ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009784
* he was recommended (emphasis added) for the Distinguished Service Cross * participated in the battles of Chateau Thierry, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne * was given occupation credit for Germany * no decorations or badges listed * cited in Third Division General Orders Number 22, 8 July 1919 4. On 11 June 1992, she was notified that the FSM had been authorized the Silver Star for gallantry in action instead of the Distinguished Service Cross. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009785
The applicant requests payment of a Non-Prior Service Enlistment Bonus (NPSEB) in the amount of $10,000.00. The applicant provides: * Annex E to DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document), NPSEB Addendum Army National Guard (ARNG), dated 29 April 2009 * Enlistment/Reenlistment Agreement - ARNG * Memorandum issued by the Deputy G-1, National Guard Bureau (NGB), subject: Request for ETP for NPSEB (applicant's name and Social Security Number) CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009786
Subsequent to receiving this legal counsel, the applicant voluntarily requested discharge 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. The applicant's record of service shows he was AWOL for 130 days. ____________X___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009787
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of items 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) and 12b (Separation Date This Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). There is no evidence of record and the applicant provided none to show the dates in items 12a and 12b of his DD Form 214 are incorrect. ____________X_____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009788
The applicant request, in effect, award of the Master Army Aviator Badge and correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 31 August 1980 to show this badge. The evidence of record shows the applicant was fully qualified for award of the Master Army Aviator Badge; therefore, it would be appropriate to award him this badge and to correct his DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 August 1980 to show award of the Master Army Aviator...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009789
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 13 October 1994 to show the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) and her subsequent U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) service and awards. The applicant provides and her record contains: a. DD Form 214 that shows she served honorably on active duty for training for the period 23 June 1994 to 13 October 1994. However, evidence shows the applicant completed a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009790
The applicant requests, in effect, retroactive award of a 1-year Health Professions Officer Incentive Pay (HPOIP). She provides: * a Veterinary Medicine license with an expiration date of 30 June 2013 * a request for HPOIP with an effective date of 1 October 2012, dated 13 May 2013 3. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * stopping her VDP effective 1 October 2012 with recoupment of the VDP she has been paid...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009791
U.S. Central Command Permanent Orders GB-609, dated 16 May 2002, awarded him the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) for the period 9 December 2001 through 5 June 2002. The GWOTEM is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who deployed abroad for service in the Global War on Terrorism operations on or after 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined. It states for item 18 (Remarks), for an active duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit during their...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009793
Had DFAS processed his request, he would not have the debt. The form shows he requested to stop BAQ and that he had been assigned to government quarters. To determine injustice the application must contain evidence that the applicant did not know and could not have known of the error and/or the applicant inquired of a proper authority and was told the payment was correct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009795
The evidence shows the applicant served in the APTO from 28 November 1946 to 8 February 1947 which was after the authorized period of service for award of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. There is no evidence of record and the applicant has not provided any evidence showing he served in a unit that was awarded occupation credit during his period of service. In view of the foregoing, there is insufficient evidence to correct his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009799
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 February 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130009799 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. 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 AR20120012678 on 26 February 2013. However, he may be entitled to award of the United Nations Medal as cited in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Record of Proceedings and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009801
The applicant, the daughter of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSM's DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award the FSM the Purple Heart at this time and to correct his DD Form 214 to show this award. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009803
On 20 January 1981, court-martial charges were preferred against the applicant for two specifications of being AWOL from 2 September to 9 October 1980 and 19 November to 29 December 1980. 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 lieu of trial by court-martial with a characterization of service of under other than honorable conditions. There is no evidence in his records and he did not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009805
The applicant, the son of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests reconsideration of an earlier request for payment of a Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity to him, as a disabled adult, based on the death of his father and mother, the beneficiary of the FSM's SBP annuity. The applicant provided numerous medical records which show: * on 24 May 1954, at age 2, he was diagnosed with spinal poliomyelitis, recovered with residual paralysis in muscles of both legs * he walked with braces...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009806
The applicant requests an upgrade of his discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) to an honorable discharge and correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Achievement Medal. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 April 1984, completed training, and was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 11M (Fighting Vehicle Infantryman). The applicant has not presented any evidence or argument that was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009807
The DD Form 214 he was issued confirms he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 13-5a(1), with an under other than honorable conditions characterization of service. Paragraph 13-5a(1), in effect at the time, provided that individuals would be discharged by reason of misconduct when their records were characterized by frequent incidents of a discreditable nature with civil or military authorities. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009809
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show, in effect, his award of the Aircraft Crew Member Badge (currently known as the Aviation Badge). The evidence of record also shows he was awarded the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * deleting from the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009810
On 20 September 1985, his company commander formally notified him of the initiation of separation action for alcohol and drug rehabilitation failure under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 9, and that he was recommending a general discharge. There is no indication he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. The available evidence does not support the applicant's request for an upgrade of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009829
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his rank/grade as specialist four (SP4)/ E-4. Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers completing 90 days or more of continuous Active Duty Training (ADT), Full-Time National Guard Duty, active duty for special work, temporary tours of active duty, or Active Guard Reserve service. The available evidence shows he was promoted to SP4/E-4 on 31 January 1983 during his Reserve service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009834
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show awards of the Good Conduct Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR), Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM), and any other awards he may be eligible for. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009837
The applicant requests: a. an upgrade of his discharge under other than honorable conditions to honorable; and b. correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he honorably completed his first full term of service in item 18 (Remarks). He states he completed his first 4 years of service honorably and reenlisted on 3 December 1993; however, his DD Form 214 shows he did not complete his first full term of service. For Soldiers who have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009838
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show his social security number (SSN) as "XXX-XX-XXX9." The applicant's complete military records are not available to the Board for review. The evidence of record shows the applicant enlisted in the FLARNG on 9 July 1977; however, the SSN he used during the enlistment process is unknown.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009841
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. 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 convening authority approved the sentence and the U.S....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009845
Item 40 (Wounds) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he received a fragment wound to his left shoulder on 18 June 1967. Additionally, appendix V of U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) stated that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11D, 11F, 11G, or 11H. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009846
It states that RA Soldiers, serving on a second or subsequent enlistment, who refuse to take action to meet the remaining military service requirements by signing a DA Form 4991R pursuant to Army Regulation 601280 (Army Retention Program) may request a voluntary separation. It states that the SPD code of KGH is the appropriate code to assign Soldiers separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 16-4a, by reason of non-retention on active duty. The evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009848
On 15 March 1972, the separation authority approved the discharge action and ordered the applicant reduced to the lowest enlisted grade and discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, with an undesirable discharge. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 16 March 1972. The applicant's request for an upgrade of his undesirable discharge was carefully considered; however, there is insufficient evidence to support his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009853
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to honorable. The charge sheet pertaining to the applicants discharge proceedings under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial is not contained in his available military records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009854
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show his last name as "Moorer" instead of "Moore." The applicant's complete military records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, lacking convincing independent and verifiable evidence to the contrary, it is presumed that the applicant's military service records were correct at the time and there is insufficient evidence to grant him relief...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009860
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service in Southwest Asia (SWA) during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the period 13 January 1991 through 3 May 1991. The applicant's request for correction of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 12 December 1994 to show his service in SWA during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm was carefully considered. The evidence of record shows he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009861
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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 is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR), formerly known...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009862
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 21 April 1972 to show his Vietnam service and award of the Purple Heart. He states he doesn't have a DD Form 214 that shows Vietnam service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 19...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009864
c. Section V (Termination), "I understand that I will be terminated from bonus eligibility with recoupment, if I do not become qualified in and awarded the MOS for my position within 36 months after the date of enlistment. 3. The evidence of record shows the applicant enlisted in the ARARNG for an NPSEB in MOS 46R. Notwithstanding the 2012 ETP memorandum stating he failed to complete training in MOS 15P and the applicant's completion of training and becoming DMOSQ as a 46Q he has not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009866
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). His record is void of evidence which shows he was awarded an infantry MOS or any orders or other documents indicating he was ever recommended for or awarded the CIB by proper authority while serving in 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 | CY2013 | 20130009872
His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded or authorized the: * National Defense Service Medal * Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) * Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Campaign Medal with Device (1960) * Combat Infantryman Badge * ARCOM * Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) * BSM * PH * one overseas service bar 12. One overseas service bar is authorized for wear for each period of active Federal service as a member of the U.S. Army outside the continental limits of the United States for the specific time frames...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009877
He cleared the Education Center, Fort Myer, VA, on 14 May 2009 and was told he was eligible, but that they had no details on how he could enroll. The applicant's retirement date was 31 August 2009; however, he provided evidence that shows he was counseled on Veterans Education Benefits in May 2009 and presumably signed out on transition leave on 17 June 2009, prior to the date the TEB online database was operational. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009878
He offers he was not awarded the Purple Heart and believed that it was because the wounding was the result of friendly fire. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Decorations and Awards), in effect at the time, provided that the Purple Heart was awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was wounded in action against an armed enemy of the United States or as a direct result of an act of such enemy provided the wound necessitated treatment by a medical officer. The same...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009879
If that is the case, then the Soldier should receive a general discharge under chapter 9. On 16 February 2012, the Division commander/separation authority directed that the separation action be referred to a standing administrative separation board, and stated that the board would determine whether the applicant should be discharged and recommend the appropriate characterization of service. Army Regulation 600-8-19 (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions), paragraph 10-15(a) states that when...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009881
c. A general discharge was a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Each case is decided on its own merits when an applicant submits an application to either the Army Discharge Review Board or the ABCMR requesting change in discharge. There are no orders in his MPRJ and he has not provided any substantive evidence that shows he was recommended for or awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, or the Army Good Conduct Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009882
The applicant requests reconsideration of his request for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). He also states that while his MOS was that of an 11E (Armor Crewman) he served in the same unit and performed in combat just as the infantryman did and he should be entitled to award of the CIB. Additionally, the regulation has always required a Soldier to possess an infantry MOS, not just to serve in the duty MOS of an infantryman as every Soldier is trained to do.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009884
The applicant requests correction of her records to show she elected enrollment in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) under Option A (defer to age 60) versus Option C (automatic immediate spouse and children coverage). Public Law 106-398, dated 30 Oct 2000, requires that upon receipt of a 20-year letter, a qualified Reserve Component Soldier who is married will automatically be enrolled in the RCSBP under Option C (Spouse and Child(ren) coverage based on Full Retired Pay)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009885
The applicant requests correction of item 14 (Military Education) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he attended the: * Combat Casualty Course (U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD)) for 8 days vice 8 weeks * Medical Management of Chemical Casualty for 12 days vice 12 weeks 2. The applicant provides and his records contain a certificate that shows he successfully completed the Combat Casualty Care Course from 1 to 9 December 2005 (9 days or 1...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009888
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests termination of recoupment of his reenlistment bonus. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army and National Guard records of the individual concerned be corrected by terminating recoupment action related to his reenlistment bonus and that any unpaid portion of the bonus be paid to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009889
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant provides copies of photos of buildings in Vietnam; Volume I, Number 4, Delta Provider newsletter, dated 19 June 1968; 3 pages of a unit history; a 19 November 2012 Radiological report; a drawing of his hand; and a copy of a letter requesting assistance from his Congressman. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009894
The applicant states he believes he is entitled to and should receive promotion to the rank of BG. (2) Each colonel who is recommended on a GOAAB order of merit list for assignment to a position of the next higher grade will be considered by a GOPSB. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009915
The VA Rating Decision provided by the applicant with his application shows that he was granted 0% service-connected disability for all of his conditions. Army Regulation 635-40 states disability compensation is provided to Soldiers whose service is interrupted and who can no longer continue to reasonably perform because of a physical disability incurred or aggravated in service. There is no evidence to show he had other conditions that rendered him unfit to perform his duties.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009916
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009917
There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or that he was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. The Purple Heart requires evidence to verify: * the wound was the result of hostile action * treatment of the wound by medical personnel * documentation of the wound in official records 3. In the absence of corroborating evidence showing he was injured and treated for wounds as a result of hostile action in Vietnam, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009918
On 3 August 1995, an informal PEB convened and found the applicant's condition prevented her from performing the duties required of her grade and military specialty and determined that she was physically unfit due to Major Depression, recurrent, treated, partially improved, manifested by depressed mood, tearfulness, insomnia, and suicidal ideation. The PEB considered her other conditions but found them not to be unfitting and therefore not rated. The PEB rated her Major Depression...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009919
The applicant requests the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit be added to his 31 October 1981 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). A certificate showing he was awarded the Legion of Merit on 26 October 1981, for exceptionally meritorious conduct from 1 November 1971 to 31 October 1981. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR)) provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130009925
The applicant requests: * award of the Purple Heart for a combat wound in Vietnam in 1964 * award of the Purple Heart for a combat wound in Vietnam in 1969 * award of the Purple Heat for a punji stick combat injury in Vietnam * award of the Amphibious Landing Medal (i.e., the Arrowhead Device) 2. There are no medical records available. There is no evidence of record that shows he was injured or wounded as a result of hostile action or that he was awarded the Purple Heart.