ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027109
The applicant states he was not issued a CIB for his service in the Republic of Vietnam. There are no permanent orders in his personnel service record awarding him an infantry MOS or showing he was assigned to an infantry unit. The Soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, he must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and he must actively participate in such ground combat.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027113
The applicant's military personnel records contain no evidence that he was awarded the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. Records also show the applicant qualified for award of the ACM in lieu of the GWOTEM based on his service in support of OEF. Records also show the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service for the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027114
While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicants failure to timely file. The article said this was his second tour of duty in Vietnam. The evidence of record shows he was on TCS orders to deploy with his unit on 14 February 1968.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027128
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 217A (Honorable Discharge Certificate) to show his discharge date as 3 February 1964 vice 10 February 1961. The applicant states, in effect, he was fully discharged (from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR)) on 10 February 1961 because of hypertension. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100027128 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100027128 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027131
The applicant states he was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days he earned and was entitled to. The applicant provides a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and Army National Guard PDMRA Calculator Worksheet in support of this application. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027136
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his service in Iraq. However, based on the applicant's Post-Deployment Health Assessment dated 9 August 2004, DFAS records, and his assertion that he did NOT serve in Afghanistan, it would be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 to show he was deployed to Kuwait, vice Afghanistan, during the period from 9 April 2003 to 5 August 2004. As a result, the Board recommends that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027137
The applicant states that his discharge should be upgraded because he served honorably up until the end of his service. 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. There is no evidence in the available records to show that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027138
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's 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. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. _____________X____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027139
On 6 April 1988, a medical evaluation board (MEB) convened and determined he should be referred to a physical evaluation board (PEB) because he was found to have an acute anterior myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerotic heart disease. Within his military personnel record is a DA Form 3718 (Data for Retired Pay) that shows the entry ''18 years 8 months 30 days" in item 26 (Disability Retirement Section 1208) for his total computation of years of service credited for retirement...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027140
While the sincerity of the applicant's claim that he was wounded in Vietnam is not in doubt, he failed to show through the evidence of record and the evidence submitted with his application that he was wounded as a result of enemy action and that the treatment for his wounds was made a matter of record. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027142
The applicant requests his discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge (HD). On 30 August 1972, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he receive a UD. Notwithstanding the initial upgrade of his discharge under the SDRP based on his service in the RVN, it is clear the 1978 determination of the ADRB not to affirm this upgrade action under the uniform discharge review standards established in DOD Directive 1332-28 was the correct action...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027147
Records show the applicant was promoted to SFC/E-7 with a date of rank of 22 March 2007. On 14 November 2008, the Acting Commander, Fort Drum, concluded in response to the applicant's appeal of his reduction that the administrative reduction board proceedings were conducted in accordance with the requirements of Army Regulation 600-8-19 and that the board's findings that he had been inefficient as an SFC supported the decision to reduce him to SSG. Considering the many options available to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027148
The evidence of record shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the National Defense Service Medal and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960). The evidence of record also shows he participated in two campaigns during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. ___________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 | CY2010 | 20100027152
The applicant requests his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge (HD). On 6 May 1986, the applicant was discharged accordingly. His record documents no acts of significant achievement or valor and did not support the issuance of an HD or a GD by the separation authority at the time of his discharge and it does not support an upgrade to an HD or GD at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027154
In the processing of this case, on 20 May 2001, the NGB provided an advisory opinion recommending disapproval of the applicant's request for payment of a bonus. The advisory official notes the applicant initialed each section of Annex R to DA Form 4836 indicating she understood she would be terminated from bonus eligibility with recoupment if she accepted an AGR position prior to serving at least 6 months of her contract term. The applicant's enlistment extension bonus contract required...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027156
The applicant states he served with the 809th Engineer Battalion in Thailand from 1965 to 1966 and this qualifies him for award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. There is no evidence, and he did not provide any evidence, that shows he provided direct combat support to the combat forces in Vietnam during his assignment in Thailand. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence in which to base award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027159
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that the Purple Heart is awarded to a member of the Armed Forces or any civilian national of the United States who, while serving in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed or who has died or may die after being wounded in any action against an enemy of the United States. This pamphlet shows Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment, to which the applicant was assigned, was cited for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027171
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Army Good Conduct Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation, and two or three bronze service stars to be affixed to his Vietnam Service Medal. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states a bronze service star is worn on the appropriate service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027172
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for award of the: * Combat Infantryman Badge * Arrowhead Device with the Vietnam Service Medal * Joint Service Commendation Medal 2. His service record does not indicate he was awarded an infantry MOS. However, the applicant's service record does not show he was authorized award of the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Board for Correction of Military Records has no authority to award a Defense medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027174
When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general discharge or an honorable 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 | CY2010 | 20100027176
Therefore, he is entitled to award of the Army Good Conduct Medal (First Award) for the period 2 August 1967 through 1 August 1969 and to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award. Records show he participated in five campaigns during his service in Vietnam; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show one silver service star for wear on his already-awarded Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027177
His reconstructed record does not indicate his conduct and efficiency ratings during his period of military service. Army Regulation 600-65 (Service Medals), in effect at the time, 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; for the first award only, 1 year served entirely during the period 7 December 1941 to 2 March 1946; and, for the first award only, upon termination of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027182
The applicant requests upgrade of her general discharge to an honorable discharge. On 26 October 1999, the applicants commander notified her that action was being initiated to separate her from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), paragraph 14-12 for patterns of misconduct. The attorney stated that even though the applicant's company commander recommended separation with an honorable discharge, only a general court-martial...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027184
Correction of the HOR must be based on evidence that a bona fide error was made and the HOR, as corrected, must have been the actual home of the individual at the time of entry into the relevant period of service. However, the evidence of record confirms when the applicant last reenlisted in 2000, while serving in Texas, he officially declared the State of Louisiana as his HOR, as evidenced by the HOR entry in item 3 of his DD Form 4, which is the same HOR listed on the DD Form 4 prepared...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027187
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to reflect his service in Panama during Operation Just Cause in 1989. The applicant states that he served in Panama in support of Operation Just Cause in 1989 and it is not reflected 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 adding the entry Service in Panama 19891220 19900107 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027193
The applicant requests correction of his records to show he was discharged from the Army National Guard (ARNG) for medical reasons. On 12 March 2009, the applicant's immediate commander notified the applicant of his intent to initiate separation action against him under the provisions of Army Regulation (AR) 135-178 (Enlisted Administrative Separations) by reason of unsatisfactory participation. Commanders, who suspect that a Soldier may not be medically qualified for retention, will...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027199
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart and Army Commendation Medal. General Orders Number 2107 issued by Headquarters, U.S. Army Engineer Command, Vietnam, dated 18 December 1971, awarded him the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service from 28 January 1971 to 10 January 1972. Item 9 (Awards, Decorations and Campaigns) of his subsequent DA Form 2-1 (Personnel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027204
The applicant requests: * Item 7 (Date of Separation) of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) for the period ending 17 October 1948 be corrected to show 18 October 1948 * items 23 (Date of Enlistment) and 24 (Date of Entry Into Active Service) of this WD AGO Form 53-55 be corrected to show 18 October 1945 instead of 18 October 1948 2. The entry in item 55 of his WD AGO Form 53-55 for the period ending 17 October 1945 which shows he reenlisted on 18 October 1945...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027212
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show in: * item 18 (Remarks) he served in Afghanistan from 4 February to 14 August 2002 * item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) and Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) 2. Department of the Army General Order Number 3, dated 2007, awarded the Valorous Unit Award (VUA) to the 2d Battalion,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027221
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 June 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100027221 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The available evidence clearly shows the applicant entered a period of active service on 30 May 2007 from which he was released on 7 July 2008, a period of 1 year, 1 month, and 8 days. Accordingly, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show all of this active duty service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027225
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 30 May 1969 to show his date of entry into military service as 27 October 1967 and his dates of service in Vietnam as 15 May 1968-15 May 1969. The evidence of record shows he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 27 October 1967; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 May 1969 to show this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027226
For Vietnam service, one overseas service bar was authorized for each period of 6 months active Federal service as a member of a U.S. Service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 1 August 1969 in Vietnam *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027231
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and his military occupational specialty (MOS) as 11E2O (Armor Crewman). The applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to show he was recommended for and/or awarded this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027232
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to show his service is characterized as honorable. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR)) provides that the Board begins its consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity. The applicant has not provided any documentation or convincing argument supporting his contention that he should have been...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027236
On 27 April 1982, the applicant's company commander notified him that he was intending to take action to effect his discharge for misconduct. On 18 May 1982, the applicants commander recommended separation from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 14, for misconduct due to being AWOL from 27 August 1980 to 15 April 1982. Army Regulation 635-200 paragraph 3-7b provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027239
Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7a stated an honorable discharge was a separation with honor. The evidence of record shows the applicant had one special court-martial and received three punishments under Article 15 for being AWOL. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected: a. by showing the applicant was separated from the service on 14 August 1973, with an Honorable Discharge, under the provisions of Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027240
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's 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. There is no evidence in his records that shows he was physically unfit at the time of his discharge. The applicant failed to show through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record that he was medically/physically unfit at the time of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027241
The FSM's military records are not available for review. The applicant served on active duty during a qualifying period for award of the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from his DD Form 214 the Korean Service Medal with one bronze campaign star; b. adding the following awards to his DD Form 214: the Purple Heart,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027243
The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of his undesirable discharge (UD) to a general discharge (GD) and correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show he served in Vietnam. The evidence of record does not support the applicant's request for an upgrade of his discharge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the following statement to item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027250
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable discharge. He also states that he did not know the law or the procedures for having his discharge upgraded.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027254
On 18 January 1973, the appropriate authority approved the applicant's request for an early separation under the qualitative management program. There is no evidence that show the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Based on his own limitations to conform to acceptable military standards, he personally requested a discharge from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027257
The applicant requests in a conversation between him and a member of the Board's staff that his upgraded DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show: * his correct dates of service * Company A, 84th Engineer Battalion as his last duty assignment * his correct dates of Vietnam service * bronze service stars to be worn on his Vietnam Service Medal * the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) 2. That DD Form 214 shows his MOS as light weapons...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027258
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show he received an early retirement. d. Enlisted personnel must have been on active duty in the RA and met all eligibility requirements for retirement for length of service for a 20-year retirement as prescribed in Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 12, except as modified by this message. The applicant contends, in effect, that his military records should be corrected to show he received an early retirement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027259
Evidence of record shows he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for the period 26 September 1990 to 13 April 1991. Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this award. _______ _ 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 | CY2010 | 20100027260
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to at least a general discharge. On 20 September 1971, he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial with an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that boards 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027262
Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. A DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), dated 6 August 1968, that shows in item 1 (Last Name - First Name - Middle Name) his last name as "M------z." This form further shows the entry, "The following change has been recorded in the official service records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027267
The applicant requests item 12f (Foreign Service) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show he served in Kuwait for 6 months. The applicant states he served in Kuwait for 6 months in 1993 and his DD Form 214 does not show any foreign service. _____________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 | CY2010 | 20100027270
The applicant requests correction to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge) to show his foreign service tour locations. Based on the evidence of record, his record should be corrected to show he served these additional foreign service tours: * in Kuwait/Iraq from 18 February 2003 to 20 February 2004, a duration of 1 year and 3 days * in Kuwait from 21 January 2005 to 18 January 2006, a duration of 11 months and 29 days 2. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027272
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and a second award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, the Board believed the applicant was serving in active ground combat with the enemy and is eligible for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. _______ _XXX _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100027274
On 10 June 1963, his unit commander recommended his separation from the service for unfitness with the issuance of an undesirable discharge. His DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows: * he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208 with a separation program number (SPN) of 28B (Unfitness - Frequent Incidents of a Discreditable Nature with Civil or Military Authorities) * his service was characterized as under other than...