RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE:        6 April 2006
      DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20050009212


      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. Carl W. S. Chun               |     |Director             |
|     |Mr. Luis Almodova                 |     |Senior Analyst       |


      The following members, a quorum, were present:

|     |Mr. Paul M. Smith                 |     |Chairperson          |
|     |Ms. Carmen Duncan                 |     |Member               |
|     |Ms. Brenda K. Koch                |     |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 requests, in effect, that the two Bronze Star Medals he
received be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty.

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 was generated
before the documentation was provided to him.

3.  The applicant submitted a copy of an award certificate for the Bronze
Star Medal, dated 11 January 2004; an award certificate for the Bronze Star
Medal, dated 8 February 2004; and a copy of a 432nd Civil Affairs
Memorandum for Record, Subject:  Presidential Unit Citation, dated 31 March
2005, in support of his application.  On 22 March, the applicant submitted
a copy of the DD Form 214 he was issued on 17 May 2004 and other documents
pertinent to other awards - the Combat Action Badge and overseas service
bars – he wishes to have added to his DD Form 214.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted in the Air Force
Air National Guard on 27 August 1980.  On 3 March 1981, he was ordered to
active duty for the purpose of completing initial active duty training
(IADT).  He completed this training and was released from IADT on 19 June
1981.  He continued to serve in the Air Force Air National Guard until 11
August 1988 when he was honorably discharged in the rank of Staff
Sergeant, E-5, for the purpose of enlisting in another component.

2.  The NGB Form 22 the applicant was provided on his discharge shows he
was awarded the Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon and the Air Reserve
Forces Meritorious Service Medal, with oak leaf cluster.  On 15 August
1992, the applicant's NGB Form 22 was corrected to add the Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award, the Air Force Basic Military Training Honor
Graduate Ribbon, and the Air Force Training Ribbon.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard (ARNG) on
30 March 1990.  He continued to serve in this component, and as a Reserve
of the Army, until 3 August 1990, when he was discharged to accept an
appointment as a commissioned officer and assignment to the Adjutant
General Corps.

4.  The applicant was ordered to active duty for training (ADT) on 4 August
1991 and on 5 November 1991 he was honorably released from ADT at the
completion
of his period of ADT.  The DD Form 214 the applicant was issued on his
release from ADT shows he was awarded the Army Service Ribbon.  On 10 July
1991, the applicant was awarded the Armed Forces Reserve Medal in a
Memorandum, Subject:  Award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal or Device;
however, this award was not added to his DD Form 214 on his release from
ADT.

5.  On 19 April 1997, the applicant submitted his resignation from the
Wisconsin ARNG and was honorably discharged in the rank and pay grade,
Captain, O-3.  The applicant was transferred to a Training Program Unit
(TPU) of the US Army Reserve, the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion (Direct
Support), Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The NGB Form 22 the applicant was issued
on his discharge from the Wisconsin ARNG shows he was awarded the Armed
Forces Reserve Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Wisconsin
Service Ribbon (2nd Award); the Army Reserve Components Achievement
Medal, (4th Award); the Meritorious Service Medal; and the Marksman
Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with Automatic Rifle Bar [M-16 Rifle].

6.  The evidence shows that the applicant was given a branch transfer
from the Adjutant General Corps to the Civil Affairs Branch on 24 July
1998.  The applicant's branch transfer was announced in a Memorandum,
Subject:  Branch Transfer, prepared by Headquarters, US Army Special
Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, dated 24 July 1998.

7.  On 11 August 2000, the applicant was ordered to active duty in support
of Operation Joint Guardian.  The applicant served in Germany from 20
August 2000 through 22 August 2000 and in Kosovo from 23 August 2000
through 27 February 2001.  The applicant was released from active duty on
22 March 2001.

8.  Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Awarded or Authorized), of the applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective
date of 22 March 2001, shows he was awarded:  the Meritorious Service
Medal; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; the Army Reserve Components
Achievement Medal (4th Award); the National Defense Service Medal; the
Armed Forces Reserve Medal; the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, with "M"
Device; the Army Service Ribbon; the Army Reserve Components Overseas
Training Ribbon (4th Award); the Air Force Basic Military Training Honor
Graduate Ribbon; the Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon; the Air Force
Training Ribbon; the Kosovo Campaign Medal; the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Medal; the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with
Pistol Bar, and the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with Rifle
Bar.

9.  The applicant was awarded the Army Reserve Components Overseas
Training Ribbon in a Memorandum, Subject:  Award of the Army Reserve
Components Overseas Training Ribbon, prepared by the Sergeant Dennis JF
Murphy Memorial US Army Reserve Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin, dated 8
January 2003.

10.  The applicant was ordered to active duty in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom for 365 days, but not to exceed 2 years, on 28 February
2003.

11.  Item 18 (Remarks), of the applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective
date 17 May 2004, shows he served in Kuwait and in Iraq for the period from
14 April 2003 through 13 April 2004.

12.  The applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, for exceptionally
meritorious performance of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom, for the
period 28 February 2003 to 1 April 2004, by Permanent Orders Number 011-
016, published by Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, on 11 January 2004.  This award is not shown
on the applicant's DD Form 214.

13.  The applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, for exceptionally
meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom, for the period 19
March 2003 to 2 March 2004, by Permanent Orders Number 039-194,
published by the 432 Civil Affairs Battalion, 304th Civil Affairs
Brigade, on 8 February 2004.  This award is not shown on the applicant's
DD Form 214.

14.  The applicant's unit, the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, was awarded
the Presidential Unit Citation for its support of the I [Roman Numeral
One] Marine Expeditionary Force (OIF) for the period 21 March through 24
April 2003, by R010730 March 2005 Unclassified Message from CMC,
Washington, DC.  This unit award is not shown on the applicant's DD Form
214.

15.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty, on 17 May 2004,
under the provisions of Army Regulation (AR) 600-8-24, paragraph 2-27A, at
the completion of required service.  On the date he was released from
active duty, the applicant had completed 1 year, 2 months, and 20 days net
active service.

16.  Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and
Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), of the DD Form 214 he was
issued on his release from active duty on 17 May 2004, shows he was
awarded:  the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; the Army Reserve
Components Achievement Medal (5th Award); the National Defense Service
Medal (2nd Award); the Kosovo Campaign
Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; the Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal; the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, with "M"
Device (2nd Award); the Army Forces Reserve Medal (2nd Award); the Army
Service Ribbon; the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon;
the Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon; the Air
Force Longevity Service Ribbon; the Air Force Training Ribbon; and the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal.  The two Bronze Star Medals,
in effect, the Bronze Star Medal, with oak leaf cluster, and the
Presidential Unit Citation are not shown among the applicant's
authorized awards.  The Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal,
with oak leaf cluster; the Meritorious Service Medal; and the Marksman
Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with Rifle Bar, shown on the
applicant's NGB Form 22, dated 19 April 1997, were not transposed to his
last issued DD Form 214 because he was released from active duty on
temporary records.  The Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
as shown on his DD Form 214, dated 22 March 2001, is shown on the
applicant's DD Form 214; however, the designation for the fourth award
is not.  The Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge shown on the
applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective date of 22 March 2001, was
also not transposed to the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 17 May
2004.

17.  The applicant was awarded the Combat Action Badge by Permanent Orders
C348-123, Headquarters, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations
Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, dated 14 December 2005.
This badge is not shown on the applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective
date of 17 May 2004.

18.  The applicant was awarded two overseas service bars in a Memorandum
for Distribution:  Subject:  Award of the Overseas Service Bars, prepared
by the Sergeant Dennis J.F. Murphy Memorial US Army Reserve Center, 432d
Civil Affairs Battalion, dated 22 April 2004.  These overseas service
bars are not shown on the applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective date
of 167 May 2004.

19.  The applicant was released from his assignment with the 432nd Civil
Affairs Battalion and was transferred to the Retired Reserve in the rank
and pay grade, Major, O-4, on 31 August 2004.  On the date of his
transfer to the Retired Reserve, the applicant had completed 24
qualifying years of service for retirement purposes.

20.  AR 600-8-22 states, in pertinent part, that an oak leaf cluster is
awarded to denote the second and succeeding award of certain decorations,
among which is the Bronze Star Medal.
21.  AR 670-1, chapter 29, prescribes policy and guidance for wear of U.S.
and foreign unit awards.  This regulation states that a Soldier may wear
the unit award permanently if the individual was assigned to, and present
for duty with the unit any time during the period cited; or was attached by
competent orders to, and present for duty with the unit during the entire
period, or for at least thirty consecutive days of the period cited.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded two Bronze Star Medals for his service in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  These awards are not shown on the
applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective date of 17 May 2004.  It would
be appropriate to add them to his DD Form 214 correctly as, the Bronze
Star Medal, with oak leaf cluster.

2.  The applicant served with a unit at the time it was cited for award of
the Presidential Unit Citation.  This unit award is not shown on the
applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective date of 17 May 2004.  He is
therefore entitled to have this unit award added to his DD Form 214.

3.  The Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, with oak leaf
cluster; the Meritorious Service Medal; and the Marksman Marksmanship
Qualification Badge, with Rifle Bar, shown on the applicant's NGB Form 22,
dated 19 April 1997, were not transposed to his last issued DD Form 214
because he was released from active duty, on 17 May 2004, on temporary
records.

4.  The Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon is shown on the
applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective date of 14 May 2004; however,
the designation for the fourth award is not shown.  The applicant is
entitled to a correction of his DD Form 214 to shown the correct number of
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbons he has received.

5.  The applicant was awarded the Combat Action Badge.  This badge is not
shown on the applicant's DD Form 214 with an effective date of 17 May 2004.
 He is entitled to a correction to add this badge to his DD Form 214.

6.  The applicant was awarded two overseas service bars for his service
in Iraq.  These overseas service bars were not added to his DD Form 214
on his release from active duty.  He is entitled to have them added to
his DD Form 214.
BOARD VOTE:

_PMS___  __BK____  _cd ____  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:

      a.  adding the already-awarded Bronze Star Medal, with oak leaf
cluster; the Meritorious Service Medal; the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious
Service Medal, with oak leaf cluster; the Presidential Unit Citation; the
Combat Action Badge; the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with
Pistol Bar; the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge, with Rifle Bar;
and two overseas service bars to the applicant's DD Form 214 with an
effective date of 17 May 2004; and


      b.  showing the applicant was awarded the Army Reserve Components
Overseas Training Ribbon (4th Award) as opposed to only one Army Reserve
Components Overseas Training Ribbon as currently shown on his DD Form 214
with an effective date of 17 May 2004.




                                  ______Paul M. Smith_____
                                            CHAIRPERSON



                                    INDEX

|CASE ID                 |AR20050009212                           |
|SUFFIX                  |                                        |
|RECON                   |                                        |
|DATE BOARDED            |20060406                                |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY     |                                        |
|DISCHARGE REASON        |                                        |
|BOARD DECISION          |GRANT                                   |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY        |                                        |
|ISSUES         1.  46   |107.0000                                |
|2.   60                 |107.0014                                |
|3.   77                 |107.0031                                |
|4.                      |                                        |
|5.                      |                                        |
|6.                      |                                        |


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