| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Wanda L. Waller | Analyst |
| Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright | Chairperson | |
| Ms. Melinda M. Darby | Member | |
| Mr. John T. Meixell | Member |
2. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart.
3. The applicant states that he requested and was awarded a Purple Heart in 1966; however, he never received an amended discharge document.
4. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 22 July 1963 for a period of 3 years. He served as a light weapons infantryman in Vietnam from
16 August 1965 through 8 February 1966 and was honorably released on 21 July 1966.
5. The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show award of the Purple Heart as an authorized award.
6. There are no orders for the Purple Heart in the available records.
7. Item 27 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on the applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry, “VIETNAM - Nov 1965”.
8. Item 40 (Wounds) on the applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows the applicant sustained a bullet wound to his left leg between his knee and ankle on 17 November 1965.
9. The available records contain a DD Form 1380 (U.S. Field Medical Card), dated 18 November 1965, which shows the applicant was wounded in action during an ambush on 17 November 1965 in Vietnam and was treated for injuries to his left leg.
10. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) 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.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in action on
17 November 1965 in Vietnam, that he was treated for injuries to his left leg and the medical treatment was documented on a DD Form 1380 (U.S. Field Medical Card). Therefore, the Board determined there was sufficient evidence on which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.
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 Purple Heart for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action on 17 November 1965 in Vietnam.
BOARD VOTE:
INW___ MMD___ JTM_____ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__Irene N. Wheelwright____
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2002069184 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20020416 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
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| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0015 |
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