RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 13 June 2006
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050014257
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 |
| |Ms. Joyce A. Wright | |Analyst |
The following members, a quorum, were present:
| |Mr. James E. Anderholm | |Chairperson |
| |Mr. Ronald E. Blakely | |Member |
| |Ms. Rea M. Nuppenau | |Member |
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, in effect, correction of item 18 (Remarks), of
his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), to
show his service in Iraq from 1 May to 23 December 2003.
2. The applicant states, in effect, that item 18, of his DD Form 214, is
blank and does not show his service in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom from 1 May to 23 December 2003. While outprocessing, during his
separation briefing, he was informed of the error.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 and several documents
from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), in support of his
request.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant's military records show he entered active duty (AD) on
2 August 2001, as an armor crewman (19K). He was advanced to pay grade E-4
effective 1 July 2005. He continued to serve until he was released from AD
on 1 August 2005. He was transferred to the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR)
Control Group (Reinforcement).
2. Item 18 (Remarks), of the applicant’s DD Form 214, does not show his
wartime service.
3. The applicant provides a copy of Headquarters, 1st Armored Division
Orders 106-28, dated 16 April 2003, which shows that his unit, the 1st
Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, was deployed
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, effective 26 April 2003 to
25 April 2004, not to exceed 365 days.
4. The applicant provides a copy of Memorandum for Record, Subject: Proof
of Service, prepared by the personnel officer, of his unit, dated
15 November 2003. The memorandum certified that the applicant served with
Company C, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, in support of the 1st
Armored Division Task Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 1 May to
23 December 2003.
5. Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing
and distributing the DD Form 214. In pertinent part, it directs that
foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 will
be entered in item
12f. The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be
taken from the Soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary,
verified from the Soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket. However,
for active duty Soldiers deployed with their unit during their continuous
period of active service, the entry "SERVICE IN (NAME OF COUNTRY DEPLOYED)
from (Inclusive dates, for example, YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD) will be entered in
item 18 (Remarks), of the DD Form 214.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The evidence of record shows that the applicant was deployed in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom from 1 May to 23 December 2003, for 7 month and
23 days. He is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show his dates
of service for deployment; and he is entitled to correction of item 18, of
his DD Form 214, to show the entry "SERVICE IN KUWAIT/IRAQ FROM 20030501-
20031223."
BOARD VOTE:
___A ___ __REB __ __rmn___ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant
a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all
Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by
showing the entry, "SERVICE IN KUWAIT/IRAQ FROM 20030501-20031223," in item
18 (Remarks), of his DD Form 214.
____James E. Anderholm______
CHAIRPERSON
INDEX
|CASE ID |AR20050014257 |
|SUFFIX | |
|RECON |YYYYMMDD |
|DATE BOARDED |20060613 |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE |HD |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE |20050801 |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY |AR 635-200, chapter 4 |
|DISCHARGE REASON | |
|BOARD DECISION |DENY |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
|ISSUES 1. |107 |
|2. | |
|3. | |
|4. | |
|5. | |
|6. | |
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