IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	        28 APRIL 2009

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20090000973 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests numerous administrative corrections to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period 6 July 1976 through 15 November 2004, to include:

	a.  items 7a (Place of Entry into Active Service) and 7b (Home of Record) should show a Conyngham, PA address;

	b.  item 11 (Primary Specialty) should show 23 years and 3 months;

	c.  items 12d (Total Prior Active Service) and 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) should show U.S. Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 4 months and 4 days of active service and 2 years, 10 months, and 22 days of inactive service;

	d.  item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) should show all of his awards and he should be awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received during Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada);

	e.  item 16 (Days Accrued Leave Paid) should show 60 days, not "NA";

	f.  item 18 (Remarks) should correct his excess leave start date from 21 January 2000 to 28 March 2000; and 

	g.  items 19a (Mailing Address After Separation) and 19b (Nearest Relative) should show 146 Do**s Street, Pennsburg, PA  18023.

2.  The applicant states his DD Form 214 contains the following administrative errors:

	a.  he entered active duty from an address in Conyngham, PA, not Pennsburg, PA;

	b.  he served 23 years and 3 months in specialty 56A (Command/Unit Chaplain), not 23 years and zero months;

	c.  he served in the USAFR and had 4 months and 4 days of prior active service and 2 years, 10 months, and 22 days of prior inactive service, neither of which is shown;

	d.  it shows only the National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon, but he states he was also awarded three Bronze Star Medals, one with a "V" Device; nine Meritorious Service Medals; one Air Medal; one Joint Service Commendation Medal; five Army Commendation Medals, one with "V" device; one Joint Service Achievement Medal; two Army Achievement Medals; one Joint Meritorious Unit Award; one Valorous Unit Award; two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals with Arrowhead Device; one Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars; one Armed Forces Service Medal; one Humanitarian Service Medal, one Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal; one Outstanding Volunteer Medal [sic]; one Saudi Arabia Defense Medal [sic]; one Kuwait Liberation Medal; one Purple Heart; one Master Parachutist Badge; one Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Star; one Ranger Tab; one Special Forces Tab; and one Greek Airborne Badge;

	e.  he was paid 60 days of accrued leave;

	f.  he commenced excess leave on 28 March 2000, not 21 January 2000; and

	g.  his mailing address and nearest relative address are 146 Do**s Street, Pennsburg, PA  18073, not Chester, PA, as shown.

3.  The applicant also states his DD Form 214 shows he was incarcerated from 22 July 1999 through 20 January 2000; however, his confinement was delayed until 1 September 1999 while he received medical treatment.  He also adds his record does not show a Purple Heart for wounds incurred during Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada) because he rejected the award as unjustified when compared to the "deaths and wounds suffered by my comrades…"

4.  The applicant provides:

	a.  a handwritten three-page letter;

	b.  a copy of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 15 November 2004;

	c.  a copy of Letter Orders Number A-06-76270, U.S. Army Reserve Personnel and Administration Center, St. Louis, MO, dated 18 June 1976;

	d.  a copy of Reserve Order CB-5937, Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, CO, dated 27 December 1976;

	e.  a copy of four pages of a DA Form 1506 (Statement of Service) dated 30 April 1996;

	f.  copies of three letters of support, dated 8 June 1999, 24 June 1999, and 7 July 1999;

	g.  a copy of his DA Form 4037 (Officer Record Brief (ORB)), dated 21 July 1999, with an attesting certificate from the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of officer records;

	h.  a copy of his DA Form 31 (Request and Authority for Leave) showing excess leave commencing 28 March 2000;

	i.  a copy of an affidavit from a retired Army chaplain, dated 19 October 2000, stating that he heard the applicant had refused a Purple Heart;

	j.  a copy of Orders 202-25, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), Fort Leavenworth, KS, dated 20 July 2004;

	k.  a copy of Orders 129-0667, Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Sill, Fort Sill, OK, dated 8 May 2008;

	l.  copies of miscellaneous USAFR documents;

	m.  copies of pages 148-151 from his Record of Trial;

	n.  by separate correspondence, a letter, dated 21 January 2008, from the National Personnel Records Center and a letter, dated 9 February 2009, forwarding Orders 238-557, Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, TX, dated 26 August 1999.



CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  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 also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant’s failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.  While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant’s failure to timely file.  In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.

2.  The applicant is a former officer (colonel) and chaplain.  On 22 July 1999, he was tried and adjudged guilty by a general court-martial and sentenced to total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, to be confined for 6 months, and to be dismissed from the service.  On 5 October 1999, the court-martial convening authority approved only so much of the sentence as provided for confinement and dismissal.  Following appellate action by the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals on 22 March 2002, the findings of guilty and the sentence were affirmed.  The dismissal was ordered executed at midnight, 15 November 2004.

3.  The applicant’s service records contain a DA Form 61 (Application for Appointment) showing he entered active duty from Conyngham, PA.  His local address was Lawson Place, Conyngham, PA  18219.

4.  The applicant’s service records contain an ORB, dated 21 July 1999, showing he served in primary specialty 56A from October 1976.

5.  The applicant provides several DA Forms 1506 for the period from 11 April 1973 through 26 June 1976 which show USAFR active duty and inactive duty creditable service.  The forms show 4 months and 4 days of creditable prior active service and 2 years, 10 months, and 13 days of creditable prior inactive service.

6.  The applicant’s service records contain various source documents pertaining to awards and decorations earned.

	a.  His ORB shows he was awarded two Bronze Star Medals, one Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, nine Meritorious Service Medals, one Air Medal, one Joint Service Commendation Medal, five Army Commendation Medals, one Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device, one Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, one Joint Meritorious Unit Award, one Valorous Unit Award, one National Defense Service Medal, two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals with Arrowhead Devices, one Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, one Armed Forces Service Medal, one Humanitarian Service Medal, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Distinguishing Device - Bronze Service Star, the Ranger Tab, and the Special Forces Tab.

	b.  Permanent Order 16-01, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Saudi Arabia, dated 9 April 1991, awarded the applicant the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device for an act which occurred on 28 February 1991.  Likewise, Permanent Order 82-12, Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces Central Command, Personnel Command, Saudi Arabia, dated 19 April 1991, awarded the applicant the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device for the same act which occurred on 28 February 1991.

	c.  Permanent Orders 34-18, Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, WA, dated 21 February 1984, awarded the applicant the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious achievement from 25 October 1983 to 28 October 1983.  Likewise, Permanent Orders 39-4, Headquarters, 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC, dated 26 March 1984, awarded the applicant the Bronze Star Medal for the same meritorious achievement from 25 October 1983 to 28 October 1983.

	d.  There are four sets of orders in the applicant’s service records awarding him the Army Commendation Medal; however, two sets are duplicates of Bronze Star Medal orders.

	e.  There are three sets of orders in the applicant’s service records awarding him the Bronze Star Medal; two sets are for meritorious achievement and one set is for valor.

	f.  There are nine sets of orders in the applicant’s service records awarding him the Meritorious Service Medal.

	g.  There are only three sets of orders awarding him badges and/or tabs:

		(1) Permanent Orders 80-1, Headquarters, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, NC, dated 13 July 1979, awarded him the Senior Parachutist Badge.

		(2) Permanent Orders 100-15, Headquarters, U.S. Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, GA, dated 2 June 1981, awarded him the Ranger Tab.
		(3) Permanent Orders 96-35, Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, WA, dated 19 May 1982, awarded him the Master Parachutist Badge.

7.  The applicant provided a DA Form 31 showing that he was placed on excess leave on 28 March 2000.  The leave address provided by the applicant on the DA Form 31 is in Smithville, NJ.

8.  Records pertaining to the applicant in the Army Corrections Information System show his sentence to confinement was deferred on 23 July 1999.  His confinement commenced at the USDB on 1 September 1999 and he was an inmate through 20 January 2000.  He was released from confinement on 21 January 2000.

9.  The applicant’s service medical records are not available for review and his personnel service records do not contain orders awarding him the Purple Heart.

10.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) provides that the DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  Completion of the DD Form 214 is accomplished after consulting source documents.  For [former] officer personnel, the following source documentation is consulted in preparing a DD Form 214:  the computer-generated ORB; separation approval authority documentation, if applicable; separation orders; and any other document authorized for filing in the official military personnel file.  The regulation provides the following information which is specific to the applicant’s request:

	a.  Items 7a and 7b – the initial appointment document is the source for this data.  Enter the city and state where the Soldier entered active duty.  Enter the street, city, state, and zip code listed as a home of record.  "Home of Record" is the place recorded as the home of record when commissioned, appointed, or ordered to a tour of active duty.

	b.  Item 11 – From the ORB, enter the titles of all specialties served for at least 1 year and include for each specialty the number of years and months served.  For time determination, 16 days or more count as 1 month.  For commissioned officers, the specialty consists of two numerical digits and one letter.

	c.  Items 12d and 12e – Use extreme care in completing this block since post-service benefits, final pay, retirement credit, and so forth are based on this information.  "Total Prior Active Service" is derived from previously issued DD Forms 214 – enter total amount of prior active military service less lost time, if any.  If not applicable, enter "00  00  00."  "Total Prior Inactive Service" is derived from previously issued DD Forms 214 and/or the ORB – enter the total amount of prior inactive service, less lost time, if any.

	d.  Item 13 – List awards and decorations for all periods of service in the priority sequence specified in Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), with each entry verified by the Soldier's records.  Do not use abbreviations.

	e.  Item 16 – As provided by the local finance office, enter the number of days of accrued leave being paid to the Soldier or the word "NONE."

	f.  Item 18 – Use this block for Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), mandatory requirements when a separate block is not available, and as a continuation for entries in blocks 11, 13, and 14.  For situations involving excess leave status, enter "EXCESS LEAVE (CREDITABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES EXCEPT PAY AND ALLOWANCES) – [specify days and period of time]."

	g.  ItemS 19a and 19b – These addresses will be provided by the Soldier.  The address in 19a must be a permanent address.  Civilian penal institutions will not be accepted.  For 19b, the Soldier will be advised the name and address of a relative should be someone who will know his or her location and address at all times.  When a relative is not available, use a close friend.  When the person is at the same address as 19a, enter "(NAME) AND ADDRESS SAME AS BLOCK 19a."

11.  The Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DODFMR) 7000.14-R directs statutory and regulatory financial management requirements, systems, and functions for all appropriated and non-appropriated, working capital, revolving, and trust fund activities.  It provides in Volume 7A:

a.  in chapter 1, section 010104 (Computation of Creditable Service), for a 30-day month in calculating creditable service.  It states, "If the day is the 31st day of the month, then change it to 30.  If the day is February 28 in a non-leap year, then change it to February 30 for computation purposes.  If the day is February 29, then change it to February 30 for computation purposes.  Then add all ending dates together";

   b.  in chapter 35, section 350101 (General Entitlement), a member sentenced to unsuspended dismissal or unsuspended dishonorable or bad conduct discharge by court-martial may be required to take leave pending review of the conviction.  Such member may elect to be paid in a lump sum for the leave accrued to his or her credit as of the day before the day the leave begins.  Otherwise, each day of appellate leave shall be charged as a day of leave and the member paid accordingly until all of the member's accrued leave is used.  
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12.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 sets forth Department of the Army criteria, policy, and instructions concerning individual military awards, the Good Conduct Medal, service medals and service ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations, and trophies and similar devices awarded in recognition of accomplishments.  The regulation provides only one decoration will be awarded to an individual [or unit] for the same act, achievement, or period of meritorious service.

13.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that individual awards are grouped into the following categories:  decorations, Good Conduct Medal, campaign and service medals, service ribbons, badges and tabs, and certificates and letters. The regulation further provides the following guidance for announcement of awards.

	a.  Decorations and the Good Conduct Medal.

		(1) Awards made by the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Army will be announced in Department of the Army general orders.

		(2) Awards of decorations and the Good Conduct Medal made by major Army commands and principal HQDA officials will be announced in permanent orders.

		(3) Awards of decorations and the Good Conduct Medal made according to delegated authority will be announced in permanent orders by the commanders authorized to make the awards.

	b.  Service medals and service ribbons.  Service medals and service ribbons are administratively awarded to individuals who meet the qualifying criteria.  Orders are not required.

	c.  Badges.  Permanent awards of badges, except basic marksmanship qualification badges, identification badges, and the Physical Fitness Badge will be announced in permanent orders by commanders authorized to make the award or permanent orders by HQDA.

14.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides the following specific information concerning certain awards.

	a.  The Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against an enemy or 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 medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.

	b.  The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their Reserve Components who, subsequent to 31 December 1992, perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature.  To qualify for award of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, a service member's volunteer service must meet the following requirements:  (1) be to the civilian community, to include the military family community, (2) be significant in nature and produce tangible results, (3) reflect favorably on the Military Service and the Department of Defense, and (4) be of a sustained and direct nature.

	c.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

	d.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant requests numerous corrections to his DD Form 214.

2.  The applicant states the Pennsburg, PA, address in items 7a and 7b is incorrect and should reflect Conyngham, PA (item 7a), and Lawson Place, Conyngham, PA (item 7b).  Source documents in the applicant’s records verify the Conyngham address is the correct address.  Items 7a and b should be corrected.

3.  The applicant states item 11 should be corrected to show 23 years and 3 months as a command/unit chaplain; however, he provides no explanation or justification for this correction.  Using the applicant’s date entered on active duty in item 12a of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 6 July 1976 as the start date of service as a chaplain and using the date he entered confinement at the USDB on 1 September 1999 as the end date, his service as a command/unit chaplain would total 23 years, 1 month, and 27 days.  Applying the procedures found in Army Regulation 635-5, this would be rounded to 23 years and 2 months.  Item 11 should be corrected to show 23 years and 2 months.

4.  The applicant requests items 12d and 12e be corrected to show his USAFR active and inactive service.  He states he had 4 months and 4 days of prior active service and 2 years, 10 months, and 22 days of prior inactive service in the USAFR.  He does not explain how he arrived at those numbers.  Applying the DODFMR guidance for computation of creditable service, a source document (DA Form 1506) shows the applicant did serve 4 months and 4 days of prior active service in the USAFR.  However, the same document can only account for 2 years, 10 months, and 13 days of prior inactive service.  This information should be added to his DD Form 214.

5.  The applicant’s request pertaining to correction of item 13 is problematic.  Below are issues pertaining to his awards.

	a.  The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart for wounds he claims he received during Operation Urgent Fury.  He states he was never awarded the Purple Heart because he could not justify accepting it for a minor wound when his friends were being killed or seriously wounded.  There are no orders in his records awarding him the Purple Heart.  There is no proof (i.e., medical evidence) he was wounded.  Statements of support from former comrades-in-arms provide only hearsay evidence of his possible wounding.  Based upon Purple Heart guidance in Army Regulation 600-8-22, the applicant clearly does not qualify for this award given the available facts/evidence.

	b.  The applicant requests item 13 be corrected to show five awards of the Army Commendation Medal.  Army Commendation Medals require announcement in permanent orders.  The applicant’s service records only contain four sets of orders awarding him the Army Commendation Medal.  Of those four sets, two sets of orders are duplicates of Bronze Star Medal orders; that is, he was awarded Bronze Star Medals for the same period or event.  Since regulations prohibit receiving two awards for the same act or period of service, only two Army Commendation Medals can be verified and entered on his DD Form 214.  Further, the two duplicate sets of orders must be revoked.

	c.  The applicant requests item 13 be corrected to show the "Outstanding Volunteer Medal" [sic]; this is properly known as the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.  While orders are not required to award service medals and service ribbons, nowhere in the applicant’s service records (i.e., source documents, such as the ORB) is there any mention of his having been given this award.  This service medal will not be added to his DD Form 214 without some evidence it was awarded.
	d.  The applicant requests item 13 be corrected to show the "Saudi Arabia Defense Medal" [sic]; however there is no such medal.  It is noted the applicant does have the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars representing the Defense of Saudi Arabia and Defense and Liberation of Kuwait campaigns.  It is believed the applicant is referring to the Southwest Asia Service Medal; therefore, the nonexistent Saudi Arabia Defense Medal will not be added to his DD Form 214.

	e.  The applicant requests item 13 be corrected to show the Kuwait Liberation Medal.  There are two such medals – the KLM-SA issued by Saudi Arabia and the KLM-K issued by Kuwait.  The applicant served in the First Gulf War and was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal; he is entitled to have both the 
KLM-SA and KLM-K added to his DD Form 214.

	f.  The applicant requests item 13 be corrected to show the Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Star, the Special Forces Tab, and the Greek Airborne Badge.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that permanent awards of badges, qualification badges except basic marksmanship qualification badges, and identification badges will be announced in permanent orders.  The applicant’s service records contain orders awarding him the Senior Parachutist Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab.  However, there are no orders or authorization documents in his service records which support the entries for the Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Star, the Special Forces Tab, or the Greek Airborne Badge.  These three items cannot be added to his DD Form 214 without proper orders.

6.  The applicant requests item 16 be corrected to show he was paid 60 days of accrued leave vice the entry "NA."  The applicant’s finance records are not available for review and nothing in his service records shows payment of accrued leave.  In the absence of finance records to prove otherwise, this correction to his DD Form 214 cannot be made.

7.  The applicant requests item 18 be corrected to show his start date for excess leave as 28 March 2000, not 21 January 2000.  A DA Form 31 in the applicant’s service records shows he went on excess leave starting on 28 March 2000.  Item 18 should be corrected to reflect "20000328-20041115" and the total number of days of excess leave should also be corrected from 1,761 days to 1,694 days.

8.  The applicant requests items 19a and 19b be corrected to show an address of 146 Do**s Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073, not the Chester, PA, address currently shown.  Army Regulation 635-5 provides that this information will be provided by the separating Soldier.  Although the applicant contends the address is incorrect, he has provided no proof.  When he was placed on excess leave, he gave a Smithville, NJ, address as his leave address; nowhere in his service records is the Pennsburg, PA, address listed.  In the absence of proof that the applicant’s mailing address at separation was, in fact, Pennsburg, PA, regularity is presumed in the listing of the Chester, PA, address in items 19a and 19b.  This item will not be changed.

9.  The applicant states item 29 (Dates of Time Lost During This Period) incorrectly shows he was incarcerated from 22 July 1999 through 20 January 2000; however, he states his confinement was delayed until 1 September 1999.  He requests item 29 be corrected.  The applicant’s service records, including his confinement records, show he was not incarcerated until 1 September 1999.  Item 29 should be corrected to show "19990901-20000120" as his period of confinement.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

___X_____  ___X_____  ___X_____  GRANT PARTIAL 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.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by:

	a.  correcting item 7a to read "CONYNGHAM, PA";

	b.  correcting item 7b to read "LAWSON PLACE, CONYNGHAM, PA  18219";

	c.  correcting item 11 to read "56A COMMAND/UNIT CHAPLAIN – 23 YRS 2 MOS//NOTHING FOLLOWS";

	d.  correcting item 12d to read "0000  04  04";

	e.  correcting item 12e to read "0002  10  13";

	f.  correcting item 13 to add three Bronze Star Medals, one with "V" Device; nine Meritorious Service Medals; one Air Medal; one Joint Service Commendation Medal; two Army Commendation Medals; one Joint Service Achievement Medal; two Army Achievement Medals; one Joint Meritorious Unit Award; one Valorous Unit Award; two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals with Arrowhead Device; one Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars; one Armed Forces Service Medal; one Humanitarian Service Medal; one Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal; one KLM-SA; one KLM-K; one Senior Parachutist Badge; one Master Parachutist Badge; and one Ranger Tab;

	g.  correcting item 18 to read "EXCESS LEAVE (CREDITABLE FOR ALL PUPOSES EXCEPT PAY AND ALLOWANCES) – 1694 DAYS:  20000328-20041115//";

	h.  correcting item 29 to read "UNDER 10 USC 972:  19990901-20000120."

2.  The Board further recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by:

	a.  revoking so much of Permanent Orders 34-18, Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, WA, dated 21 February 1984, pertaining to award of the Army Commendation Medal to [applicant], xxx-xx-9807, Captain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, period of service:  25 October 1983 to 28 October 1983; and

	b.  revoking Permanent Order 16-01, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia, dated 9 April 1991, pertaining to award of the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device to [applicant].

3.  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:

	a.  changing item 11 to read 23 years and 3 months;

	b.  changing item 12e to read 2 years, 10 months, and 22 days;

	c.  awarding him a Purple Heart and changing item 13 to show a Purple Heart, a third award of the Army Commendation Medal for service, an Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device, a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, a Saudi Arabia Defense Medal [sic], a Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Star, a Special Forces Tab, and a Greek Airborne Badge;

	d.  changing item 16 from "NA" to "60"; and

	e.  changing items 19a and 19b to show a Pennsburg, PA, address instead of a Chester, PA, address.



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I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.

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