IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 8 September 2015
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150001520
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 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC).
2. The applicant states he earned the award while on active duty; however, he retired prior to the unit being recognized with the MUC.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his Enlisted Record Brief and General Orders Number 2013-33.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. Having 1 month and 29 days of prior active service, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 29 January 1990.
2. The applicant's record contains an DA Form 2166-8 (Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report) for the period December 2007 through November 2008, that shows he was assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 96th Aviation Support Battalion as the Support Operations Mortuary Affairs Noncommissioned Officer in Charge.
3. The applicant retired on 31 October 2010. His DD Form 214 does not show the MUC.
4. The applicant provides:
a. A copy of his Enlisted Record Brief that shows he was assigned to 96th Aviation Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY, for the period 9 March 2005 to 20 October 2009.
b. General Orders Number 2013-33, issued by Headquarters, Department of the Army, dated 9 September 2013, which awarded the MUC to the 96th Support Battalion for the period 27 January 2008 to 20 December 2008.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The evidence of record shows he was assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion from 9 March 2005 to 20 October 2009, during the period the unit was awarded the MUC. Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this unit award.
BOARD VOTE:
____X___ ____X___ ____X___ 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 adding the MUC to his DD Form 214.
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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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