IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	  11 July 2013

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20120020156 


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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show he was awarded or authorized the following:

* Purple Heart (PH) (2nd Award)
* gold star on Parachute Wings for jumps under fire (properly known as the bronze service star to be worn on the Parachutist Badge to denote a combat parachute jump)
* senior Parachute Wings (properly known as Senior Parachutist Badge)
* Air Medal (AM)
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM)
* National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
* Vietnam Service Medal (VSM)
* Overseas Commemorative Service Medal 
* Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Campaign Medal with Device (1960)  
* Presidential Unit Citation (PUC)
* Presidential Civil Actions Unit Citation
* Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
* RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
* Presidential Valorous Unit Award (VUA)
* Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
* Vietnam Military Merit Medal
* Vietnamese Wound Medal
* Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
* Vietnam Training Service Medal
* Combat Expert Medical Badge (taken to mean the Combat Medical Badge (CMB))
* Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB)
* Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB)
* Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB)
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-14, M-16)
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar
* Field Qualified Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60, M-2) 

2.  The applicant states the basis for the awards and decorations he has requested is as provided below:

	a.  In April or May 1965, when chopping wood for bunkers, a mortar or small caliber howitzer round landed nearby knocking him and many others to the ground as the blast spewed chunks of wood and splinters everywhere.  A rather large piece of wood hit the side of his face, as well as spewing splinters into his face and eyes.  He was treated with a jaw brace and bandages completely covering his face and head.  These remained in place for 3 days.  They were in a combat "hot" zone adjacent to a U.S. air base but this incident was not considered combat-related.  He requested a second award of the PH but it was denied.  He totally disagrees with the decision and is requesting reconsideration for this award.

	b.  In April or May 1966, a mortar round came in while he was playing football.  While running toward the barracks he fell in a hole and he suffered a compound fracture to his left foot.  He was initially treated locally, then evacuated to the Philippines and then to Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco where he was discharged soon thereafter.  This incident was not considered combat-related.  He requested a second award of the PH for this incident but it was denied.  He totally disagrees with the decision and is requesting reconsideration for this award.

	c.  He should be authorized the bronze service star to be worn on the Parachutist Badge for two parachute jumps into enemy positions while receiving enemy fire in Vietnam.  In as much as the 101st Airborne was authorized the gold star for this "combat jump" on which they did not receive any incoming fire from the enemy during exit or during descent, the 173d Airborne Brigade should obviously be issued "combat jump" status (and a gold star on their jump wings) for the jumps made into "hot" landing zones where they received enemy fire.

	d.  He logged 39 parachute jumps while in military service thus authorizing him the Senior Parachutist Badge.  During his active duty he was a line medic with all five companies of the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate) while stationed in Okinawa and Vietnam.  He continually volunteered for drop zone coverage medic for both battalions.  Subsequently, during his tour of duty he logged 5 jumps at jump school, 17 jumps in Okinawa, 9 other jumps, and 6 jumps in Vietnam.  He also made 3 tactical airborne assaults, 2 of which involved enemy engagement.

	e.  He amassed 77 hours in aircraft over a combat zone and/or in aircraft under direct enemy fire in Vietnam.  He logged 16 hours in various aircraft transporting him to or from various units of the 1st and 2nd Battalion of the 173d Airborne Brigade, all over enemy territory throughout Southern Vietnam via UH-1B helicopter and C-130 aircraft.  He also logged 17 heliborne assaults into "hot" enemy landing zones under enemy fire, and then out of said landing zones.  He logged 6 parachute jumps into enemy territory, two of which were under heavy enemy fire (authorized yield: 2 hours per jump) which authorized him the AM for 50 hours in an aircraft in a combat zone.

	f.  His units were among the first U.S. combat units to enter Vietnam in March through May of 1965 authorizing him the AFEM.

	g.  He is authorized the RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for action in conjunction with the liberation of Kontum Province.  The commander of the South Vietnamese Army garrisoned therein and the mayor of Kontum awarded the Gallantry Cross to everyone in Company A, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, for the liberation of the Kontum Province from the North Vietnamese Army.  

	h.  The Vietnam Military Merit Medal was issued by the South Vietnamese government to all those wounded while working with a combined U.S. Army/Army of Vietnam (ARVN) Company A in assisting in repelling an enemy battalion trying to overrun the ARVN outpost in War Zone-D Hill-65, 1965.

	i.  The Vietnamese Wound Medal (for enlisted personnel) was issued by the South Vietnamese government to all those wounded in War Zone-D in 1966 while rescuing the ARVN outpost from overwhelming odds on Hill-65, 1965.

	j.  The Vietnam Civil Actions Medal was issued to the Medical Platoon, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, for exhaustive rebuilding and reequipping of the Kontum Hospital, which was destroyed during the battle when they drove the North Vietnamese Army out of Kontum the previous month.

	k.  The Vietnam Training Service Medal was also issued to the Medical Platoon, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, for their training of 60 nurses to staff the newly re-built Kontum Hospital, as well as the organization of a field triage group to serve as a mobile province-wide triage unit.

	l.  The Expert Field Medical Badge is issued to all those who have served in combat as a line medic or as an aid station medic.  MOS 911 personnel serving in combat may also refer to this badge as "the expert medic's badge."

	m.  He occasionally volunteered to serve as an infantryman on various combat missions in Vietnam under Staff Sergeant A and SSG S of Headquarters, A, and B Companies of the 503d Infantry Regiment in 1965 (when another medic was scheduled to go out for medical support).  He continually pulled "point" duties and officially qualified "expert" with the M-14, M-16, M-56, M-60, and 
M1911A1 at the Northern Training Area in Okinawa in 1964.

	n.  He completed the "expert Infantryman's Course" in Okinawa and the Philippines, which was conducted in 1965, while engaged in 173d Brigade "group-level training."  This course consisted of map and compass, mountain tactics, and escape and evasion training in Okinawa, and jungle training in the Philippines.  If the EIB is not authorized, he was told the award of the U.S. Army's "Jungle Expert Badge" is an alternative award.

	o.  He further states that his DD Form 214 does not reflect the following which are self-explanatory as they are awarded to all personnel meeting the test criteria, applicable training and course completion, or attachment to applicable units in combat:

* NDSM
* VSM
* Overseas Commemorative Service Medal
* RVN Campaign Medal with Device (1960)  
* PUC
* Presidential RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation
* Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
* RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
* VUA
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-14, M-16)
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar
* Field Qualified Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60, M-2)


3.  The applicant states he very much wants the awards he feels he deserves for actions while serving in combat and to have his DD Form 214 amended to reflect the decorations and service medals he is authorized.  His DD Form 214 was hastily completed "while he waited" at the time of his discharge from the military.  He lists 26 awards and/or decorations which were all awarded to him while serving in Vietnam in a combat medic position in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate).  He also requests the issue of any medals/ribbons and associated certificates for the awards he is authorized to have added to his DD Form 214.  He will gladly pay any fees associated with the actual price of sending him the applicable medals, ribbons, and certificates.

4.  The applicant provides a DD Form 214 and DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge).

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 VSM is already listed on his DD Form 214.  Therefore, his request for addition of this medal to his DD Form 214 will not be further discussed in this record of proceedings.

3.  On 29 August 1963, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army.  He was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 91B (Medical Specialist).  He attained the rank of private first class/E-3.

4.  His record contains a DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) that shows in:

	a.  Item 29 (Qualification in Arms) he qualified "expert" with the M-14 rifle.

	b.  Item 31 (Foreign Service) he was credited with service in Vietnam from
5 May 1965 to 1 April 1966.
	c.  Item 38 (Record of Assignments) he:

* performed duties as an ambulance driver from 4 June to 24 July 1965 while assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment
* performed duties as an ambulance driver from 25 July 1965 to 1 March 1966 while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment
* was hospitalized on 2 March 1966 (medical records are not available for review)
* he was returned to the United States in a patient status on 1 April 1966 and assigned to the Medical Holding Company, Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco, CA

	d.  	Item 40 (Wounds) he received a fragment wound to his chest on 17 March 1966.

	e.  Item 41 (Awards and Decorations) award of the Parachutist Badge, VSM, and pending award of the PH.

5.  On 31 May 1966, he was honorably released from active duty.  He completed 2 years and 9 months of total active service.

6.  The DD Form 214 he was issued at the time shows he was authorized or awarded the Parachutist Badge, VSM, and PH.

7.  A DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards), dated 31 October 1967, shows he was sent Army Letter Orders announcing the award of the PH and a related certificate.  The attached Letter Orders, dated 31 October 1967, awarded him the PH for wounds received in action against the enemy in Vietnam on 17 March 1966.

8.  A review of the Awards and Decorations Computer-Assisted Retrieval System (ADCARS), an index of general orders issued during the Vietnam era between 1965 and 1973 maintained by the Military Awards Branch of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, failed to reveal any orders for award of the PH or AM pertaining to the applicant.

9.  The Vietnam casualty list does not show the applicant's name.

10.  His record is void of documentation showing he served in active ground combat or received any decorations for valor or gallantry in combat action during his service in the RVN.  His record is void of orders or other documents that indicate he was recommended for or awarded the PH (2nd Award), CIB, EIB, EFMB, or AM by proper authority.

11.  His record does not contain a DA Form 1307 (Individual Jump Record) or other evidence that shows he successfully completed the Jumpmaster Course.

12.  There is no evidence of record and the applicant did not provide any evidence, such as flight logs, that show how many or what categories of missions he may have participated in.

13.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, service medals and ribbons, and unit decorations.

	a.  The PH was awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action.  Substantiating evidence must have been provided to verify 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.  A bronze service star is authorized with the VSM for each Vietnam campaign a member is credited with participating in.  Appendix B shows that during his service in Vietnam, the applicant participated in the following two campaigns:

* Vietnam Defense Campaign (8 March-24 December 1965)
* Vietnam Counteroffensive (25 December 1965-30 June 1966)

	c.  The RVN Campaign Medal with Device (1960) was awarded by the Government of Vietnam to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28 March 1973.  Qualifying service included assignment in Vietnam for 6 months or more.

	d.  The CIB is awarded to infantry officers and to enlisted and warrant officer persons who have an infantry MOS.  They must have served in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size.  Additionally, Appendix V of U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 states that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11D, 11F, 11G, or 11H.

	e.  The NDSM is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 and 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995, and 11 September 2001 and a date to be determined.

	f.  The marksmanship qualification badge is awarded to indicate the degree – Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman -- in which an individual has qualified in a prescribed record course.  An appropriate bar is furnished to denote each weapon with which the individual has qualified.  

	g.  The award of the Senior Parachutist Badge requires a rating of "excellent" in character and efficiency, completion of 30 jumps (15 with combat equipment, 2 night jumps with 1 as jumpmaster, and 2 mass tactical jumps culminating in an airborne assault problem), graduation from the Jumpmaster Course, and service on jump status for at least 24 months.

	h.  A bronze service star is authorized to be worn on the Parachutist Badge to denote a Soldier's participation in a combat parachute jump; orders are required to confirm award of these badges.  Credit for a combat parachute jump is related directly to credit for a combat assault landing for the unit to which the Soldier is assigned at the time of the assault.  The unit must be credited with a combat assault in order for the Soldier to receive the Parachutist Badge with a bronze service star affixed.  Each Soldier must physically exit the aircraft to receive combat assault credit and the Parachutist Badge with a bronze service star.

	i.  The AFEM is awarded for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in military operations within a specific geographic area during a specified time period.  Individuals qualified for the AFEM for service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 and 3 July 1965 (inclusive) shall remain qualified for that medal.  Upon request, the VSM may be awarded in lieu of the AFEM, but the regulation requires that the AFEM be removed from the records of the individual.  No person will be entitled to both awards for Vietnam service.

   	j.  Chapter 9 states foreign decorations received which have been tendered in recognition of active field service in connection with combat operations or which have been awarded for outstanding or unusually meritorious performance may be accepted and worn upon receiving the approval of the Awards Branch, U.S. Army Human Resources Command.

		(1) Confirmed foreign unit decorations are listed in Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA Pam) 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) and DA Pam 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register).
		(2) The only emblems so far authorized for wear on the uniform to indicate a foreign decoration received by a unit, in pertinent part, are the Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation Badge, the RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Badge, and the RVN Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation Badge.

		(3) Appendix E (Foreign Decorations) lists the foreign decorations approved for acceptance and wear.  The Vietnamese Military Merit Medal, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, and Vietnamese Training Service Medal are included on this list.

	k.  The "Jungle Expert Badge" is not listed in this regulation as an authorized badge.

	l.  The CMB is awarded to medical department personnel (colonel and below) who are assigned or attached to a medical unit of company or smaller size that is organic to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size which is engaged in active ground combat.  Battle participation credit is not sufficient; the infantry unit must have been in contact with the enemy and the Soldier must have been personally present and under fire during such ground combat.  The CMB was created as a "companion" badge to the CIB with criteria for its award intended to parallel that of the CIB.  It was designed to provide recognition to the field medic who accompanies the infantryman into battle and shares with the experiences unique to the infantry in combat.  There was never any intention to award the CMB to all medical personnel who serve in a combat zone or imminent danger area, that is, a division-level medical company supporting a maneuver brigade.

15.  Army Regulation 672-5-1 stated award of the EIB required enlisted personnel to have either a primary MOS or secondary MOS of 11B or 11C.  Personnel must have satisfactorily completed proficiency tests prescribed by appropriate Army regulations.

16.  U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provided guidelines for award of the AM.  It defined terms and provided guidelines for the award based upon the number and types of missions or hours.  Twenty-five Category I missions (air assault and equally dangerous missions) and accrual of a minimum of 25 hours of flight time while engaged in Category I missions was the standard established for which sustained operations were deemed worthy of recognition by an award of the AM.  However, the regulation was clear that these guidelines were considered only a departure point.  To be recommended for award of the AM, an individual must have completed a minimum of 25 category I missions, 50 category II missions, or 100 category III missions.  Since various types of missions would have been completed in accumulating flight time toward award of an AM for sustained operations, different computations would have had to be made to combine category I, II, and III flight times and adjust it to a common denominator.

17.  DA Pam 672-3 lists the awards received by units serving in Vietnam.

	a.  This pamphlet shows the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment was cited for award of the:

* PUC for 8 November 1965, by Department of the Army General Orders (DAGO) Number 40, dated 1966
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for the period 5 May 1965 to 4 May 1967 by DAGO Number 48, dated 1968
* RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the period 5 May 1965 to 26 September 1970 by DAGO Number 51, dated 1971
* RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation for the period 15 April 1969 to 16 March 1971 DAGO Number 5, dated 1973

	b.  This pamphlet states the VUA is awarded to units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict in which the United States is not a belligerent party for actions occurring on or after 3 August 1963.  DA Pam 672-3 does not show the VUA was awarded to any of the applicant's units for periods during which he was assigned to the units.

18.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations – Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  The current version of this regulation states to list awards and decorations for all periods of service specified in Army Regulation 600-8-22.  Each entry will be verified by the Soldier’s records.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  He served during a qualifying period of service in Vietnam for entitlement to the NDSM.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this award.

2.  His DD Form 214 shows one award of the PH.  His DA Form 20 shows he was wounded on 17 March 1966.  Letter orders awarded him the PH for wounds received on 17 March 1966.  His name is not listed on the Vietnam casualty listing.  A review of ADCARS also failed to reveal any orders for award of the PH pertaining to the applicant.  He contends he was wounded on two other occasions.  There is no evidence corroborating his statement.  Therefore, there is an insufficient basis for awarding him the PH (2nd Award).

3.  He participated in two campaigns during his service in Vietnam which entitles him to two bronze service stars for wear on his already-awarded VSM.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show these bronze service stars.

4.  He served in Vietnam during a qualifying period of service for entitlement to the RVN Campaign Medal with Device (1960).  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this award.

5.  His record shows he was assigned to an infantry unit in Vietnam.  However, there is no evidence showing he was awarded the CIB or that he held an eligible MOS for award of the CIB.  Therefore, there is no basis for adding the CIB to his DD Form 214.

6.  There is no evidence showing he was awarded the EIB or that he held an eligible MOS for award of the EIB with satisfactory completion of the prescribed proficiency tests.  Therefore, there is no basis for adding this award to his DD Form 214.

7.  There are no orders or other documents showing he was awarded or authorized the CMB.  The evidence of record does not show he performed duty as a medic in active ground combat while serving with an authorized infantry unit.  Therefore, there is an insufficient basis for award of the CMB.
 
8.  He contends he logged 77 flights which qualified him for award of the AM.  However, his record is void of any orders or other documents that indicate he was ever recommended for or awarded the AM by proper authority.  There are no flight logs or other evidence in the available records to verify the number or categories of any missions he flew while serving in Vietnam.  Therefore, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis for awarding him the AM.

9.  His unit in Vietnam was cited for award of the PUC, MUC, and RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation during his period of assignment.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show these unit awards.

10.  His unit in Vietnam was cited for award of the RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.  However, the period covered was not during his period of assignment to the unit.  Therefore, he is not entitled to have this unit award added to his DD Form 214.

11.  There is no evidence his unit of assignment was cited for award of the VUA.  Therefore, there is no basis for adding this award to his DD Form 214.

12.  Records show he qualified "expert" with the M-14 rifle.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this weapons qualification badge.

13.  His records are void of evidence and he provided none to verify he is authorized the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16) or Pistol Bar, or a Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60, M-2).  As such, there is no basis for listing these qualifications on his DD Form 214. 

14.  There is no available order or other evidence showing he personally made a combat parachute jump related directly to a combat assault.  There is no evidence the unit he was assigned to in Vietnam received combat assault credit during his period of assignment.  As such, there is no basis for correcting his DD Form 214 to show a bronze service star to be worn with his Parachutist Badge.

15.  In order to qualify for award of the Senior Parachutist Badge, individuals must have completed the regulatory prerequisites prescribed above.  There is no available evidence and he has not provided any evidence to show he met all the prerequisites for this badge.  As such, there is insufficient evidence to warrant awarding him this badge and correcting of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

16.  He served in Vietnam during a qualifying period of service for entitlement to the AFEM.  However, he was awarded the VSM.  No person will be entitled to both awards for Vietnam service.  As such, there is no basis for adding the AFEM to his DD Form 214.

17.  The "Jungle Expert Badge" is not listed in Army Regulation 600-8-22.  Therefore, there is no basis for adding this badge to his DD Form 214.

18.  The Vietnam Military Merit Medal, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, and Vietnam Training Service Medal are listed in Appendix E of Army Regulation 600-8-22 as approved for acceptance and wear.  However, there is no evidence he was awarded these decorations or that the proper authority authorized his acceptance and wear of any of these requested awards.

19.  The Overseas Commemorative Service Medal is a commemorative medal which is not authorized for wear or to be listed on the DD Form 214.  Therefore, there is no basis for listing this medal on his DD Form 214.

20.  There is no evidence that the Vietnamese Wound Medal and Vietnam Civil Actions Medal are authorized for wear on U.S. uniforms or are among those awards, medals, and decorations authorized for listing on the DD Form 214.  Furthermore, there is no evidence he was awarded any of the aforementioned awards.  Therefore, there is no basis for adding these medals his DD Form 214.

21.  In view of the foregoing, his records should be corrected as recommended below.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

____X____  ___X_____  ____X____  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  The Board determined 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.  deleting from his DD Form 214 the VSM; and

	b.  adding to his DD Form 214 the:

* VSM with two bronze service stars
* NDSM
* RVN Campaign Medal with Device (1960)
* PUC
* MUC
* RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-14)
	
2.  Issuance of the above listed medals and/or certificates is appropriate.

3.  The Board further determined 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 award of the:

* PH (2nd Award)
* AM
* bronze service star on Parachutist Badge
* Senior Parachutist Badge
* AFEM
* Overseas Commemorative Service Medal
* Presidential Civil Actions Unit Citation
* VUA
* Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
* Vietnam Military Merit Medal
* Vietnamese Wound Medal
* RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation
* Vietnam Training Service Medal
* Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
* CMB
* EFMB
* CIB
* EIB
* Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16)
* Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar
* Field Qualified Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60, M-2) 



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               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.

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