| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti | Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Hubert O. Fry | Member | |
| Mr. Eric N. Andersen | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be awarded the Purple Heart (PH).
APPLICANT STATES: He was treated for a shrapnel wound to his left arm in 1970 while serving in Vietnam.
In support of his application he submits a statement from a veteran who states that he was wounded on the same day as the applicant and treated by the same medic.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He was inducted on active duty on 16 June 1969, was awarded the military occupational specialty of light weapons infantryman, and was promoted to pay grade E-4. He served in Vietnam from 15 December 1969 through 12 November 1970. He was honorably released from active duty on 15 June 1971. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with device 1960, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device, the Air Medal, the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Achievement, and the Marksmanship Badge with Rifle Bar.
The applicant’s DA Form 20, Enlisted Qualification Record, Item 40, Wounds, contains no entry. Item 38 of this form, Record of Assignments, does not show that the applicant’s duty status ever changed to patient.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action. Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment by a medical officer, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.
DISCUSSION: Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. The PH is intended for soldiers who receive serious wounds as a result of combat with the enemy. That is why a prerequisite for this award is treatment by a medical officer.
2. By the applicant’s own admission, he was treated in the field by a medic, which is an enlisted soldier. There is no evidence that he required or received treatment by a medical officer. Nor, is their any evidence in his military records that shows that he was wounded at all.
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:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
___rvo___ ___hof __ ___ena__ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2001054439 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20010726 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.00 |
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