RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE:            09 January 2007
      DOCKET NUMBER:   AR20060005853


      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             |
|     |Mr. Jessie B. Strickland          |     |Analyst              |


      The following members, a quorum, were present:

|     |Mr. James Anderholm               |     |Chairperson          |
|     |Mr. Jerome Pionk                  |     |Member               |
|     |Mr. Scott Faught                  |     |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 that the records of her deceased father, a
former service member (FSM), be corrected by awarding him the Purple Heart
for wounds received in action against the enemy in World War I.

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that the FSM was wounded in France in
1918 during WWI and was never awarded the Purple Heart and she desires to
have it awarded at this time.

3.  The applicant provides a copy of the FSM’s enlistment record and
honorable discharge, the FSM’s death certificate and the applicant’s
marriage license.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1. The FSM’s military records are not available to the Board for review.   A
fire destroyed approximately 18 million  service  members’  records  at  the
National Personnel Records Center in 1973.  It is believed  that  the  FSM’s
records  were  lost  or  destroyed  in  that  fire.   However,  there   were
sufficient documents remaining in a reconstructed record for  the  Board  to
conduct a fair and impartial review of this case.

2.  The FSM entered the service in Albermarle, North Carolina on 4 October
1917 and was initially assigned to the 322nd Infantry Regiment.  On 17
October 1917, he was transferred to Company A, 120th Infantry Regiment,
60th Infantry Brigade, 30th Infantry Division, also known as the (Old
Hickory Division), at Camp Sevier, North Carolina, which was comprised of
National Guard units from North and South Carolina and Tennessee.

3.  On 12 May 1918, he departed the United States with his unit from
Boston, Massachusetts, on the “Bohemian”, a British Steamer, which stopped
in England for 2 days and then sailed to Calais, France, where his division
became part of the Allied Expeditionary Force.  His division became part of
the American II Corps and was subsequently attached to the British Army in
northern France.

4.  His unit entered combat for the first time on 31 August 1918, in the
canal sector between Ypres (Leper) and Voormezeele in Belgium.  After
capturing all of its objectives, his division left the line for rest and
refitting.  On 20 September 1918, the division arrived in the Gouy-Nauroy
sector.  Reassigned to the British Fourth Army, the division prepared for
participation in the Somme Offensive of 1918.

5.  After 2 days of artillery preparation by the British, including
approximately 30,000 mustard gas shells, the 119th and 120th Infantry
Regiments began an attack on the Hindenburg Line near Bellecourt, France on
29 September 1918 at 0550 hours.  This brought one of the most important
victories of World War I, for on that date the 30th Infantry Division
battered its way through the Hindenberg Line, one of the most formidable
battle lines known to history.

6.  While the specifics are not known, the FSM’s Honorable Discharge
indicates that the FSM was wounded on 29 September 1918 at Bellicourt,
France and that he participated in the Ypres-Lys offensive, the Somme
Offensive and the Battle of Bellicourt.

7.  He departed the European Theater of Operations and was returned to the
United States on 11 April 1919.  He was transferred to Camp Jackson, South
Carolina, where he was honorably discharged in the rank of private first
class on 17 April 1919.  He was subsequently awarded the World War I
Victory Button (Bronze) and the World War I Victory Medal.

8.  There is no indication in the available records to show that he was
ever awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds of 29 September 1918.  The FSM
passed away on 27 May 1980 at the age of 86.

9.  The Purple Heart was established by General George Washington at
Newburgh, New York on 7 August 1782 during the Revolutionary War.  It was
reestablished by the President of the United States per War Department
General Orders Number 3 in 1932.  It was awarded in the name of the
President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces or any
civilian national of the United States who, while serving under competent
authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April
1917, died or sustained wounds as a result of hostile action.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  While there is very limited evidence in this case, the evidence
provided by the applicant is sufficient to show that the FSM was wounded in
action against the enemy on 29 September 1918, during WWI.

2.  The FSM was serving in the rank of private first class with a unit that
was involved in the attack of the Hindenburg Line on the date he was
wounded.  Although there is limited evidence available, it is reasonable to
presume that the discharge documents accurately portray that the FSM was in
fact wounded and that he was treated for his wounds.
3.  Accordingly, he is entitled to be awarded the Purple Heart at this time
for his wounds received in action against the enemy during WWI on 29
September 1918.

BOARD VOTE:

__JA____  ___JP___  __SF ___  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
awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in action against the
enemy during WWI, while serving in the rank of private first class (PFC).




                                  ____ James Anderholm_____
                                            CHAIRPERSON



                                    INDEX

|CASE ID                 |AR20060005853                           |
|SUFFIX                  |                                        |
|RECON                   |YYYYMMDD                                |
|DATE BOARDED            |YYYYMMDD                                |
|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                  |61/PH                                   |
|1.107.0015              |                                        |
|2.                      |                                        |
|3.                      |                                        |
|4.                      |                                        |
|5.                      |                                        |
|6.                      |                                        |


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