AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NUMBER:  98- 00766 
COUNSEL:  NONE 

c 

AUG  1 9  1998 

HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

his records be  corrected to reflect his 
name change and  award  of  the Armed  Forces Expeditionary Medal. 
Applicant's submission is at Exhibit A. 
In  a  letter, dated  1 6   Apr  98,  the  Records  Procedures Branch, 
AFPC/DPSRP, advised the applicant that his service records showed 
that  he  last  reenlisted  in  the  Air  Force  under  the  name  of 
Albert T. Hickey.  As this was the same name under which he was 
retired, it  was  not  appropriate  to  change his  DD  Form  214  or 
other officialhdocuments in his records to show his present name 
(Exhibit C) . 
The  appropriate Air  Force  office  evaluated  applicant's request 
that  his  records  be  corrected  to  reflect  award  of  the  Armed 
Forces Expeditionary Medal  and provided  an advisory opinion to 
the  Board  recommending  the  application be  denied  (Exhibit D). 
The advisory opinion was  forwarded to the applicant for review 
and response (Exhibit E).  As of this date, no response has been 
received by this office. 

We note the applicant's request that his records be corrected to 
reflect award of  the Air Force Commendation Medal  (AFCM) ,  Third 
Oak  Leaf  Cluster  (30LC),  was  corrected  administratively. 
Therefore,  no  further  action  is  contemplated  concerning  this 
request. 

Evidence has not  been presented which would  lead us to believe 
that the applicant's name was changed at thrtime or prior to his 
retirement  from  active  duty. 
Accordingly,  we  agree  with 
AFPC/DPSRP's comments regarding the inappropriateness of changing 
the official documents in his records to show his present name. 
Accordingly,  the  applicant's  request  that  his  records  be 
corrected to reflect his name change is not favorably considered. 

After  careful  consideration  of  applicant's  request  that  his 
records  be  corrected  to  reflect  award  of  the  Armed  Forces 
Expeditionary  Medal,  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,  the 
applicant's request is not favorably considered. 

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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. Douglas J. Heady, Mr. Joseph G. Diamond, 
and Mr. Henry Romo, Jr. considered this application on 11 Aug 98 
in accordance with  the provisions  of Air  Force  Instruction 3 6 -  
2603 and the governing statute, 10 U.S.C. 1552. 

DOUGLAS J. HEADY 
Panel Chair 

Exhibits: 
A.  Applicant's DD Form 149 
B.  Available Master Personnel Records 
C.  AFPC/DPSRP Ltr 
D.  Advisory Opinion 
E.  SAF/MIBR Ltr Forwarding Advisory Opinion 

D E P A R T M E N T  O F  THE A I R   F O R C E  

HEADQUARTERS  AIR  FORCE  PERSONNEL  C E N T E R  

R A N D O L P H  A I R   FORCE  BASE TEXAS 

MEMORANDUM FOR AFBCMR 

FROM:  HQ AFPC/DPPPRA 

550 C Street West Ste 12 
Randolph AFB TX  78150-4714 

30 March 1998 

SUBJECT: Application for Correction of Military Records (DD Form 149) 

1. REQUESTED ACTION.  Applicant requests his DD Form be changed to reflect his name 
change and addition of the 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Force Commendation Medal and 
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 

2.  BASIS FOR REQUEST.  Applicant provided copy of judgment changing the applicant’s sur- 
name fi-om Hickey to Wescoat and a copy of the orders and certificate awarding him the 3rd Oak 
Leaf Cluster to the Air Force Commendation Medal.  No explanatioddocumentation was pro- 
vided regarding the b e d  Forces Expeditionary Medal. 

3.  FACTS. 

a.  Applicant served on Active Duty 12 Jd 78-30 Jun 95.  Since the judgment to change his 
surname did not take effect until 29 Mar 96, his request to change his name on all his records is 
considered irrelevant. 

b.  Applicant provided a copy of the orders and certificate awarding him the 3d Oak Leaf 

Cluster to the Air Force Commendation Medal (his DD Form 214 only reflects 2 oak leaf clus- 
ters).  His records were forwarded to the appropriate office to have this addition made to his DD 
Form 214, and is considered resolved administratively. 

c.  We can not verify the applicant’s eligibility for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 

(1)  Applicant’s records contained an undated AF Form 104, Humanitarian Service 

MedaUUnit Award VeriJicatioa- 
Medal for Operation URGENT FURY for the period 29 Oct 83-30 Nov 83. 

reflected award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary 

ation M e d a l
r the period 24 Oct 83-30 

 states he 

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s Expeditionary Medal was awarded for participation in Operation 
during the period 23 Oct 83-21 Nov 83 

URGENT WRY 

d 

4 The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is awarded for various types of operations 
“The area of operations is defined ... as the foreign territory on which troops have actu- 
ally landed or are present and specifically deployed for the direct support of the designated mili- 
tary operation.”  “Direct support” is defined as services being supplied to the combat forces in 
the area of operations by ground units, ships, and aircraft provided it involves actually entering 
the designated area. 

(5) Barbados is a separate island fio 

d is not considered the “area 

of operations.”  It may be this reason that the Armed 
entered on the applicant’s DD Form 214. 
4. DISCUSSION.  Although the applicant’s records contain an AF Form 104 authorizing him 
the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participating in Operation URGENT FURY, a per- 
sonnel clerk may have reviewed the criteria prior to completing the DD Form 2 14 and deter- 
, therefore, did not include it on the 
mined that the applicant was not eligible for 
DD Form 2 14.  Since the applicant was not o 
ea of operations), he is not eligible for 
the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 

Medal was never 

5 .  RECOMMENDATION. 

a.  We recommend disapproval of the applicant’s request to add the Armed Forces Expedi- 

tionary Medal to his DD Form 214. 

FOR THE COMMANDER 

GEORGIA A. WISE, DAFC 
Recognition Programs Branch 
Promotions, Eval & Recognition Div 

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DEPARTMENT  OF THE A I R   F O R C E  

HEADQUARTERS  AIR  FORCE  P E R S O N N E L  CENTER 

R A N D O L P H  AIR  FORCE B A S E  TEXAS 

78150- 4721 

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W e   t o o k   a c t i o n   i n  J u l y   1996  t o  change  y o u r   name  from- 

We're  r e s p o n d i n g   t o   t h a t   p o r t i o n   o f   your  A p p l i c a t i o n   f o r   C o r r e c t i o n  

of  M i l i t a r y   Record,  DD  Form  1 4 9 ,   d a t e d   27  F e b r u a r y   1998,  p e r t a i n i n g   t o  
your  c h a n g e   o f   name. 

Your  s e r v  
u n d e r   t h e   name 
which  you  were 
o r   o t h e r   o f f i c  

ce  record  shows  t h a t   you  l a s t   r e e n l i s t e d   i n  t h e   A i r   F o r c e  
o f  
r e t i r e d ,   i t ' s   not  a p p r o p r i a t e   t o   c h a n g e   y o u r   DD  Form  214 
a1 documents  i n  y o u r   record  t o  show  y o u r   p r e s e n t   name. 

As  t h i s   was  t h e   same  name  u n d e r  

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HQ  AFPC/DPSRP 
550  C S t r e e t   W,  S t e   1 9  
Randolph  AFB TX 

T h i s   w a s   documented  o n   AF  Form  2 8 1   dated 
-to 
2  J u l y   1 9 9 6   a n d   copies  were  p r o v i d e d   t o   you.  Our  l e t t e r   d a t e d   1 5   J u l y  
1996 
corrected  y o u r   name  on  a l l   documents  i n  y o u r   Master  P e r s o n n e l   Record; 
t h e   c h a n g e   u p d a t e d   o n l y   o u r   p e r s o n n e l   d a t a   s y s t e m   and  t h e   D e f e n s e  
F i n a n c e   &  A c c o u n t i n g   S e r v i c e ' s   r e t i r e e   pay  f i l e .  

t o   you  e r r o n e o u s l y   s t a t e d   t h a t   t h e   AF  Form  2 8 1  

T h i s   is n o t   a  d e n i a l   of  your r e q u e s t .  

I f   you  b e l i e v e   a n   e r r o r   o r  
i n j u s t i c e   s t i l l  e x i s t s   i n   y o u r   records,  p l e a s e   r e s u b m i t   y o u r  
a p p l i c a t i o n ,   w i t h   c o m p l e t e   j u s t i f i c a t i o n ,   t o   SAF/MIBR,  550  C  S t r e e t   W, 
S t e   40,  Randolph  AFB,  Texas  78150. 

We  hope  t h i s   i n f o r m a t i o n   is h e l p f u l   a n d   w e   a r e   p l e a s e d   t o   be  of 

a s s i s t a n c e .  

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