ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024274
The applicant requests the Defense Superior Service Medal and Army Staff Identification Badge be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). His DD Form 214 does not show the Defense Superior Service Medal or Army Staff Identification Badge as authorized awards. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the Defense Superior Service Medal and Army Staff Identification...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024278
The applicant requests: * correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) for the period ending 23 June 1976 to show the narrative reason for separation as permanent medical retirement under Title 10, U.S. Code (USC), chapter 61 * correction of the DD Form 2860, dated 23 July 2008 to show "left knee rating, current VA (Department of Veterans Affairs)" 2. The PEB determined he remained unfit, awarded him a 30% disability rating, and recommended his permanent retirement....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024279
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show he sustained a wound to his right forearm in Korea. The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024281
The applicant, as the spouse of the former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSMs DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the United States of the United States) to show the year of his date of birth as 1932 instead of 1930. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024282
The applicant requests: * Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 April 1979 to show all of his active service time * Correction of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 April 1979 to show the Army Superior Unit Award * The Army Superior Unit Award be issued to him 2. The evidence of record shows the applicant was assigned to the U.S. Army SBCCOM during the period this unit was cited for award of the Army Superior Unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024283
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) to show his Army Serial Number as xx 737 xxx instead of xx 376 xxx. 2. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the Army Serial Number from item 2 of his WD AGO Form 53-55 and adding the Army Serial...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024284
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 following: * Purple Heart (2nd Award) * Silver Star * Bronze Star Medal * Air Medal with Numeral "57" and with "V" Device * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star * Any other awards to which he may be entitled 2. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), in effect at the time, provided that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024285
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 17 November 2001 to show his overseas tour of duty in Bosnia. His record does not contain nor did he provide any evidence which shows he performed any foreign service during the period 18 November 1997 through 17 November 2001 or 5 November 2010 through 18 March 2011.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024286
COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 1 August 1991, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's request to recharacterize the discharge to honorable. Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) memorandum, dated 20 September 2011, Subject: Correction of Military Records Following Repeal of Section 654 of Title 10, U.S. Code, provides policy guidance for Service Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Service Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024287
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show the sixth digit of his Social Security Number (SSN) is a 7 instead of a 9. 2. He had served 2 years of active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD shows in block 3 (SSN) a 9 as the sixth digit. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be amended by: a. correcting his Honorable Discharge Certificate and DD Form 214 to reflect the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024289
On 24 October 1967, the applicant's immediate commander notified him by memorandum that he was being recommended for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 (Personnel Separations) due to unsuitability for military service based on a lack of general adaptability and inability to learn. On 27 October 1967, consistent with the chain of command's recommendations, the separation authority approved his discharge for unsuitability under the provisions of Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024290
The applicant provides: * Standard Form 89 (Report of Medical History), dated 14 June 1962 * Standard Form 88 (Report of Medical Examination), dated 14 June 1962 * Standard Form 600 (Chronological Record of Medical Care), dated 10 January 1963 * DA Form 19-24 (Statement), dated 5 December 1963, completed by the applicant's first sergeant * DA Form 19-24, dated 5 December 1963, completed by the applicant's section chief * Six pages of a Report of Board Proceedings by Board of Officers,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024292
He completed 10 years, 3 months, and 1 day of creditable active service during the period of service from 30 March 1977-30 June 1987 and the DD Form 214 is available for review. With regard to adding his Vietnam service to his DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 June 1987: The available evidence shows he served in Vietnam from 17 March 1967 to 16 March 1968. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by issuing the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024294
The applicant provides copies of: * FSM's 14 November 1918 letter * FSM's Enlistment Record * FSM's Form Number 525 (Honorable Discharge Certificate) * Extract from "Otter Tail County Minnesota in the Word War" * her 21 October 2011 letter clarifying the FSM's first name * Army Review Boards Agency 8 November 2011 letter * Notarized copies of her birth registration and marriage certificate * Family Group Sheet * confirmation note from The Bible * documents concerning the FSM's funeral...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024296
After consulting with counsel, he voluntarily requested discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10. The evidence of record does not support the applicant's request for upgrade of his discharge. The record shows he was charged with being AWOL, an offense for which he could have been tried by court-martial and punished with a punitive discharge under the UCMJ.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024299
Therefore, it would be appropriate to award him the AGCM (1st Award) based on his completion of a qualifying period of Federal military service from 1 June 1943 through 6 June 1945 and to correct his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show this award. The available evidence shows the applicant completed a period of qualifying service for award of the EAME Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars. Adding the following awards to item 33 of his WD AGO Form 53-55: (1) AGCM (1st award) (2) the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024300
The applicant states that he should be awarded the PH and CIB for his service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Purple Heart is awarded to members wounded in action and states that in order to award the Purple Heart, there must be evidence the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, the wound required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of the medical treatment was made a matter...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024303
COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1. The available evidence clearly shows the applicant's substandard performance of duty and misconduct; no evidence is provided to show otherwise. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by changing her DD Form 214 to show she was transferred to the Retired Reserve with an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024305
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant provides: * His DD Form 214 * A letter of support from his former company commander in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) * A 5-page typed document marked Exhibit A - "The Battle of Long Binh Village, 6 Feb 68" * 2 pages from his former commanders personal notebook he kept in the RVN CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's service records contain no evidence for award of the Silver...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024306
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the following awards: * Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (2nd award) * Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) (4th award) * Army Achievement Medal (AAM) (3rd award) * Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM) * any additional awards as a result of his service during Operation Desert Storm * Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR) (6th award) 2. The applicant provides two DD Forms 214, orders and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024315
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). c. he should have been rated for PTSD. It is a fact-finding board for the following: * investigating the nature, cause, degree of severity, and probable permanency of the disability of Soldiers whose cases are referred to the board * evaluating the physical condition of the Soldier against the physical requirements of the Soldier's particular office, grade, rank, or rating * providing a full and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024320
Counsel contends that the applicant is deserving of relief because he was denied due process because: * His absences were due to extended illness rather than an indifferent attitude * He has always cared about his military training and never shirked his duties * Any miscommunication was the result of the cadre's failure to actively involve cadets from other campuses * He was never provided an impartial administrative hearing to determine whether he should remain in the ROTC program * He was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024321
The applicant requests an upgrade of his discharge under other than honorable conditions. On 9 June 1977, he voluntarily submitted a request for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), chapter 10, for the good of the service. The characterization of service for this type of discharge was normally under other than honorable conditions and the evidence shows he was aware of that prior to requesting discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024322
He provided a letter, dated 24 May 2011, from DFAS which states: a. the Office of the Secretary of the Army corrected the applicant's military records to show he was paid an enlistment bonus in the amount of $11,000.00 vice the $7,000.00 reported. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The DFAS letter which states the applicant was paid an enlistment bonus in the amount of $11,000.00 is accepted as sufficient evidence on which to amend the entry "ENLISTMENT BONUS PAID: $7000.00, 20030226" in item 18...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024347
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024348
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024349
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024350
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024352
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024353
The applicant states he was released from active duty in February 1990 and his Army Commendation Medal wasn't signed off on until June 1990. The applicant provides a certificate for the award of the Army Commendation Medal. The Army Commendation Medal certificate he submitted indicates he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for exceptionally meritorious service during the period from 4 November 1987 through 18 February 1990 while assigned as the promotions clerk for HHC, 1st Battalion,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024354
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024356
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024359
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024360
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024362
The applicant states he has documents to substantiate/support the fact he was stationed in the Dominican Republic. Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC, from 25 May 1964 through 27 December 1965. The evidence of record confirms the 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, served in the Dominican Republic from on or about 30 April 1965 through on or about 30...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024363
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024364
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024365
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024366
He was advised that he might be discharged under other than honorable conditions, that he might be deprived of many or all Army benefits, that he might be ineligible for many or all benefits administered by the VA, that he might be deprived of his rights and benefits as a veteran under both Federal and State laws, and that he might expect to encounter substantial prejudice in civilian life if he was issued an under other than honorable conditions discharge. There is no evidence the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024367
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024369
The applicant requests correction of the record to show a DA Form 2171-E (Request for Tuition Assistance-Army Continuing Education System) requesting payment for attendance at the Army National Guard (ARNG) Patriot Academy sponsored by Liberty University was approved in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY2011). The NGB recommends the Board correct the record to show the DA Forms 2171-E on the students involved were approved in FY2011 on 30 September 2011 so that the tuition assistance can be paid out of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024374
The applicant requests: * removal of an officer evaluation report (OER) for the period 20060701 thru 20070214 signed by Colonel (COL) CT (hereafter referred to as the contested report) * replacement of the contested report with an OER for the period 20060701 thru 20070713 (hereafter referred to as the revised report) signed by Brigadier General (BG) DN as the rater and senior rater * consideration by a special selection board (SSB) convened under the criteria for the 2007 Lieutenant Colonel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024378
Item 41 (Awards and Decorations) of his DA Form 20 does not show award of the PH. There is no evidence in the available record and the applicant did not provide any evidence showing he was awarded the Purple Heart, that he sustained an injury as a result of hostile action, or that he was treated for wounds sustained as a direct result of hostile action. There is no evidence in the available record and the applicant did not provide any evidence that shows he sustained an injury as a result...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024383
The applicant requests her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be awarded the Purple Heart. There is no evidence in the FSMs records and the applicant has not provided any evidence that shows the FSM was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action, that he was treated for such wounds by medical personnel, and that his treatment was made a matter of official record. In the absence of documentary evidence that shows the FSM was wounded as a result of hostile action and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024385
His Enlisted Record Brief (ERB), dated 3 June 2009, does not show him flagged at the time. It states that the SPD code KBK is the appropriate code to assign to Soldiers voluntarily separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of completion of required active service. The applicant contends his DD Form 214 should be changed to show an SPD of KBK and an RE-1 based on his argument that he had completed his NJP and he was no longer flagged at the time of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024387
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Army Good Conduct Medal and any other unit awards. His DD Form 214 shows the: * National Defense Service Medal * Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze service star * Combat Infantryman Badge * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal * Purple Heart * Army Commendation Medal * Expert (M-60 MG) * Sharpshooter (Rifle) 8. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024388
He provided Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) proceedings, dated 30 April 1970, which state: * he was injured when blasting caps he was carrying in his right hand were detonated by sparks from an exploding trip flare while he was setting up for a night ambush * he suffered a traumatic amputation of his right forearm, below elbow * the entry "AI" 13. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024389
The applicant requests his general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD) be upgraded to an honorable discharge (HD). There is no indication the applicant petitioned the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15 year statute of limitations. The service of Soldiers separated because of unsatisfactory performance will be characterized as honorable or under honorable conditions as warranted by their military records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024391
The applicant requests correction of his military records to remove a DA Form 1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report (AER)) for the period from 5 January to 14 June 2005. A review of the applicant's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) revealed the following documents: a. AER showing he completed the Ship Salvage Diving Officer Course for the report period from 5 January to 14 June 2005; and b. The available evidence of record clearly indicates that the applicant would have had...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110024392
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his general discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. His military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 27 September 1988.