| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Deborah L. Brantley | Senior Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Christopher J. Prosser | Member | |
| Ms. Linda D. Simmons | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Purple Heart. He states he was not aware that he had received the award until he was recently informed of the fact by an official at his VA hospital. He notes that he was wounded in combat while in Vietnam.
3. Records indicate the applicant served on active duty between July 1969 and July 1971 and was assigned to Vietnam as a scout observer/driver between January 1970 and December 1970. Information contained on the Vietnam Casualty Roster confirms that the applicant was lightly wounded in action on
30 May 1970. Although there is no evidence the applicant was ever awarded the Purple Heart his records do contain an unsigned DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty) indicating his 1971 discharge document was being corrected to reflect award of the Purple Heart.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Evidence confirms the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action on
30 May 1970 and as such is entitled to the Purple Heart. The Board concludes that it would be appropriate and in the interest of justice to issue documents, including an authenticated DD Form 215, to confirm his entitlement to the award.
2. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected:
a. by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 30 May 1970 as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam; and
b. by issuing appropriate documents, including an authenticated DD Form 215, to confirm entitlement to the award.
BOARD VOTE:
__RVO__ __CJP __ __LDS __ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__Raymond V. O’Connor _
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001056095 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20010830 |
| 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 |
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