| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mrs. Nancy L. Amos | Analyst |
| Ms. Margaret K. Patterson | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Ted S. Kanamine | Member | |
| Mr. Lawrence Foster | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his two Purple Hearts be added to his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty).
3. The applicant states that he needs to show the Department of Veterans Affairs he was awarded the Purple Heart.
4. The applicant’s military records show that, after having had prior service, he entered active duty as a commissioned officer on 27 January 1967.
5. The applicant first served in Vietnam from on or about 13 July 1967 to on or about 19 January 1969.
6. The applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division on General Orders number 8635, dated 17 September 1968, for wounds received on 21 April 1968.
7. The applicant provides a Purple Heart certificate which shows he was wounded on 31 December 1968.
8. The Republic of Vietnam Casualty Roster shows the applicant was wounded twice, on 21 April 1968 and on 31 December 1968.
9. On 11 December 1978, the applicant was honorably released from active duty. His DD Form 214 for the period 27 January 1967 through 11 December 1978 does not show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.
10. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states 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 by a medical officer, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. There is sufficient evidence of record to show the applicant was wounded twice and awarded the Purple Heart both times. These awards were erroneously omitted from his DD Form 214 and should be added.
2. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period 27 January 1967 through December 1978 be amended to add two awards of the Purple Heart.
BOARD VOTE:
__mkp___ __tdk___ __lf ____ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
__Margaret K. Patterson
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2003084532 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20030513 |
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| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | Mr. Schneider |
| ISSUES 1. | 110.04 |
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ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091787C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. There are no orders in the applicant's service personnel records that show he was awarded the Purple Heart. However, evidence of record shows the applicant participated in four campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam and is entitled to award of four BSSs for wear on his Vietnam Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084625C070212
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ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091150C070212
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. These orders confirm that the applicant was awarded the PH, for being wounded in action on 9 September 1967. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085602C070212
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant states that he was wounded in action in 1967. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received on 21 March 1967.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060017229
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 June 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060017229 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant states, in effect, that he received a wound from shrapnel to his right arm from enemy mortar fire and that he was treated in the field by a medic. There also is no evidence in his service personnel records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001062695C070421
By regulation, in order to award the PH a member must have been wounded in action, must have been treated for the wound by military medical personnel, and this treatment must have made a matter of official record. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was twice treated by military medical personnel for wounds received in action against the enemy in the RVN. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual concerned be corrected by:...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017687
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 June 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060017687 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart. There also is no evidence in his service personnel records that shows that he was wounded or treated for wounds as a result of hostile...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001056964C070420
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ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002071828C070403
He was a medic so he was able to treat himself. A Clinical Record Radiographic Report dated 27 August 1968 shows the applicant was involved in a mine accident and thrown around a truck. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received on 27 August 1968 and the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 28 July 1967 – 25 July 1969.