| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Wanda L. Waller | Analyst |
| Ms. Margaret K. Patterson | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Thomas B. Redfern | Member | |
| Ms. Regan K. Smith | Member |
2. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) with an effective date of 4 October 1952 to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds received as a result of action with enemy forces on 3 September 1950 in Korea.
3. The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded in action on 3 September 1950 in Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart while in the hospital in Osaka, Japan. However, his discharge document does not reflect this award or that he was wounded in action. In support of his application, he submits medical documentation to support his claim.
4. The applicant’s military records were destroyed or lost during the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973. Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show that the applicant enlisted on
16 September 1947. He served as an infantryman in Korea and was honorably discharged on 4 October 1952. After a break in service, the applicant enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on 1 October 1953 and remained on active duty through continuous reenlistments until he retired in the rank of staff sergeant on
30 September 1968.
5. Item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on the applicant’s DD Form 214 with an effective date of 4 October 1952 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. Item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on the DD Form 214 shows the entry “None”.
6. The applicant provided a copy of a medical record, dated 5 September 1950, which shows the applicant was wounded in action on 3 September 1950 in South Korea. The medical record shows he sustained a shell fragment wound to his right shoulder when he was struck by enemy artillery shell fragments. The medical record also shows the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by Osaka Army Hospital General Orders Number 106, dated 7 September 1950.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Medical evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in action on
3 September 1950 and was awarded the Purple Heart on 7 September 1950. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of items 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) and 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 4 October 1952 to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 3 September 1950 in Korea.
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 adding the entry “Purple Heart” in item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 4 October 1952 of the individual concerned;
b. by deleting the entry “None” in item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on his DD Form 214; and
c. by adding the entry “Korea, 3 September 1950” in item 29 on the DD Form 214.
BOARD VOTE:
MKP____ TBR____ RKS____ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__Margaret K. Patterson
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001056633 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20010807 |
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| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0015 |
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