| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Deborah L. Brantley | Senior Analyst |
| Mr. Stanley Kelley | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Raymond J. Wagner | Member | |
| Ms. Mae M. Bullock | Member |
2. The applicant requests that his award of the Purple Heart be confirmed and that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. He states that his military records were burned and needs the two awards confirmed in order to apply for disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. He states that he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry during World War II. In support of his request he submits his self-authored statement, a copy of a Certification of Military Service, and a Statement of Service World War II, issued in May 1951.
3. The applicant's records were apparently lost or destroyed during the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center. Information contained herein was reconstructed from information provided by the applicant.
4. He served on active duty between 30 September 1943 and 31 December 1945 when he was honorably discharged in the grade of corporal.
5. The 1951 Statement of Service World War II indicates that he was an infantryman, that he was awarded the Purple Heart, and that he participated in four designated campaigns while in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations. The document also shows that he participated in a combat assault landing.
6. A review of Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 does confirm that the 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry did participate in the four campaigns listed on the applicant’s 1951 Statement of Service World War II, and was credited with an assault landing in Southern France.
7. There are basically three requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The Soldier must be an infantryman, assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and must have actively participated in such ground combat.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The Board is satisfied, based on the 1951 Statement of Service World War II, that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart and as such, concludes that it would be appropriate, and in the interest of justice, to confirm the award.
2. The evidence available to the Board also suggests that the applicant met the qualification requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. His records should be corrected accordingly.
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:
a. by confirming that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart; and
b. by awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge.
BOARD VOTE:
__SK ___ __RJW__ __MMB__ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
_____Stanley Kelley______
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2003086599 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20031106 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.00 |
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