| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Vic Whitney | Analyst |
| Mr. Walter T. Morrison | Chairperson | |
| Mr. John T. Meixell | Member | |
| Mr. Thomas Baxter | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be awarded the Purple Heart.
APPLICANT STATES: That he was wounded by shrapnel in the right wrist during an airmobile operation. He submits a copy of his record of treatment in support of his request.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He enlisted and entered active duty on 17 January 1968. He completed training as a turbine engine helicopter mechanic and was assigned to Vietnam. He was promoted to the pay grade of E-4 effective 19 June 1968. Effective 16 October 1970 he was separated from active duty and transferred to the USAR. Neither his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge), which he authenticated with his signature, nor his DA Form 20 (qualification record) show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. Block 40 (wounds) of his DA Form 20 is blank. He was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight for the month of August 1968. There are no subsequent awards of the Air Medal in the available record.
A 4 September 1968 record of medical treatment states that the applicant was treated for removal of a small fragment in his right wrist. There is no mention that the fragment was a result of action with the enemy. The applicant’s separation medical examination on 3 September 1970 does not contain any report by him or the doctor of medical treatment or evidence of residuals of a wound as a result of enemy action. Blocks 33 and 34 of his own report of medical history deny any illness or injury other than those he had listed.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that the Purple Heart is awarded to an individual who is wounded in action against an enemy of the United States. The wound must have required medical treatment, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of record.
DISCUSSION: Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. Notwithstanding that the applicant was treated for a small fragment in his right wrist, there is no credible evidence in the available record, or submitted by the applicant, that the fragment was the result of action with the enemy.
2. 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. The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement.
3. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.
DETERMINATION: The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.
BOARD VOTE:
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| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
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