| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock | Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Eric N. Andersen | Member | |
| Mr. Thomas E. O’Shaughnessy | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his deceased father, a former serviceman (FSM), be awarded the Purple Heart.
3. The applicant states that his deceased father sustained a leg wound in World War I when a shell exploded in the trench he was crawling out of.
4. The historical files of the 139th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division, located at the National Archives show that the FSM was authorized to wear one wound chevron as a result of his being wounded in action on 28 September 1918 during the Meuse Argonne offensive, per Headquarters, 139th Infantry Special Order No. 37.
5. Army Regulation 600-8-22, paragraph 2-8 states in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart may be made to any member of the Army, who during World War I, was authorized to wear wound chevrons.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The FSM was wounded in action against the enemy during World War I and is entitled to award of the Purple Heart.
2. In view of the foregoing, the records of the FSM should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the Purple Heart to the deceased FSM.
BOARD VOTE:
__RVO__ __ENA __ __TEO__ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__Raymond V. O’Connor _
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001052254 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20010927 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.00 |
| 2. | 61 |
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