| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Jessie B. Strickland | Analyst |
| Ms. Celia L. Adolphi | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Curtis L. Greenway | Member | |
| Mr. Donald P. Hupman, Jr. | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55) be corrected to reflect his award of the American Campaign Medal.
3. The applicant states, in effect, that he was awarded the American Campaign Medal; however, his records fail to show his entitlement to that award. In support of his application he submits a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55.
4. The applicant’s military records were destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center at St. Louis, Missouri, which destroyed millions of service records. However, the documents submitted by the applicant show that he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 16 July 1942. He completed his training and departed for the European Theater of Operations (ETO) on 20 September 1944.
5. He participated in the Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes-Alsace Campaigns, was advanced to the rank of technical sergeant and returned to the Continental United States on 29 May 1945.
6. On 10 October 1945 he was honorably discharged at Fort Story, Virginia. He had served 3 years, 2 months and 24 days of total active service and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Ribbon with two bronze service stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the POW Medal. There is no indication that he was awarded the American Campaign Medal.
7. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides the criteria for award of the American Campaign Medal. It provides, in pertinent part, that the American Campaign Medal is awarded for service within the American Theater between 7 December 1941 and 2 March 1946 if on permanent assignment outside the Continental United States or in active combat against the enemy and was awarded a combat decoration.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. While there is no evidence in the available records to show that the applicant was awarded the American Campaign Medal, there is sufficient evidence to show that he was entitled to that award. Accordingly, the Board accepts his contention that he was awarded the medal and that it would be in the interest of justice to correct his records at this time to reflect that 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 by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the American Campaign Medal.
BOARD VOTE:
___dh ___ ___clg__ ___cla___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
_____Celia L. Adolphi_____
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001059811 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 2001/09/11 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. 109 | 107.0063/ACM |
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