| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti | Analyst |
| Mr. Luther L. Santiful | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Roger W. Able | Member | |
| Mr. Terry L. Placek | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be awarded the Purple Heart (PH).
APPLICANT STATES: He was injured in line of duty.
In support of his application he submits a copy of a mutilated document, which shows that an unidentified individual was treated for a shrapnel wound to the left leg in November 1944, in Burma. Also submitted is a WD AGO Form 0286 which shows that on 19 February 1946, he was treated for minor wounds of the scalp and head incurred during riots in Calcutta.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He was inducted and entered active duty on 27 February 1943. He was awarded the military occupational specialty of supply clerk and served in the India - Burma campaign from 23 April 1944 to 15 February 1946. He was promoted to technician 5th grade and honorably released from active duty by reason of demobilization of the force on 22 March 1946. His WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge, shows that he was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Item 34 of this form, "wounds received in action", has “None” entered.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the PH 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 applicant’s head and scalp wounds do not qualify for the PH because they were not incurred as a result of hostile action by enemies of the United States. These wounds were the result of civil unrest.
2. The shrapnel wound referred to in the other document submitted by the applicant is insufficient to base the award of the PH. There is no indication where this document came from (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs), it does not specify who was wounded, nor is it authenticated.
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:
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| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
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