ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050009968
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant's DD Form 214 confirms he was separated with an UD, under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-368, by reason of unfitness, on 8 April 1953. There is no indication that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050009969
Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Given there is no apparent error or injustice related to the lack of a record entry regarding Operation Desert Shield/Storm in the applicant's record, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis to support granting the requested relief. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 12 November...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050009971
The delay was based on his failure to meet the physical and security prerequisites for promotion on his promotion eligibility date. The record also shows that HRC-St. Louis promotion officials advised the applicant to contact his unit to determine if the FLAG action that delayed his promotion was removed at the earliest possible date. The evidence of record confirms the applicant's promotion was delayed because he had not completed the physical and security requirements necessary for promotion.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050009988
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050009991
The applicant states, in effect, that he received a Purple Heart but it is not listed on his DD Form 214. Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 672-3, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 29 January 1988, which lists unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam, shows that the unit the applicant was assigned to, Company B, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, for the period 11 November through 15 November 1969, by DAGO 52,...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010027
The applicant requests, in effect, that all awards approved after his departure from Vietnam and all awards he did not receive while on active duty be added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States, Report of Transfer or Discharge. On the date he was released from active duty, he had completed 2 years, 10 months, and 2 days active military service, with no lost time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010029
He believed his 20-year letter made him eligible for retired pay at age 60 and any disability granted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be offset by that retired pay. In 1994, he requested the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to change his discharge with severance pay to a medical retirement. The applicant's contention that he was not counseled regarding the choices available to him at the time of his separation (in regard to accepting severance pay or...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010036
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 March 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050010036 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to add the Korean Service Medal, with three bronze service stars, and the...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010042
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH, there must be evidence a member was wounded/injured in action, was treated for the wound/injury by military medical personnel, and a record of this medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show his entitlement...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010093
The applicant states, in effect, that he was assigned to and performed duties in Company D, 23rd Infantry between 1949 and 1951, which included service in Korea from August 1950 to June 1951. This is being considered using reconstructed records, which primarily consist of the applicant's DD Form 214; Silver Star Orders; Company D, 23rd Infantry Personnel Roster; and Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) Hospital Admission Records for 1950 through 1954. As a result, the Board recommends that...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010131
He requests that his records be corrected to show his medical disabilities were incurred while on that period of ADT. There is insufficient evidence to show the applicant's discharge from the ARNG in 1974 should be changed to a medical retirement. The evidence of record already shows the applicant was on active duty (annual training) from 2 through 9 June 1973.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010142
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, award of the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM). The Secretary of Defense authorized the KDSM to all members who served in Korea from 28 July 1954 to a date to be determined.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010144
Remarks: NONE SECTION B - Prior Service Data NONE Other discharge(s): Service From To Type Discharge PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW SECTION A-ANALYST’S ASSESSMENT l. Facts and Circumstances: a. Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity: ( X ) Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A of this case report and directive. Minority views: NONE PART VII - BOARD ACTION SECTION B - Verification and Authentication Case report reviewed and verified Ms. McKim-Spilker Case...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010167
Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of Item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) and Item 12b (Separation Date This Period) of his 12 May 1984 separation document (DD Form 214). Therefore, the time for his to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 16 May 1987.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010216
He was discharged with a general discharge after completing 3 years and 8 months of a 4-year enlistment. He understood that if he received a general discharge certificate, he could make an application to the ADRB or the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) for upgrading [of his discharge]. The applicant was a Soldier with over three and one-half years of service, who departed AWOL in December 1993 for 12 days, who had received an Article 15 just the month previously, and...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010225
The applicant states he enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) in 2001 for assignment to the 346th MP Company because he was told he was already MOS-qualified due to his prior service. He requested to reenlist as a 56M for the bonus but was told he could not because he still had two years to go on his contract. Although he was not 95B qualified, the evidence of record does show he enlisted for the MOS and he served in that MOS for a period of time.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010226
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 February 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2005010226 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration regarding his rank and pay grade on 10 February 1971, the date of his separation. Therefore, it requests...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010239
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded the Purple Heart and all other medals he is entitled to which are not listed on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States, Report of Transfer or Discharge. There is no record in the applicant's file to show he received a wound in action against a hostile force. There is no record in the applicant's file, and the applicant provided none, to show he received a wound in action against a hostile force and the applicant's name does...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010250
Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's contention that he was unaware of the impact his not staying on active duty to go over 24 years of service would have on his retired pay, and the supporting documents he submitted were carefully considered. Therefore, since there is no evident error or injustice related to his retirement processing, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010258
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. This case is being considered using documents on file in the NPRC, which include a Certification of Military Service (NA Form 13038) and Discharge Orders; and the DD Form 214 provided by the applicant. However, there is insufficient evidence to support granting the requested relief.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010272
The applicant’s record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 22 February 1983. On 14 January 1986, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an UOTHC discharge. On 14 February 1986, the applicant was discharged accordingly.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010290
David W. Tucker | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's record also contains a DD Form 214 that documents his 25 days of active duty service from 14 July 2001 through 8 August 2001. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010368
The applicant requests, in effect, that his Enlisted Evaluation Report (EER) for the period ending June 1983 be expunged from his records; that his records be corrected to show he was promoted to Master Sergeant, E-8; and that his retirement date be adjusted accordingly. There is no evidence of record to show the applicant appealed the contested EER. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 31 May 1984; therefore, the time...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010410
The applicant's contention that he is entitled to the CIB based on his combat service with an infantry unit in the RVN, and the supporting evidence he submitted, were carefully considered. By regulation, in order to qualify for the CIB, a member must not only hold an infantry MOS and serve with a qualifying infantry unit, there must also be evidence that he was personally present with the qualifying infantry unit when it was engaged in active ground combat, and that that he actively...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010433
The applicant requests, in effect, that his bad conduct discharge (BCD) be upgraded. On 29 April 1987, the United States Army Court of Military Review, after a review of the entire record in the applicant’s case, held that the findings of guilty and the sentence as approved by the convening authority were correct in law and fact. It also shows that at the time of his separation, he had completed a total of 12 years and 3 months of active military service.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010471
Robert D. Morig | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. It states, in pertinent part, that it is authorized for completion of normal overseas tours as defined in Army Regulation 614-30 (Overseas Service). The evidence of record confirms the applicant completed two separate periods of overseas service in a mobilization status in Southwest Asia and then in Iraq.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010472
The applicant provides the military medical treatment records that are on file with his VA record. Title 38, United States Code, sections 1110 and 1131, permits the VA to award compensation for a medical condition which was incurred in or aggravated by active military service. There is no medical evidence that indicates he was physically disqualified from further military service.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010589
The FSM is therefore entitled to correction of his military records to show this foreign unit award. The FSM is therefore entitled to correction of his military records to show this unit award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the FSM the Purple Heart, for wounds he sustained, on 12 August 1944, in combat in France during World War II, and adding this award to his WD AGO Form 53-55; b....
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010596
Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his involuntary transfer to the Retired Reserve be changed to show he was transferred to the Retired Reserve for medical reasons. Further, the applicant failed to provide any medical evidence that would indicate he suffered from a disqualifying medical condition.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010639
Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The DD Form 214 she was issued at the time confirms she was assigned the SPD code of JBK and a RE-3 code based on the authority and reason for her separation. This list confirms that separation pay is not authorized for members separated with an SPD code of KBK.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010670
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 April 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050010670 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Brenda K. Koch | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that the Korea Defense Service Medal and that the...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010738
The applicant requests, in effect, that the service number and the rank shown on his Purple Heart be corrected and that the Purple Heart be added to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The applicant is entitled to a correction to the award certificate to show his correct rank and service number. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. adding the already-awarded...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010752
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 2 February 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050010752 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. On 3 March 1972, the applicant’s unit commander recommended his discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, for unfitness. Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority,...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010758
The applicant provides his Pennsylvania license; a copy of his Ph.D. diploma; his captain promotion orders; and his original DA Form 5074-1-R (Record of Award of Entry Grade Credit (Health Services Officers)). That office opined that, based on evidence the applicant provided with his Board application that was not available with his accessions packet (that he had been licensed by the State of Pennsylvania before he started to work as a Clinical Psychologist in February 1998), he should be...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010790
Ronald D. Gant | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The election must be made prior to the effective date of retirement, or coverage automatically reverts to spouse coverage, full base amount. Public Law 94-496, dated 14 October 1976 but effective 1 October 1976, provided for the suspension of spouse costs if marriage ends in death or divorce.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010792
The applicant requests, in effect award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The applicant's DA Form 20 does not contain an entry in Item 27 that indicates the applicant ever completed a basic airborne course that would have authorized him the Parachutist Badge. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010874
The applicant provided an affidavit from Jo___, who was with the applicant when the applicant was wounded on 2 December 1966. He also provided a supporting statement from his former platoon sergeant, who stated the applicant was one of about 10 wounded in action who did not need medical evacuation but confirmed the applicant was treated by the troop medic and returned to duty. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010899
Scott W. Faught | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 1 October 2003, the applicant’s commander recommended the applicant be separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14 for misconduct and cited the applicant's two Article 15s and patterns of lesser misconduct. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty individuals will be assigned RE codes...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010952
The applicant’s record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 21 May 1999. In his request for discharge, he indicated that he understood that by requesting discharge, he was admitting guilt to the charge(s) against him, or of a lesser included offense, that also authorized the imposition of a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. By regulation, the RE-4 code assigned the applicant was the proper code to assign members separating under the provisions of chapter...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050010979
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 March 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050010979 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Larry W. Racster | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011071
The applicant states, in effect, that he received a fragment wound while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) that entitles him to the PH, and that he should have been awarded the CIB based on his combat experience. The applicant's Enlisted Qualification Record (DA Form 20) shows that he served in the RVN from 30 April 1970 through 14 June 1970. Absent any evidence (PH awards orders, eye-witness statements, medical treatment documents confirming his foot wound was combat related etc),...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011086
The applicant's Officer Evaluation Report (OER) history is as follows: OER for the period 24 March 2000 – 17 January 2001 while serving as a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th PIR, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC: His rater rated his performance and potential as "outstanding performance, must promote." However, it is not clear that he was medically unfit for service and there is no evidence of record and he provides none to show that he was unable to perform...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011146
The certificate he provided that shows he was appointed a CSM by a captain on 10 March 1967, and the award orders he submitted that show his rank as CSM in the standard name lines do not support a conclusion that he was selected for entrance into the CSM program by a properly constituted DA selection board, which was necessary to support a lateral appointment from SGM to CSM at the time. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was processed for retirement and placed on the Retired...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011151
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her former spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show she made a request for a deemed election of the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). It was brought to her attention in March 2005 that the FSM's Guardian ad Litem (the FSM's sister) changed the SBP entitlement to child only coverage. The FSM and the applicant divorced on 25 September 2001.
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011204
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 March 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050011204 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action. Further, there are no military medical treatment records on file, or any provided by the applicant,...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011208
The applicant's record shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 31 March 1971. In order to support awarding a member the PH, it is necessary to establish that the wound, for which the award is being made, required treatment by a medical officer. However, there are no medical treatment records on file that indicate the medical condition that resulted in his medical evacuation from the RVN was the result of a wound he received as a direct result of, or that was...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011242
Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation), then in effect, established the Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) and set forth policies, responsibilities, and procedures that apply in determining whether a Soldier was unfit because of physical disability to reasonably perform the duties of his or her office, grade, rank, or rating. The applicant’s military medical record provides no indication that he suffered from a physical or mental...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011252
Larry W. Racster | |Member | Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The Board found no evidence that would support granting any of the awards requested, with the exception of the American Service Medal, which was already listed in the authorized awards contained on his WD AGO Form 53- 55. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show his entitlement to the Philippine Republic...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011322
He claims he was advanced to the highest grade he held while on active duty, and he now requests the DD Form 214 be corrected. There was no reason to have a Retired List grade entry in Item 18; however, because it was entered, it would be appropriate to correct it to show he was being placed on the Retired List in the grade MAJ/0-4, as authorized by his retirement orders, as amended on 9 May 2005. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | DRB | CY2005 | 20050011384
This case is being considered using reconstructed records, which primarily consist of his separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55; Office of the Surgeon General Hospital Admission Record for 1944; and other documents that remain in the applicant's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) file. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH there must be evidence that the wound/injury for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action. Given these medical...