RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2007-01923
INDEX CODE: 107.00
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED
MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 21 DEC 2008
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His records be corrected to reflect his date entered active duty
service as 15 January 1943, rather than 3 November 1943.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His date entered active duty service is incorrect and needs to be
correctly reflected in his records.
In support of his request, the applicant submits a copy of WD AGO Form
100, Army Separation Qualification Record, and a copy of WD AGO Form
53-98, Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of
Service.
Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant served as a bomber pilot and completed 51 combat
missions. His report of separation reflects he served in the
Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe battles and
campaigns.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal w/9 Oak
Leaf Clusters and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPPAOR recommends denial. DPPAOR states the applicant’s military
personnel records could not be located at the National Personnel
Records Center (NPRC) in St Louis. WD AFO Form 53-98 reflects his
date entered active duty service as 3 November 1943. WD AGO Form 100
reflects date entered active duty as 15 January 1943.
The DPPAOR evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The applicant states in part, he was sent to the San Antonio Aviation
Cadet Center for basic military training and classified a pilot
trainee on 5 February 1943. He was commissioned a second lieutenant
on 3 November 1943, and was further trained as a B-26 bomber pilot.
He provided a copy of his identification card serial number, WD AGO
Form 166, reflecting he enlisted in the Reserve Corps on 15 July 1942,
as a private. Another document reflects he was rated as a pilot on 5
February 1943.
The applicant’s complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E.
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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 error or injustice. We note that applicant’s records
could not be located at the NPRC and may have been destroyed by fire
in 1973, as were the records of many Air Force members who
participated in World War II. However, the applicant has provided
three documents, one of which indicates that he entered active duty on
15 January 1943. The others contradict the 3 November 1943 date
recorded in his available records. In view of this, and since we have
no reason to question the applicant’s integrity or the authenticity of
the documentation he provided, we believe the interest of justice can
best be served by providing the applicant the requested relief.
Therefore, we recommend his records be corrected to the extent
indicated below.
4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not been
shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will
materially add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved.
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered.
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that he was ordered to
extended active duty on 15 January 1943, rather than on 3 November
1943.
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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2007-
01923 in Executive Session on 11 September 2007, under the provisions
of AFI 36-2603:
Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Panel Chair
Mr. Elwood C. Lewis III, Member
Ms. Josephine L. Davis, Member
All members voted to correct the record, as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 Jun 07, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Available Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Memo, AFPC/DPPAOR, dated 24 Jul 07, w/atchs.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 Aug 07.
Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 20 Aug 07, 2/atchs.
WAYNE R. GRACIE
Panel Chair
AFBCMR BC-2007-01923
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 XXXXXXXXXXXXX, be corrected to show that he was ordered to
extended active duty on 15 January 1943, rather than on 3 November 1943.
JOE G. LINEBERGER
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
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