| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Rosa M. Chandler | Analyst |
| Ms. Joann H. Langston | Chairperson | |
| Ms. Linda D. Simmons | Member | |
| Mr. Robert L. Duecaster | Member |
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests, in essence, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
2. The applicant states that he never received the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his request.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant is requesting correction of an error which occurred on 24 October 1969. The application submitted in this case is dated 27 February 2003.
2. Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse failure to file within the 3-year statute of limitation if the ABCMR determines that it would be in the interest of justice to do so. In this case, the ABCMR will conduct a review of the merits of the case to determine if it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant’s failure to timely file.
3. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 25 October 1966 and served honorably until he was separated on 24 October 1969 and was assigned to the United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement), St Louis, Missouri. He served as a Microwave Systems Repairman in military occupational specialty (MOS) 26V. He served in Vietnam from 10 November 1967 to 9 November 1968 with Company B, 442nd Signal Battalion. The highest rank that he attained was specialist five, pay grade E-5.
4. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar. The applicant's DD Form 214 does not show the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm because his unit was authorized the award after he had been separated.
5. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 lists the unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam. This document shows the unit to which the applicant was assigned was cited for award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm by Department of the Army General Orders Number 8, dated 1974.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The available evidence supports correction of the applicant's records to show award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
BOARD VOTE:
__jhl___ __lds___ __rld___ GRANT RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2003088284 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20031120 |
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| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0094 |
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