| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr. | Analyst |
| Mr. Arthur A. Omartian | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Melvin H. Meyer | Member | |
| Ms. Karen A. Heinz | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Award of the Purple Heart.
APPLICANT STATES: In effect, that he was wounded in the right knee in May, June, or July of 1952.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973. Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show he entered active duty on 16 February 1951. His DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) shows that he served overseas for approximately 14 months, but the specific dates of his service in Korea are not shown. The applicant was honorably separated from active duty on 15 February 1954.
The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award in item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized).
The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry, “None”, in item 29 (Wounds Received As A Result Of Action With Enemy Forces).
At the time of his separation from the Army, the applicant authenticated his DD Form 214 in his own hand in item 48 (Signature Of Person Being Separated).
There are no orders available to the Board which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. There also is no evidence in available records that he was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound 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, 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. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart.
2. There is no evidence in the limited records available to the Board which shows that the applicant was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action.
3. The Board noted that the applicant authenticated his DD Form 214 at the time he was separated from active duty, thereby attesting to the facts that he was not wounded in action and was not awarded the Purple Heart.
4. In view of the absence of medical records or other evidence which shows that the applicant was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.
5. 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 either requirement.
| CASE ID | AR2001064816 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20020129 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | MR CHUN |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0015.0000 |
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