| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Stephanie Thompkins | Analyst |
| Mr. George D. Paxson | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Thomas A. Pagan | Member | |
| Mr. Melvin H. Meyer | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Award of the Purple Heart.
APPLICANT STATES: In effect, that the Purple Heart was never awarded to him.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He was inducted in Army as a private, pay grade E-1, on 23 January 1969.
He served in Vietnam as a light weapons infantryman from 8 July 1969 to 8 May 1970.
He was discharged under honorable conditions on 15 January 1971.
His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, 1 Overseas Service Bar, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Campaign Stars, the Marksman Badge (M-60), 2nd Class Gunner (M-60) and the Marksman Badge (M-14).
His records and the Republic of Vietnam Casualty List do not show he was wounded as a result of action against the enemy or hostile action.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against the enemy or 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, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. The applicant is not entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart.
2. The applicant has not shown that he was wounded as a result of hostile action, that a medical officer treated him for a wound received in action, or that the foregoing is a matter of official medical record.
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 would satisfy 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:
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| DATE BOARDED | 20010221 |
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| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
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