| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Joseph A. Adriance | Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond J. Wagner | Chairperson | ||
| Ms. Linda D. Simmons | Member | ||
| Ms. Marla J. Troup | Member |
2. The applicant requests reconsideration of his request that the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) be added to his record.
3. The applicant states, in effect, that his original request that the NDSM be added to his records was based on his active service that ended on
11 December 1951.
4. The Proceedings of the Board’s 4 February 2003 review of the case (AR2002078738) is incorporated herein by reference as if wholly set forth.
5. The applicant’s records were not available to the Board during its original review of the case and are still not available for this current review. His records were apparently lost or destroyed in a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center.
6. The Board based its original consideration of the case primarily on the applicant’s separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55), which covered his period of active duty service between 6 November 1945 and 15 May 1947. Based on these service dates, the Board denied the applicant’s request for the NDSM because the award was not given to soldiers who served on active duty prior to June 1950.
7. A separation document (DD Form 214) pertaining to the applicant for a period of active duty service he performed from 17 February through 11 December 1951 has now been made available to the Board. This document shows that while a member of the Army Reserve, the applicant was ordered to active duty on 17 February 1951. The DD Form 214 confirms that he served on active duty for 9 months and 25 days until being honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) on 11 December 1951.
8. Army Regulation 600-8-22 prescribes the Army’s policy concerning individual military awards. Paragraph 2-10 provides the policy for awarding the NDSM. It states, in pertinent part, that it is authorized for honorable active service for any period between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. By regulation, the NDSM is authorized to any member for honorable active service for any period between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954. The evidence confirms that the applicant was ordered to and entered active duty on
17 February 1951, and that he served for 9 months and 25 days until being honorably separated on 11 December 1951.
2. In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, correcting the applicant’s records as recommended below would correct an error or rectify an injustice.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that he individual concerned is entitled to the National Defense Service Medal for his qualifying honorable active duty service between
17 February and 11 December 1951; and by providing him a corrected separation document that includes this award.
BOARD VOTE:
___MT__ __LDS___ __RJW GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
Raymond J. Wagner
CHAIRPERSON
INDEX
| CASE ID | AR2003086785 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | |
| DATE BOARDED | 2003/10/ |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | Honorable |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | 1951/12/11 |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | SR 615-363-5 |
| DISCHARGE REASON | Rel to Reserve |
| BOARD DECISION | Grant |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. 115 | 107.0069 |
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