| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Walter Avery, Jr. | Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr. | Chairperson | |
| Ms. Margaret K. Patterson | Member | |
| Mr. Arthur A. Omartian | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his military records to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and all service ribbons.
APPLICANT STATES: In effect, that he served in the Sinai as an infantryman during Desert Storm. He has been told that all infantrymen of his unit, the 1/17th Infantry, 6th Infantry Division, that served in the Sinai were authorized the CIB in support of Desert Storm and that the unit received some unit awards.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He entered active duty 2 June 1987, and completed training as an infantryman in military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B. The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 1 June 1991.
The applicant's DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not show award of the CIB. It does reflect that he was awarded the Multinational Forces and Observers Medal.
The applicant's service personnel records contain no orders awarding him the CIB.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part that in order to receive the CIB for the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) individuals must meet three requirements: the soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, he must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and he must actively participate in such ground combat. Specific requirements state, in effect, that an Army enlisted soldier must have an infantry or special forces specialty, and satisfactorily perform duty while assigned or attached as a member of an infantry, ranger or special forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size during any period such unit was engaged in active ground combat. A recipient must be personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry or special forces primary duty, in a unit actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 identifies the Multinational Forces and Observers Medal as the only award identified specifically for service in the Sinai.
The 1/17th Infantry, 6th Infantry Division was not awarded any unit awards for service during Operation Desert Storm.
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 applicant states he was stationed in the Sinai and does not state that he participated as an infantryman in Operation Desert Storm, but believes the CIB was awarded to all infantrymen in his unit during the period he was assigned. The CIB is not a unit award; it must be earned on an individual basis. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was not deployed in support of Desert Storm. He was not personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry or special forces primary duty position, in a unit actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy. Therefore, the applicant did not meet the requirements for the CIB and is not entitled to award of the CIB.
2. The unit to which the applicant was assigned was not awarded any unit awards for service during Desert Storm; therefore he is not authorized any unit awards.
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:
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________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
___aao __ ____rvo__ ___mkp_ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2002074752 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20021001 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0111 |
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