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AF | BCMR | CY2000 | 0000989
Original file (0000989.doc) Auto-classification: Approved


                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-00989

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His  records  be  corrected  to  reflect  his  Military   Occupational
Specialty was Aerial Gunner and Service School  attendance  at  Murock
AFB from the fall of 1944 through April 1945 for  additional  training
as an Aerial Gunner.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The reasons the applicant believes the  records  to  be  in  error  or
unjust and the evidence submitted in support  of  the  appeal  are  at
Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Limited documentation was available.  Therefore, the facts  concerning
the applicant’s Military Occupational  Specialty  and  Service  School
attendance could not be verified.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing  law
or regulations.

2.  The application was not  timely  filed;  however,  it  is  in  the
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the
existence  of  probable  injustice.   We  note  that  the  applicant’s
military personnel records were destroyed by fire; therefore,  limited
documentation was  available.   Notwithstanding  this,  the  available
evidence does seem to support that the applicant received training  as
an Aerial Gunner.  There was insufficient evidence that the  applicant
received the  advanced  training  he  now  requests  be  reflected  in
records.   Thus,  this  portion  of  his  appeal  is   not   favorably
considered.  However, we are willing to give him the benefit of  doubt
regarding his request that his records be corrected to show  that  his
Military Occupational Specialty was Aerial  Gunner.   Accordingly,  we
recommend that the  applicant’s  records  be  corrected  as  indicated
below.


THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating  to  APPLICANT,  be  corrected  to  show  that  his  Military
Occupational Specialty was Aerial Gunner.

The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 26 Sep 00, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member
      Ms. Marilyn Thomas, Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 22 Mar 00.
     Exhibit B.  Available Master Personnel Records.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 00-00989




MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

      Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air
Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority
of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is
directed that:

      The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that his Military
Occupational Specialty was Aerial Gunner.






    JOE G. LINEBERGER

    Director

    Air Force Review Boards Agency



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