RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE:           20 July 2004
      DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2004102074


      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.

|     |Mr. Carl W. S. Chun               |     |Director             |
|     |Mrs. Nancy L. Amos                |     |Analyst              |


      The following members, a quorum, were present:

|     |Mr. Fred N. Eichorn               |     |Chairperson          |
|     |Mr. Kenneth W. Lapin              |     |Member               |
|     |Mr. Antonio Uribe                 |     |Member               |

      The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

      The Board considered the following evidence:

      Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records.

      Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion,
if any).

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was
awarded three awards of the Purple Heart, three awards of the Combat
Infantryman Badge (CIB), three awards of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) based
upon award of three CIBs, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Silver
Star.

2.  The applicant states that he served during World War II, the Korean
War, Laos, Vietnam, and the Dominican Republic.  In World War II he was a
member of the 326th Airborne Engineers and was on temporary duty with the
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.  He parachuted into Normandy with the
Regiment. The regulation provided for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge
(CIB) for   30 days in combat; he was with the 506th for 34 days.  The
Bronze Star Medal (BSM) accompanied award of the CIB.  He made four combat
parachute jumps and graduated from a Jumpmaster School but his records do
not reflect that he was a Master Parachutist.

3.  The applicant states that during the Korean War he was assigned to the
(illegible) platoon of the (not listed) Parachute Infantry Regiment and
remained with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company through 35 days of
combat.  Then he was transferred to the Engineer Company.  He should have
been awarded his second CIB and BSM.

4.  The applicant states that as a member of the Special Forces on
temporary duty in Laos in Operation White Star, he conducted raids and
ambushes against the Pathet Lao and was wounded in an operation with
friendly Laotian forces on a covert operation.  He was evacuated to the
Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand where he had a shell
fragment removed from his leg.  His leg was put in a cast and he was
evacuated to Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC.  Colonel H___, now
deceased, recommended him for the Silver Star, which was never forwarded
for evaluation because of the covert action.  The citation cited his
affording cover as the friendly forces retreated to the rally point,
resulting his being wounded.  He should have received his second Purple
Heart as well.

5.  During Vietnam, while on a covert operation with friendly Vietnamese
Special Forces, he was struck by a concussion grenade and evacuated to
Walter Reed Army Hospital.  He did not receive a Purple Heart for this
action but did receive what should have been his third CIB and BSM.

6.  The applicant states that there are no living members to attest to the
actions that he has described.  However, two men, Colonel Charles N___,
retired, and Lieutenant Colonel Clyde S___, retired, will attest to his
honesty and veracity.
7.  The applicant provides no supporting evidence.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error or injustice
which occurred on 30 June 1967.  The application submitted in this case is
dated          5 December 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 requested correction of his records to show award of the
Silver Star.  There are no orders or other evidence authorizing award of
this decoration to the applicant.  In the absence of a proper award
authority for this decoration, the applicant may request award of the
Silver Star under the provisions of section 1130 of Title 10, U. S. Code.
He has been notified by separate correspondence of the procedures for
applying for this decoration under section 1130 and, as a result, it will
not be discussed further in this Record of Proceedings.

4.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 November 1939.  He
initially enlisted for Coastal Artillery.  He was assigned to the 326th
Airborne Engineer on 11 December 1942 and remained assigned to that unit
until he separated.  On  28 April 1943, he was awarded military
occupational specialty (MOS) 027 (Demolitions). He apparently transferred
to the Combat Engineers. He arrived    in the European Theater of
Operations on 19 October 1943 and departed on        7 September 1945.  He
separated on 24 September 1945.

5.  The applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of
Separation) shows he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Army Good Conduct
Medal, the Distinguished Unit Badge (currently designated the Presidential
Unit Citation) with one oak leaf cluster, the American Defense Service
Medal, the American Theater Service Medal (currently designated the
American Campaign Medal), the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal
(currently designated the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal)
with four bronze service stars and one bronze arrowhead.  It also shows he
was awarded the Parachutist Badge.  It does not show he was awarded the
CIB.

6.  The applicant's WD AGO Form 24 (Service Record) shows that he was not
awarded the CIB.  It does show that he was awarded a Certificate of Merit
from the 101st Airborne Division.

7.  The applicant reenlisted on 16 April 1946.  His WD AGO Form 20
(Soldier's Qualification Record) shows he held MOS 7533 (Demolition
Specialist) and MOS 7059 (Construction Foreman) and was assigned to the
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC.  He was discharged on 15
April 1949 in the rank of sergeant after completing 3 years of creditable
active service with no lost time for the purpose of immediate reenlistment.
 His WD AGO Form 53 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) shows he was
awarded the BSM on Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division General Orders
Number 168 dated 19 July 1946 and the Parachutist Badge (on 16 April 1946).
 (Attempts to locate these orders at the    U. S. Army Human Resources
Command and the National Archives at College Park, MD were not successful.)

8.  The applicant reenlisted on 16 April 1949.  Item 38 (Record of
Assignments) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he
arrived in Korea and was assigned to Company A, 127th Airborne Engineer
Battalion from 11 October 1950 until 25 February 1951 when the unit was
redesignated Engineer Company, 187th Regimental Combat Team.  He served in
duty MOS 121.77 during both assignments.  He departed Korea on or about 13
June 1951 after being credited with participation in four campaigns.

9.  The applicant's DA Form 20 shows he was assigned to the 17th
Detachment, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, Fort Bragg, NC on 25 August
1952 and remained almost exclusively with the Special Forces until he
retired.

10.  The applicant was discharged on 5 May 1955 for the purpose of
immediately reenlisting on 6 May 1952.  He did not receive a DD Form 214
(Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the
period 16 April 1949 through 5 May 1955.

11.  The applicant was discharged on 20 February 1962 for the purpose of
immediately reenlisting on 21 February 1962.  His DD Form 214 for the
period ending 20 February 1962 shows that he received no awards or
decorations for that period.

12.  Item 22 (Military Occupational Specialties) of the applicant's DA Form
          20 shows he was awarded MOS 11F (Infantry Operations and
Intelligence Specialist) on 1 September 1960.

13.  Item 31 (Foreign Service) of the applicant's DA Form 20 shows he was
assigned to Vietnam from 3 August 1962 through 28 January 1963 (unit
unknown as item 38 shows he was assigned to Okinawa during this time) and
again from 25 September 1965 through 6 May 1966 (item 38 shows he was
assigned to Company D, 5th Special Forces Airborne, 1st Specialist Forces)
at which time he was medically evacuated and assigned to Walter Reed
General Hospital.  He was credited with participation in three campaigns.
It does not show he served in Laos.  It does not show he served in the
Dominican Republic.  Item 38 shows he was assigned to the 7th Special
Forces Group Airborne at Fort Bragg from        30 December 1963 through 25
September 1965.

14.  Item 40 (Wounds) of the applicant's DA Form 20 does not show that he
was wounded at any time.  He is not listed on the Republic of Vietnam
Casualty Roster.

15.  The applicant retired on 1 July 1967 in the rank of Sergeant Major.
His DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 June 1967 shows he was awarded the
CIB (2d award), the National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster,
the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Army Good Conduct Medal (4th Award).

16.  Item 38 of the applicant's DA Form 20 shows his conduct and efficiency
were rated as "excellent" from 16 April 1949 through 30 June 1967 except
for one academic efficiency rating of "good."  His service from September
1939 through October 1945 and April 1946 through April 1949 is shown as a
consolidated entry.  He has no record of disciplinary actions in his
records.

17.  Headquarters, 187th Regimental Combat Team Special Orders Number   187
dated 20 March 1951 awarded the applicant the Master Parachutist Badge.

18.  U. S. Army Special Forces (Provisional) Special Orders Number 120
dated 18 November 1963 awarded the applicant the Combat Infantryman  Badge
under the provisions of Department of the Army Message 327892 dated 11
February 1963.

19.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy and
criteria concerning individual military awards.  In pertinent part, it
states that the CIB was established during World War II to provide special
recognition of the unique role of the Army infantryman, the only soldier
whose daily mission is to close with and destroy the enemy and to seize and
hold terrain.  The badge was intended as an inducement for individuals to
join the infantry while serving as a morale booster for infantrymen.

20.  In developing the CIB, the War Department did not dismiss or ignore
the contributions of other branches.  Their vital contributions to the
overall war effort were noted, but it was decided that other awards and
decorations were sufficient to recognize their contributions.  From the
beginning, Army leadership have taken care to retain the badge for the
unique purpose for which it was established.  The War Department received
requests to award the CIB to non-infantry individuals and units employed as
infantry during tactical emergencies.  All of those requests were
disapproved based on the fact that the regular infantryman lived, slept,
ate, and fought as an infantryman on a continuous and indefinite basis
without regard to the tactical situation.

21.  There are basically three requirements for award of the CIB.  The
soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties,
must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is
engaged in active ground combat, and must actively participate in such
ground combat.

22.  War Department Circular Number 269 dated 27 October 1943 established
the CIB for infantry personnel.  Infantrymen established eligibility to
wear the CIB by exemplary conduct in action against the enemy or by
satisfactory performance of duty in action against the enemy as determined
and announced by the theater commander.

23.  War Department Circular Number 408 dated 17 October 1944 and effective
1 November 1944 restricted the award of the CIB to officers, warrant
officers, and enlisted men assigned to infantry regiments, infantry
battalions, and elements thereof designated as infantry.  Personnel whose
eligibility was thus established could qualify for award of the CIB by
satisfactory performance of duty in ground combat against the enemy.
Announcement of the award of the CIB would be made in regimental or unit
orders.

24.  War Department Circular Number 93 dated 24 March 1945 and effective
  1 November 1944 restricted the award of the CIB to officers, warrant
officers, and enlisted men assigned to infantry regiments, infantry
battalions, and elements thereof designated as infantry.  In addition,
infantry officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men who were attached to
infantry regiments, infantry battalions, and elements thereof designated as
infantry of the U. S. forces or of any of the Allied Nations military
forces were eligible for the CIB.  In those cases, where the individual
concerned was not assigned to an infantry regiment or smaller infantry
unit, the award would be made by such commanders and in such orders as the
theater commander designated.

25.  Army Regulation 600-70 (Badges), dated 15 April 1948, stated that the
CIB was authorized for award to an infantry officer, warrant officer, or
enlisted man who satisfactorily performed duty while assigned as a member
of an infantry regiment or infantry battalion during any period such unit
was engaged in active ground combat.  Commanding officers of infantry
regiments and separate infantry battalions were the award authorities.

26.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 also provides for award of the CIB for a
soldier assigned as a member of a White Star Mobile Training Team while the
team was attached to or working with a unit of regimental or smaller size
of Forces Armee du Royaume (FAR) or with irregular type forces of
regimental or smaller size; as a member of Military Assistance Advisory
Group-Laos assigned as an advisor to a region or zone of FAR, or while
serving with irregular type forces of regimental or smaller size; or
personally under hostile fire while assigned as specified in (1) and (2).

27.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 also provides for award of the CIB to a
soldier, otherwise eligible, for service in the Dominican Republic from 28
April 1965 to 21 September 1966.

28.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for the award of the BSM to any
person who distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious
achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, in
connection with military operations against an armed enemy.  It also
provides for award of the BSM        to members of the armed forces who,
after 6 December 1941 and prior to           3 September 1945, have been
cited in orders or in a formal certificate for meritorious or exemplary
conduct in ground combat against the armed enemy.  A citation in orders for
the Combat Infantryman Badge or Medical Badge awarded in the field during
the period of actual combat against the armed enemy is considered as a
citation for exemplary conduct in ground combat.

29.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the Purple Heart 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.

30.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the World War II
Victory Medal for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946.

31.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the Army of Occupation
Medal for service of thirty consecutive days at a normal post of duty in a
qualifying location.  For Germany service must have been between 9 May 1945
and 5 May 1955 and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal must
have been awarded prior to 9 May 1945.
32.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign
Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units
serving during World War II and during the Korean War.  This document shows
that, at the time of the applicant's assignment to the 326th Airborne
Engineer Battalion, it was cited for award of several foreign unit awards
in addition to the Distinguished Unit Citation.  It was cited for award of
the French Croix de Guerre for the period 6 through 8 June 1944 by
Department of the Army General Orders (DAGO) Number 43 dated 1950.  (A
member is not authorized to wear a ribbon or other device based on a one-
time citation.)  It was cited for award of the Netherlands Orange Lanyard
for the period 17 September through 28 November 1944 on DAGO Number 43
dated 1950.  It was also cited for award of the Belgian Fourragere for the
periods 6 June 1944 and 22 through 27 December 1944 on DAGO Number 43 dated
1950.

33.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 also shows that the 326th
Airborne Engineer Battalion was awarded occupation credit for Germany for
the period   30 May through 3 June 1945.

34.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 shows that Engineer Company,
187th Regimental Combat Team was cited for award of the Republic of Korea
Presidential Unit Citation for the period 19 September 1950 through 31 July
1952 on DAGO Number 41 dated 1955.

35.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the Korean Service
Medal.  In pertinent part, the regulation states that the Korean service
Medal is awarded for qualifying service in the theater of operations
between 27 June 1950 and     27 July 1954.

36.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for the wear of one bronze service
star on the appropriate service medal, to include the Korean Service Medal
and the Vietnam Service Medal, for each campaign participation credited.

37.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the United Nations
Service Medal.  In pertinent part, it states that the period of eligibility
for the United Nations Service Medal was between 27 June 1950 and 27 July
1954.  Award of the Korean Service Medal automatically establishes
eligibility for award of the United Nations Service Medal.

38.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal with device 1960.  This medal was awarded by the Government
of Vietnam to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for
qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28
March 1973.  Qualifying service included assignment in Vietnam for 6 months
or more and contributed direct combat support to the Republic of Vietnam
and Armed Forces.

39.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign
Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units
serving in Vietnam.  This document shows that, at the time of the
applicant's assignment to the 5th Special Forces, it was cited for award of
the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the
period 1 October 1964 through    17 May 1969 by DAGO Number 59 dated 1969.

40.  Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provided policy and
criteria concerning individual military decorations.  It stated that the
Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted
active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940 and,
for the first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June
1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year.  At the time, a soldier’s
conduct and efficiency ratings must have been rated as “excellent” for the
entire period of qualifying service except that a service school efficiency
rating based upon academic proficiency of at least "good" rendered
subsequent to 11 November 1956 was not disqualifying.

41.  Army Regulation 672-5-1, and the current Army Regulation 600-8-22,
provides for the wear of a clasp on the Army Good Conduct Medal to denote a
second or subsequent award.  Table 4-1, Army Regulation 600-8-22 shows
that, for the eighth award of the Army Good Conduct Medal, a silver clasp
with three loops is authorized.

42.  As a matter of information, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of
the Korean War, the Government of the Republic of Korea issued the Korean
War Service Medal to pay tribute to eligible Korean War veterans for their
historic endeavors to preserve the freedom of the Republic of Korea and the
free world.  On 20 August 1999, the Department of Defense approved
acceptance and wear of this foreign award.  The Department of Defense has
assigned responsibility to the Department of the Air Force for distribution
of the Korean War Service Medal to eligible veterans of all services.  To
apply, veterans must provide a copy of their discharge paper to the Awards
and Decorations Section, Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center, 550 C
Street West, Suite 12, Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-4714.  Once the
Korean War Service Medal has been authorized by the Department of the Air
Force, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military
Records to add this foreign award to his DD Form 214.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Master
Parachutist Badge.

2.  It is understood that the applicant, as a member of the Special Forces
in Vietnam, may have been involved in covert activities, whether in Vietnam
or Laos.  It is understood that, if he had been wounded as a result of
enemy action during such activities, his injuries may not have been
recorded.  Unfortunately, the Board can act only upon the available
evidence.  Although the applicant's records show he was medically evacuated
from Vietnam in May 1966, there is no evidence to show the nature of his
injuries or how they were incurred.  Regrettably, there is insufficient
evidence to show that he is eligible for award of a second and third Purple
Heart.

3.  The evidence of record shows the applicant did not meet the eligibility
criteria for award of the CIB during World War II and the Korean War.
Although he may have been on temporary duty with the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment for     34 days during World War II and with the
Parachute Infantry Regiment through 35 days of combat during the Korean
War, he remained an engineer, not an infantryman.  The regulation, and the
intent of the War Department in establishing the CIB, is clear – the CIB is
meant for the full-time infantryman.  It appears the applicant did not
become an infantryman until he was assigned to the Special Forces after he
returned from the Korean War.

4.  The applicant's DD Form 214 shows he was awarded two awards of the CIB.
 It cannot be determined where the information for that entry originated.
U. S. Army Special Forces (Provisional) Special Orders Number 120 dated
            18 November 1963 awarded him the first CIB.  A second CIB may
have been awarded based on service in the Dominican Republic.  Although
there is no evidence of record to show he served in the Dominican Republic,
he served one tour at Fort Bragg (30 December 1963 through 25 September
1965) that would have overlapped the qualifying service.

5.  Award of the BSM based upon award of the CIB applied only to CIBs
awarded during World War II.  Therefore, based on information noted above,
the applicant is not eligible for award of the BSM based on the CIB.

6.  Several authorized awards are missing from the applicant's DD Forms
214, in part because a separate DD Form 214 was not issued at his
reenlistment after his Korean War service.  It would be appropriate at this
time to add all authorized awards to his DD Form 214 for the period ending
30 June 1967.

7.  It is noted the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 15 April
1949 shows he was awarded the BSM on Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division
General Orders Number 168 dated 19 July 1946.  Since these orders cannot be
located, it cannot be determined if the BSM was for service or valor or
based upon the Certificate of Merit recorded in his WD AGO Form 24.  The
BSM should be added to his last DD Form 214.

8.  The applicant met the eligibility criteria for award of the World War
II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp for
his service during World War II.  In addition, his unit was cited for award
of the French Croix de Guerre, the Netherlands Orange Lanyard, and the
Belgian Fourragere.

9.  The applicant met the eligibility criteria for award of the Korean
Service Medal with four bronze service stars, the United Nations Service
Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for his service
during the Korean War.

10.  The applicant met the eligibility criteria for award of the Republic
of Vietnam Campaign Medal with device 1960, the Republic of Vietnam
Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and he is authorized to wear three
bronze service stars on the Vietnam Service Medal.

11.  In addition, it appears the applicant met the eligibility criteria for
eight awards of the Army Good Conduct Medal.  His DD Form 214 for the
period ending         24 September 1945 shows he was awarded the first Army
Good Conduct Medal. He reenlisted on 16 April 1946.  His service from April
1946 through April 1949 is shown as a consolidated entry on his DA Form 20.
 However, he was allowed to reenlist, he has no record of disciplinary
actions in his records, his conduct and efficiency were rated as
"excellent" (except for one academic "good" rating, which is not
disqualifying) for all his subsequent service, and he retired in the rank
of Sergeant Major.

12.  For ease in reading and understanding, it would be appropriate to
delete the four awards now listed on the applicant's DD Form 214 for the
period ending     30 June 1967 and to add all authorized awards and
decorations to a corrected DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:

__fne___  __kwl___  __au____  GRANT RELIEF

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to
warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely
file.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army
records of the individual concerned be corrected by:

     a.  showing that his Army Good Conduct Medals (second through fourth
awards) were revoked and awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal as
follows:

          second award 16 April 1946 through 15 April 1949
          third award 16 April 1949 through 15 April 1952
          fourth award 16 April 1952 through 15 April 1955
          fifth award 16 April 1955 through 15 April 1958
          sixth award 16 April 1958 through 15 April 1961
          seventh award 16 April 1961 through 15 April 1964
          eighth award 16 April 1964 through 15 April 1967

     b.  amending item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations,
Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214
for the period ending 30 June 1967 to delete Combat Infantryman Badge
second award, the National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the
Vietnam Service Medal, and the Army Good Conduct;

     c.  further amending item 24 of his DD Form 214 for the period ending
        30 June 1967 to add:

           the Combat Infantryman Badge second award, the National Defense
Service Medal second award, the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze
service stars, and the Army Good Conduct Medal eighth award;

           the Master Parachutist Badge, the Presidential Unit Citation
second award, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign
Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze
service stars and one bronze arrowhead; the World War II Victory Medal, the
Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp, the Netherlands Orange
Lanyard, and the Belgian Fourragere;

          the Bronze Star Medal, the Korean Service Medal with four bronze
service stars, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea
Presidential Unit Citation;

          the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation; and

     d.  Amending item 30 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 for the period
ending    30 June 1967 to show the entry, "French Croix d Guerre – Unit
Citation – No Emblem Authorized."

2.  The Board further determined that the evidence presented is
insufficient to warrant a portion of the requested relief.  As a result,
the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to
award of three awards of the Purple Heart, three awards of the Combat
Infantryman Badge, and three awards of the Bronze Star Medal based upon
award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.




            __Fred N. Eichorn___
                    CHAIRPERSON




                                    INDEX

|CASE ID                 |AR2004102074                            |
|SUFFIX                  |                                        |
|RECON                   |                                        |
|DATE BOARDED            |20040720                                |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY     |                                        |
|DISCHARGE REASON        |                                        |
|BOARD DECISION          |GRANT                                   |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY        |Mr. Schneider                           |
|ISSUES         1.       |107.00                                  |
|2.                      |                                        |
|3.                      |                                        |
|4.                      |                                        |
|5.                      |                                        |
|6.                      |                                        |


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