| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock | 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 that his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show "84th Artillery" vice "74th Artillery."
2. The applicant states that the entry showing his last duty assignment as 74th Artillery was a typographical error.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant is requesting correction of an error which occurred on 13 January 1968. The application submitted in this case is dated 24 April 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 was inducted into the Army on 1 February 1966, completed training, and was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. In August of that year he was assigned to A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division, at Fort Riley. In January 1967 he was assigned with his unit to Vietnam. Promotion orders, reassignment orders, a clearance certificate, a debriefing statement, and his enlisted qualification record, all show his assignment to the above named organization. He returned to the United States and was released from active duty on 13 January 1968. Item 12 (Last Duty Assignment and Major Command) of his DD Form 214 indicates, "A BTRY 1ST BN 74TH ARTY 4TH INF USARPAC."
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The applicant's assigned unit from August 1966 until his return to the United States in January 1968 was A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division. Item 12 of his DD Form 214 is incorrect and should be changed accordingly.
BOARD VOTE:
__JHL___ __LDS __ __RLD __ GRANT RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2003090803 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20031120 |
| 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. | 110.00 |
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