ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080019189
There are no orders or other evidence in the applicants military personnel records showing he was awarded a second award of the Purple Heart. There are no orders or other evidence in the applicants military personnel records showing he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. However, there are no orders or other evidence in the applicants military personnel records that shows he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130013833
His DD Form 214 does not show award of the Purple Heart. There is no evidence of record that shows he was injured or wounded as a result of hostile action or that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Notwithstanding his sincerity, in the absence of documentation that conclusively shows he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action, treated for those wounds/injuries, and his treatment was made a matter of record, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015425
The applicant requests, in effect, that reconsideration be given to correcting his military records to show the award of the Purple Heart and to award him the Combat Infantryman Badge. There is no evidence in the available records which show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. The applicant contends that reconsideration should be given to correcting his military records to show the award of the Purple Heart and to award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080003865
For wounded Soldiers requiring hospitalization in excess of 24 hours or medical evacuation from Vietnam, the authority to award the Purple Heart was delegated to hospital commanders. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018861
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). A review of the applicants official records and the Vietnam Casualty Listing failed to reveal any evidence to show that the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam or that he was ever reported as a battle casualty. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090005252
The Chief of the Military Awards Branch stated, in effect, that the applicants official military records did not contain evidence to support the applicants request for award of the Purple Heart. A search of the Vietnam Casualty Report, his personnel record, or military medical record did not support awarding the applicant the Purple Heart as no injuries or wounds were sufficiently documented to support the applicants inquiry. In the absence of military and medical records showing that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140015274
There is no medical evidence in the applicant's available record that shows he was wounded as a result of hostile action during his active service. In the absence of conclusive evidence that shows he was wounded as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds, regrettably, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis upon which to award the Purple Heart. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140005760
His official military personnel file (OMPF) contains a DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) covering the period 24 January 1969 to 1 December 1974 that shows in: * item 38 (Record of Assignments) he was assigned to the 21st Aviation Company in the Republic of Vietnam from 28 January 1971 to 3 November 1971 * item 40 (Wounds) no entries describing wounds or injuries received as a result of enemy action that required medical treatment * item 41 (awards and Decorations) no entry...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2015 | 20150003098
It states the Purple Heart is awarded to members wounded in action and states that in order to award the Purple Heart, there must be evidence the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, the wound required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of the medical treatment was made a matter of official record. In order to support award of the Purple Heart, the member must have been wounded in action and there must be evidence the wound for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090001074
A DA Form 2139 (Military Pay Voucher) in the applicant's official military personnel files show he was hospitalized in Vietnam on 21 May 1971, departed Vietnam on 7 June 1971 and arrived in the Continental United States on the same date. To be awarded the Purple Heart, substantiating evidence must be presented to show the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment by medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of...