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AF | BCMR | CY2006 | BC-2006-00395
Original file (BC-2006-00395.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-00395
            INDEX CODE:      107.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

      XXXXXXX    HEARING DESIRED:  NO


MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  12 AUGUST 2007


_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM) for Foreign Service  to  Korea
be reflected on his DD Form 214.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He served as a member of the SAC Advanced Echelon in Korea in  support
of Exercise “ULCHI FOCUS LENS” for the years  1981,  1982,  1983,  and
1984 during the months August and September for over 60 nonconsecutive
days.

In support of his application, the applicant provided copies of  OERs,
and information on the Korean Defense Service Medal.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant’s military personnel  records  reflect  that  the  applicant
served on active duty as a  commissioned  officer  from             29
August 1964 to 30 September 1984, and retired in the grade of Major.

The applicant's report on individual personnel records review printout
dated 1 September 1984, verify and  confirm  the  following  dates  of
temporary duty (TDY) in Korea (see Exhibit B):

      September 1981 TDY to Korea 22 days
      August 1983 TDY to Korea 24 days
      February 1982 TDY to Germany 20 days

_________________________________________________________________


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPR recommends denial and states applicant served in Korea  for
a total of 46 days less than required time of 60  nonconsecutive  days
for the award of the KDSM, therefore, he is ineligible for the award.

AFPC/DPPPR’s evaluation is attached at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant reviewed the Air  Force  evaluation  and  stated  apparently
information supporting his request for the KDSM has been inadvertently
overlooked by the SAF/MRBR. His claim and request are based on his TDY
service in Korea for over 80 days during  the  months  of  August  and
September for the years 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984. He does  not  have
copies of his TDY orders or  travel  vouchers  which  would  show  his
service during those months of approximately three weeks per  year  or
an average a little over 20 days per year during these deployments.

However, he does know that some of his TDY orders were  issued  by  HQ
544 SIW, Offutt AFB NE and sometimes they were issued by HQ SAC  INTEL
Offutt AFB NE. Since information reflecting 22 days TDY  in  September
1981 and 24 days TDY in August 1983 to Korea were found,  he  believes
the 40 plus days he was TDY to Korea during the August-September  1982
and 1984 were missed for some reason by the folks under SAF/MRBR.

The attached copies of his OERs for these years  and  his  duty  as  a
member of  the  SAC  Advanced  Echelon  is  spelled  out  in  his  job
description and documented in Section III, Performance Factors. If the
Board looks at the OER for 26 April 1981 through   25 April 1982 which
includes months of August and September of 1982, the Board  will  note
for instance in item 5 of Section III under leadership of the OER:

      “Selected to lead the attrition  evaluation  effort  require  to
plan B-52 employment in support of Combined Forces  Korea.  Everything
worked.”

This attrition evaluation effort occurred at the ATAC at  Taegu  Korea
and as usual was a deployment of over 20 days. Although  he  does  not
have an OER in his possession for the period August-September 1984, he
did deploy with the SAC Advon to the ATAC at Osan AFB that year  also.
Thus, over 40 days of his TDY service in Korea have been inadvertently
missed by the SAR/MRBR.




Therefore he request his application for the KDSM for Foreign  Service
to Korea be approved since he has over 60 nonconsecutive days duty  in
Korea.

Applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.

_________________________________________________________________

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.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of an error or injustice. After a thorough review of the
available evidence and the applicant’s complete submission, the  Board
is not persuaded that he is  entitled  to  the  award  of  the  Korean
Defense  Service  Medal.   The  Board  agrees  with  the  opinion  and
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary  responsibility  and
adopts its rationale as  the  basis  for  their  conclusion  that  the
applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board
did not find evidence that the applicant performed temporary  duty  in
Korea for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days.  Therefore, in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, the  Board  finds  no  compelling
basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The  applicant  be  notified  that  the  evidence  presented  did  not
demonstrate the existence of probable  material  error  or  injustice;
that the application was denied without a personal
appearance; and that the application will only  be  reconsidered  upon
the submission of newly discovered relevant  evidence  not  considered
with this application.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board considered Docket Number    BC-2006-
00395 in Executive Session on 18 April 2006, under the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. John B. Hennessey, Vice Chair
                 Ms. LeLoy W.Cottrell, Member
                 Ms. Cathlynn B. Sparks, Member



The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 2 Feb 06, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPPR, dated 10 Mar 06.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Mar 06.
      Exhibit E. Applicant's Response, dated 21 Mar 06.




      JOHN B. HENNESSEY
      Panel Chair

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