| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Wanda L. Waller | Analyst |
| Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Roger W. Able | Member | |
| Mr. Harry B. Oberg | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show a duty assignment in Korea.
APPLICANT STATES: That his discharge document does not show that he was assigned to the 82nd Ordnance Company in Seoul, Korea, from September 1954 to May 1955. In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records were destroyed or lost during the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973. Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show that the applicant enlisted on 16 June 1953 and was honorably released on 18 May 1955.
The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show a duty assignment in Korea.
The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows that he served 7 months and 24 days of foreign and/or sea service. However, there is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant served in Korea. His DD Form 214 does not show the Korean Service Medal as an authorized award.
Special Regulations Number 615-360-1 (Enlisted Personnel Discharge Procedures and Preparation of Separation Forms), in effect at the time, established the procedures to be followed in the separation of enlisted personnel from active military service and described the proper method of execution and disposition of the various forms, records, and reports required. This regulation governed preparation of the discharge document. There is no authorized block on the DD Form 214 to show units of assignment.
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 Board noted the applicant’s request to show a duty assignment in Korea from September 1954 to May 1955. However, the governing regulation provides no authority to show duty assignments on the DD Form 214. Therefore, there is no basis for granting the applicant’s request.
2. 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.
3. 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:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
FNE____ RWA____ HBO____ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2002069342 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20020611 |
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| BOARD DECISION | (DENY) |
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| ISSUES 1. | 100.0000 |
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