AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE MATTER OF:
DOCKET NUMBER: 98-00454
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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Applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award
of the Vietnam Service Medal, commendation or campaign ribbons,
and his service in Indochina. Applicant's submission is at
Exhibit A.
The appropriate Air Force office evaluated applicant's request
and provided an advisory opinion to the Board recommending the
application be denied (Exhibit C). The advisory opinion was
forwarded to the applicant for review and response (Exhibit D).
As of this date, no response has been received by this office.
After careful consideration of applicant's request and the
available evidence of record, we find insufficient evidence of
error or injustice to warrant corrective action. The facts and
opinions stated in the advisory opinion appear to be based on the
evidence of record and have not been rebutted by applicant.
Absent persuasive evidence applicant was denied rights to which
entitled, appropriate regulations were not followed, or
appropriate standards were not applied, we find no basis to
disturb the existing record.
Accordingly, applicant's request is denied.
The Board staff is directed to inform applicant of this decision.
Applicant should also be informed that this decision is final and
will only be reconsidered upon the presentation of new relevant
evidence which was not reasonably available at the time the
application was filed.
Members of the Board Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Ms. Rita S. Looney, and
Ms. Ann L. Heidig considered this application on 28 May 98 in
accordance with the provisions of Air Force Instruction 36-2603
and the governing statute, 10 U.S.C. 1552.
WAYNE R. GWCIE
Panel Chair
Exhibits:
A. Applicant's DD Form 149
B. Available Master Personnel Records
C. Advisory Opinion
D. SAF/MIBR Ltr Forwarding Advisory Opinion
DEPARTMENT O F THE A I R FORCE
HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE P E R S O N N E L C E N T E R
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE TEXAS
MEMORANDUM FOR AFBCMR
FROM: HQ AFPCDPPPRA
550 C Street West Ste 12
Randolph AFB TX 78150-4714
4 March 1998
SUBJECT: Application for Correction of Military Records (DD Form 149)
1. REQUESTED ACTION. Applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 to reflect award
of the Vietnam Service Medal, commendation or campaign ribbons, and service in Indochina.
2. BASIS FOR lU3QUEST. Applicant provided three copies of PACAF Form 100, Hostile Fire
Pay Certification.
3. FACTS.
a. Applicant served on Active Duty 19 Jan 72-1 6 Jan 76. His DD Form 2 14 indicates in
Item 19, “No” for service in Indochina or Korea since 5 Aug 64. He received the National
Defense Service Medal and Air Force Good Conduct Medal.
b. The cutoff date for award of the Vietnam Service Medal is 28 Mar 73. If TDY, an indi-
vidual is required to have spent 30 consecutive days in the Area of Operations (Vietnam, Thai-
land, Laos or Cambodia) in direct support of the operations in Vietnam. The applicant was sta-
tioned at Beale AFB CA at the time, but his records do not reflect any overseas service or TDY.
C. The only applicable PACAF Form 100 is the one for the month of February. However,
this form does not reff ect the number of days, the country, or his reason for being there.
4. DISCUSSION. The Hostile Fire Pay Certificate was for income tax purposes, and the indi-
vidual receiving this certificate only had to fly into Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia or Laos for
one day to receive the certificate, and did not have to be in direct support of operations in Viet-
nam. The applicant has failed to provide any documentation to show that he spent 30 consecu-
tive or 60 nonconsecutive days in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia or Laos prior to 28 Mar 73. He
was not stationed overseas during his three+ years in the service. We can not verify his eligibil-
ity for the Vietnam Service Medal, for any additional awards or decorations, or that he is eligible
for Item 19 to be marked “Yes.”
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5. RECOMMENDATION.
We recommend disapproval of the applicant's request for his DD Form 214 to reflect award
of the Vietnam Service Medal, commendation or campaign ribbons, and service in Indochina.
FOR THE COMMANDER
GEORGIA A: WISE, DAFC
Recognition Programs Branch
Promotions, Eval (a Recognition Div
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