| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti | Analyst |
| Mr. Ted S. Kanamine | Chairperson | |
| Mr. John T. Meixell | Member | |
| Mr. Harry B. Oberg | Member |
2. The applicant requests that she be awarded the Women’s’ Army Corps Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.
3. The applicant states that she served in the Woman’s’ Army Corps for 2 years, 9 months and 7 days, of which she served 10 months and 17 days in Thailand.
4. In support of her application she submits her DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty.
5. The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 September 1972, was awarded the military occupational specialty (MOS) of Morse interceptor, served in Thailand, and was promoted to pay grade E-4.
6. She was honorably released from active duty on 2 July 1975.
7. Army Regulation 600-8-22 states that the Woman’s Army Corps Service Medal was awarded for service in the Woman’s Army Corps between 1 September 1943 and 2 September 1945.
8. This regulation also provides that, effective 1 August 1981, an individual is qualified for the Army Service Ribbon after completion of an MOS producing course. Officers are normally qualified for the award after completion of their basic/orientation or higher level course. An individual whose MOS is based on skills acquired in another service or in civilian training is qualified after 4 months active duty. The award may be granted retroactively to those who qualified prior to 1 August 1981 only if they had an active Army status after that date.
9. The same regulation also provides that, effective 1 August 1981, all active members of the Army who successfully complete an overseas tour are eligible for the Oversea Service Ribbon. Completion of an oversea tour must be in accordance with Army Regulation 614-30. The ribbon may be awarded retroactively to those who qualified prior to 1 August 1981 only if they had an active Army status on or after that date.
10. Army Regulation 600-8-22 also provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the termination of a period of Federal military service.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The Woman’s Army Corps Service Medal was issued to women who served prior to the applicant’s enlistment. As such, she is not eligible for that award.
2. The Army Service Ribbon and the Oversea Service Ribbon were both established subsequent to the applicant’s release from active duty. Therefore, she is not authorized either of these awards.
3. However, the applicant’s service was meritorious, as evidenced by her promotion to pay grade E-4, and is devoid of any evidence of disciplinary action taken or contemplated against her. As such, it would appear that the absence of the Good Conduct Medal was an error, not an intentional omission.
4. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Good Conduct Medal for the period 26 September 1972 through 2 July 1975.
2. That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.
BOARD VOTE:
___jtm__ ____tsk__ ____hbo_ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__________Ted S. Kanamine______
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2002071657 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20020711 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
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