RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 15 May 2007
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060012563
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. Gerard W. Schwartz
Acting Director
Ms. Wanda L. Waller
Analyst
The following members, a quorum, were present:
Ms. Yolanda Maldonado
Chairperson
Ms. LaVerne Douglas
Member
Mr. Gerald Purcell
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, as the daughter of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that item 6 (Organization) on her late fathers WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to show the
475th Quartermaster Remount Troop instead of the 476th Quartermaster Remount Troop.
2. The applicant states, in effect, that it was brought to her attention that the FSM was a member of the 475th Quartermaster Remount Troop by a former member of the 475th Quartermaster Remount Troop. This former member states that he was with the FSM in the service and saw him every day for three years.
3. The applicant provides a copy of the FSMs WD AGO Form 53-55.
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 was inducted on 17 March 1943 and entered active duty on
24 March 1943. He served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations from
23 November 1944 until approximately 14 March 1946 and was honorably discharged on 19 March 1946.
3. Item 6 on the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 shows he was assigned to the 476th Quartermaster Remount Troop.
4. There is no evidence of record which shows the FSM was assigned to the 475th Quartermaster Remount Troop.
5. A DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), dated 12 February 2007, amended the FSMs WD AGO Form 53-55 to show the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
There is no evidence of record which shows the FSM was assigned to the 475th Quartermaster Remount Troop during World War II. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to amend item 6 on his WD AGO Form 53-55.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
YM_____ __LD____ __GP___ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
__Yolanda Maldonado___
CHAIRPERSON
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CASE ID
AR20060012563
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RECON
DATE BOARDED
20070515
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
DATE OF DISCHARGE
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY
DISCHARGE REASON
BOARD DECISION
DENY
REVIEW AUTHORITY
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