based had been properly referred to the applicant, and the commander directed that the GOMOR be filed in the applicant's OMPF. A memorandum of reprimand may be filed in a Soldier's OMPF only upon the order of a general officer level authority and are to be filed in the performance section. The evidence of record shows the applicant received a GOMOR for misconduct and that it was filed in his OMPF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013609
His old DD Form 214 shows he was discharged on 26 June 1998 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10 for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial with issuance of a UOTHC character of service. There appears to be no basis for further upgrading his character of service to fully honorable and, as there still appears to be no reason to change his reason for separation, the originally issued separation code and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013610
There is no evidence in his records to show the year of completion for this course. The available evidence shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Good Conduct Medal (First Award) from 8 July 1998 to 7 July 2001. As a result, the Board recommends that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. amending the applicants DD Form 214 for the period ending 4 June 2006, Item 7a to show he was mobilized from Fort...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013612
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service, effective date of pay grade, correct date of birth, and additional awards that may be due to him as a result of his service in support of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The applicant's DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment - Armed Forces of the United States) and his DA Form 2A (Personnel Qualification Record - Part I) show his birth...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013614
The applicant requests, in effect, award of the Purple Heart and the Silver Star and correction of his records to show he was promoted to master sergeant (MSGT) in 1945. As a result, the request for award of the Silver Star will not be discussed further in these Proceedings. There is no evidence of record and the applicant has provided insufficient evidence which shows that he was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action during World War II.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013616
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). However, by regulation, in order to support award of the 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 medical personnel, and a record of this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Further, there are no medical treatment records, hospital reports, or other documents in the NPRC...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013622
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). However, the evidence of record does include a properly-constituted DD Form 214 that contains the authority and reason for the applicants discharge on 14 February 1980, in the rank/grade of PV1/E-1. The DD Form 214 shows he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10, by reason of administrative discharge - conduct triable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013624
On 21 October 1975, the unit's commander recommended that the applicant be discharged for unfitness under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), paragraph 13-1. 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. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013626
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 a discharge under other honorable conditions. On 4 May 1987, the applicant was accordingly discharged. The DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) he was issued shows he was discharged for the good of the service in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013637
The applicant requests that the military records of his father, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he was awarded the Purple Heart as a result of being wounded during World War I. Based on his service from 26 June 1918 to 24 April 1919, the FSM was entitled to the World War I Victory 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013640
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests upgrade of his general under honorable conditions discharge to an honorable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the requirements and procedures for administrative discharge of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013642
The applicant requests that he be granted service credit for his participation in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) and that his pay entry basic date (PEBD) be adjusted accordingly. The applicant's NGB Form 22 confirms he was discharged from the PAARNG on 27 December 1987 and was credited with 1 year, 3 months, and 26 days of service in the SMP. The DODFMR, volume 7A, subparagraph 010101.B, states that for most members who enter and serve on active duty without a break in service,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013646
The applicant requests correction of his records to show his Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medals, Humanitarian Service Medal, and all other decorations, medals, badges, citations, and campaign ribbons he was awarded. The applicant's records are void of any orders or other documents that show he was awarded, recommended for, or authorized the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, or other medals, decorations, badges, citations, or campaign...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013647
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. There is no evidence which shows the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board within its 15-year statute of limitations. There is no evidence of record which indicates the actions taken in his case were in error or unjust; therefore, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request for an upgrade of his discharge to general under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013649
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that his bad conduct discharge (BCD) be upgraded to an honorable discharge. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013652
The applicant requests correction of Items 12c (Net Active Service This Period), 12d (Total Prior Active Service), and 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) on her 23 April 1999 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant completed any active service prior to the date she was ordered to ADT on 12 November 1998. The evidence of record shows the applicant completed 2 months and 15 days prior inactive service, which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013653
Special Orders Number 162, dated 10 June 1968: Awarded the applicant, as a specialist four, the Combat Infantryman Badge. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records(ABCMR)) provides, in pertinent part, that the ABCMR will decide cases on the evidence of record. The evidence of record shows that the applicant did not hold an infantry MOS which is a requirement for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013654
His final DD Form 214 shows the following information in the block indicated: 7a (Place of Entry Into Active Duty) "HAAF, GA;" 12a, (Date Entered Active Duty) "1990 01 16; 12b (Separation date This Period) "1998 10 19; 12c (Net Active Service This Period) "0008 09 04;" 12d (Total Prior Active Service) "0000 00 00;" 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) "0000 04 14" 10. He is correct that the period from 12 April 1994 until he was placed on the TDRL on 19 October 1998 is 4 years, 6 months and 8...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013661
The applicant continues by stating there is a probability that the documents submitted with this application were not readily available or not considered by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB). 4. his recycle/relief form, dated 26 June 2008, shows he was relieved from the MIBOLC Class 08-004 because he plagiarized his battle analysis paper. The applicant has failed to show through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record that the narrative reason for separation and separation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013672
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. The available evidence is sufficient to show that the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service for award of the Iraq Campaign Medal, Overseas Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Therefore, his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013675
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC). The evidence of record confirms the applicant's unit in the RVN was awarded the PUC for the period 21 March 1967, which was prior to the applicant's arrival to the unit. ___________X_________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for...