| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. W. E. Schnupp | Analyst |
| Mr. John N. Slone | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Lester Echols | Member | |
| Mr. Ronald E. Blakely | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).
APPLICANT STATES: That during World War II, he had to go out and find the Japanese.
In support of his request, he submits a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, WD AGO Form 100, Separation Qualification Record, and an Award of Disability Compensation letter from the Veterans Administration (VA) dated 12 September 1946.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records were lost or destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center. Information herein is derived from documents provided by the applicant himself.
He was inducted on 4 August 1944, was awarded the military occupational specialty of anti-tank gun crewman, infantry, and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations with the 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division, from January 1945 to May 1946. He was honorably discharged at demobilization on 12 August 1946 in the grade of staff sergeant.
His awards include the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Battle Star, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Battle Star, the Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp and the World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button.
His WD AGO Form 100, shows that he served 19 months with the 63rd Infantry Regiment as a noncommissioned officer in charge of an anti-tank gun squad, military occupational specialty (MOS) 610.
The VA disability compensation letter he provided shows that he was awarded compensation for flat feet.
Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, provides, in pertinent part, that to be eligible for the CIB, an individual must be an infantryman with an infantry military occupational specialty and must perform primary duty as an infantryman, as a member of an infantry unit of brigade or smaller size, during any period in which that unit was engaged in ground combat.
The Awards Branch, Total Army Personnel Command, has advised in similar cases that, during World War II, the CIB was normally awarded only to enlisted individuals who served in the following positions /MOS:
a. Light machine gunner /604
b. Heavy machine gunner /605
c. Platoon sergeant /651
d. Squad leader /653
e. Rifleman /745
f. Automatic rifleman /746
g. Heavy weapons NCO /812
h. Gun crewman /864
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. Unfortunately, other than the documents provided by the applicant himself, there are no records that elaborate on his service in the Philippines during World War II from which a determination can be made regarding his entitlement to the CIB.
2. The available evidence shows, however, that he served as an anti-tank gun crewman, MOS 610, which was not one of the specialties eligible for award of the CIB during World War II. In the absence of evidence showing otherwise, there are no grounds for the Board to award the CIB.
3. 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 satisfies this requirement.
4. 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
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| CASE ID | AR2001055443 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20010925 |
| 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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