IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 17 January 2013
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120012370
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 his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected by deleting the middle name listed in item 1 (Last Name, First Name and Middle Name).
2. The applicant states he does not have a middle name.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his birth certificate in support of his request.
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 applicants 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 applicants failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.
2. The applicant's record shows he was inducted into the Army on 17 August 1970. The DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) on file lists no middle name in item 1 (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name).
3. The applicant's record contains a DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) completed during his induction processing on 16 August 1970, which lists no middle name in item 1 (First Name, Middle Name, Maiden Name if any, Last Name). All documents prepared upon his induction do not list a middle name.
4. The applicants DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) and all documents on file in his Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) do not contain a middle name/initial.
5. The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant upon his release from active duty on 18 March 1972 lists the middle name Christopher in item 1.
6. The applicant provides a copy of his birth certificate that lists no middle name.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The applicant's request to correct his DD Form 214 by deleting the middle name entered in item 1 has been carefully considered and is found to have merit. The evidence of record confirms the applicant provided his correct name at the time of induction which did not include a middle name, as evidenced by the DD Form 47 and DD Form 398 completed during his induction processing. Additionally, no middle name/initial was entered on his DA Form 20 and/or in any documents on file in this MPRJ. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 accordingly.
BOARD VOTE:
____x___ ____x___ ____x___ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Board determined the evidence presented is 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 amending his DD Form 214 by deleting the middle name listed in item 1.
_______ _ __X_____ ___
CHAIRPERSON
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.
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120012370
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120012370
2
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110003363
The applicant's MPRJ is void of any orders or documents that indicate he was ever recommended for or awarded the BSM while serving in Vietnam or at any other time during his military service. Item 1 (Last Name-First Name-Middle Name) of his DD Form 214 list his last name as "Bxxhokxxxxx." Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 at this time to show his name as "Bxxhkxxxxx."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140017695
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number (SSN) as "XXX-XX-XXX0" instead of "XXX-XX-XXX8." Item 3 (SSN) of his DD Form 214 shows his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXX8."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100026239
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). All official documents and orders in the applicant's DA Form 201 (Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ)) list the first name "Randall" as recorded in his DD Form 47 and DA Form 20. This Record of Proceedings along with the application and supporting documents will be filed in his military record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140013617
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number (SSN) as "XXX-X8-XXXX" instead of "XXX-X0-XXXX." Item 3 (SSN) of his DD Form 214 shows his SSN as "XXX-X0-XXXX." The evidence of record shows he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 21 March 1968, and at the time of his induction his SSN was represented as "XXX-X8-XXXX."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100030472
His DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows: * Item 1 (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name) shows his name as "Sxxxx, Travis Eddie" * Item 5 (DOB) shows his DOB as 26 March 1946 4. His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) which was created upon his entrance into the Army shows his full name as "Sxxxx, Travis E." He authenticated this form on the date of its creation by placing his signature in item 47 (Signature of Individual), using the name "Travis E. Therefore, in the absence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140021579
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110023452
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110004053
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130007732
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090020480
The applicant requests his social security number (SSN) on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) and his DA Form 3522 (Certificate of Appreciation) be corrected to show his SSN as 510-**-****. Item 3 (SSN) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows his SSN as 501-**-****. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * amending item 3 of his DD Form 214 to show 510-**-****...