RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04683
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His records be corrected to reflect his service in Vietnam and
England.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments to Vietnam and England were
never recorded on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United
States Report of Transfer or Discharge.
In support of his requests, the applicant provides copies of his
DD Form 214, performance reports, flight records, a memorandum
from a former pilot who attests to his service in Vietnam and
various other documents related to his requests.
The applicant provides no rationale as to why his failure to
timely file should be waived in the interest of justice.
His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicants DD Form 214 for the period 2 March 1963 through
21 September 1968 reflects 2 months and 23 days of Foreign
and/or Sea Service.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. A review of the applicants
master personnel records and documentation submitted failed to
provide any documents that substantiate Foreign Service time in
Vietnam, or England. Although, one of his performance reports
indicates a TDY to Southeast Asia, it does not reflect an exact
location. Southeast Asia comprises numerous countries including
Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Taiwan. Without specific
locations identified they are unable to verify his service in
Vietnam.
The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
He is concerned that the Air Force Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) did not review his initial submission.
Therefore, he is resubmitting them as proof of his service in
Vietnam and England.
In further support of his appeal, the applicant resubmits the
same correspondence submitted with his original application.
His complete response, with attachments, 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 an injustice with
respect to the applicants request to have his DD Form
214 corrected to reflect he served in Vietnam and England. The
evidence provided by the applicant reflects that he served on a
variety of TDY assignments in Southeast Asia and in England;
however, actual locations are not recorded on the DD Form 214,
rather IAW AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, Foreign Service
time is reflected on the DD Form 214 in years, months, days.
In view of the above, we find no basis to recommend granting the
relief sought in this application.
4. Notwithstanding the above, sufficient relevant evidence has
been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or
injustice warranting partial relief. We note the OPR recommends
denial stating the applicant failed to provide any documents
that substantiate Foreign Service time in Vietnam, or England.
However, after a thorough review of the evidence presented, we
believe a reasonable basis exists to conclude the applicant
served in Vietnam and England. In this respect, we note that
his officer effectiveness report dated in July 1968 reflects
that he was deployed to Mildenhall on rotation and to South East
Asia. He also provides a notarized witness statement from a
retired lieutenant colonel, who states that he was in Vietnam
with the applicant in April 1968. In view of the foregoing, we
find the OERs coupled with the witness statement sufficient to
grant boots-on-the-ground in Vietnam and England. Accordingly,
we recommend his records be corrected to the extent 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 he had
boots-on-the-ground in Vietnam and England.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR BC-2013-
04683 in Executive Session on 29 July 2014, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
All members voted to correct the record as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 14 September 2013, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicants Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 13 January 2014.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 January 2014.
Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, undated, w/atchs.
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