| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Jessie B. Strickland | Analyst |
| Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
| Mr. James E. Anderholm | Member | |
| Ms. Eloise C. Prendergast | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster (OLC).
3. The applicant states, in effect, that he was awarded two Purple Hearts in Vietnam; however, his report of separation (DD Form 214) only reflects one award. In support of his application he submits a clinical record cover sheet (DA Form 8-275-3) dated 7 March 1969.
4. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in Atlanta, Georgia on 29 May 1969, for a period of 2 years. He successfully completed his training and was transferred to Vietnam on 26 October 1968, for duty as a light weapons infantryman. He was assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade. He was advanced to the pay grade of E-3 on 28 October 1968.
5. On 19 January 1969, a casualty message and Western Union Telefax was dispatched from Vietnam to the applicant's parents informing them that the applicant had received a fragment wound to the head on 18 January 1969, when his base camp came under enemy mortar attack. He was treated and returned to duty. He was awarded the Purple Heart for that wound on 20 February 1969 by General Order 1184, published by Headquarters, Americal Division. He was also advanced to the pay grade of E-4 on 10 February 1969.
6. The Clinical Record Cover Sheet provided by the applicant with his application shows that he was admitted to the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam on 19 February 1969, for heat prostration. At 0630 hours on 23 February 1969, he sustained fragment wounds to the left knee when the hospital came under an enemy rocket attack. The applicant's wounds were treated and he was awarded the Purple Heart on 27 February 1969, by General Order Number 23. The applicant was returned to duty on 10 March 1969.
7. The applicant was promoted to the pay grade of E-5 on 17 November 1969 and was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) on 30 December 1969, as an early overseas returnee. At the time of his REFRAD, his DD Form 214 did not reflect an award of the Purple Heart. However, through a previous application to this Board, he was awarded the Purple Heart along with other awards he was authorized to receive.
8. 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 a result of hostile action, that the wound must have required treatment by a medical officer, and that the medical treatment was made a matter of official record.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Although the Board has been unable to locate a copy of the order awarding the applicant his second Purple Heart, the Board is convinced that he was in fact awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 23 February 1969, by the hospital in which he was a patient, when the hospital came under an enemy rocket attack.
2. Accordingly, the Board finds that it would be in the interest of justice to correct his records to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart with 1OLC.
3. 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 with 1 OLC.
BOARD VOTE:
___fe ___ __ecp___ ___ja ___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
____Fred N. Eichorn_____
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2002073753 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 2003/02/06 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. 189 | 110.0000/CORR 214 |
| 2. 61 | 107.0015/PH1OLC |
| 3. | |
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. |
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013726
Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment by medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to show that he was wounded /injured as a result of enemy action, that he was treated for such injuries and the treatment of those injuries was made a matter of record, there appears to be no basis to award him the Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100023311
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows: * no entry in item 40 (Wounds) * no Purple Heart in item 41 (Awards and Decorations) 4. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against an enemy or as a result of hostile action. It is reasonable to presume that he would have received the Purple Heart had it been appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083056C070215
The applicant contends that it has taken him 13 years to obtain new evidence which substantiates the requirements of Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) pertaining to the Purple Heart. The applicant's submissions are new evidence and will be considered by the Board. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his military records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002081117C070215
He contends that the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) awarded him a second award of the Purple Heart for a separate bullet wound to his head on 14 February 1968. The applicant also provided an application for correction of his military records, dated 17 April 2003, which requests award of the Purple Heart for a right The applicant provided a second application for correction of his military records, dated 17 April 2003, which requests award of the Purple Heart for a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014565
The applicant states that he was wounded in his right thigh by shrapnel during a rocket attack on 27 February 1969 in the Republic of Vietnam; however, his injury was not entered into his medical records. In his statement, dated 17 January 2008, a retired Lieutenant General (LTG) states that he served at Da Nang during the same time frame and that he learned that the applicant was wounded during a rocket attack but was not awarded the Purple Heart. There are no general orders that show he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011633
The applicant states that: a. he went on hundreds of combat assault missions during his service in the Republic of Vietnam and that at the time, he did not care about awards and decorations; and b. he was wounded twice in the Republic of Vietnam; on 28 June 1968 (for which he has been awarded the Purple Heart) and on 21 March 1968 (for which he has not been awarded the Purple Heart). The applicant provides the following additional documentary evidence in support of his application: a. DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090014914
This form also states that no evidence the Purple Heart was awarded at this hospital. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), in effect at the time, provides that the Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who have completed a qualified period of active duty enlisted service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 22 May 1970 in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120013168
His records contain no evidence showing he was wounded in action in Vietnam or that he was treated for any such wounds. After carefully examining the applicants record of service, it appears the applicant should have received the AGCM (1st Award) for his service from 3 August 1967 through 30 March 1969. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080000420
Regrettably, since the final findings were that the applicant was not injured as the result of enemy action, he does not meet the eligibility criteria for award of the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 29 May 1968 through 28 May 1970; and b. amending his DD Form 214 to add the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070008916
He requested, in pertinent part, that his fragmentation wounds from his service in the Republic of Vietnam be documented in his military medical records. 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. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry...