| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. G. E. Vandenberg | Analyst |
| Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Thomas B. Redfern III | Member | |
| Mr. Donald P. Hupman, Jr. | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show the receipt of the National Defense Service Medal.
3. The applicant states that his records show that he earned the medal and that he had worn it his entire period of service.
4. The applicant entered active duty on 10 January 1992, attained the rank of staff sergeant and completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1999. He was separated with an honorable discharge on 02 April 2000. His DD Form 214 does not list the National Defense Service Medal.
5. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal was awarded for honorable active service during the period from 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The evidence of record shows that the applicant served honorably during the above period for which the National Defense Service Medal was authorized and should be reflected on his DD Form 214.
2. In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, correcting the applicant’s records as recommended below would correct an error.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected to show that the individual concerned is authorized the National Defense Service Medal by adding it to his DD Form 214.
BOARD VOTE:
__FNE___ __DPH __TBR___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
_ _Fred N. Eichorn_______
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001063684 |
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| RECON | |
| DATE BOARDED | 20020305 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0069 |
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