DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD

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Docket No:
12 December 2001

6364-01

Dear

This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of Title 10 of the United
States Code section 1552.

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 11 December 2001.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
your application,
thereof,
and policies.

Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
together with all material submitted in support

your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations

Your allegations of error and

After careful and conscientious consideration of the.entire
record, the Board found that the evidence submitted was
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material
error or injustice.
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You enlisted in the Navy on 19 October 1971 at age 19.
1972 you received nonjudicial punishment on two occasions and
were convicted by a special court-martial.
five periods of unauthorized absence totaling about 31 days.
You then made a deployment to Southeast Asia  
HOLLISTER (DD 788) and on 1 September 1972 you were awarded the
Combat Action Ribbon.

onboard the USS

Your offenses were

During

A special court-martial convened on 1 November 1973 and convicted
you of the theft of 158 pounds of meat from your ship and three
periods of unauthorized absence totaling about 17 days.
The
sentence of the court included a reduction in rate to SR (E-l)
and confinement at hard labor for two months.
You were restored
to duty from confinement on 21 December 1973.
During the period
from 21 January to 7 April 1974 you were an unauthorized absentee
on four occasions totaling about 26 days.

Based on the foregoing record,

you were processed for an

administrative discharge.
you elected to waive your right to have your case heard by an
administrative discharge board in exchange for a recommendation
for a general discharge.
recommended a general discharge by reason of unfitness.

In connection with this processing,

On 23 April 1974 the commanding officer

After
review by the discharge authority, this recommendation was
approved.

You received the general discharge on 26 April 1974.

You are also requesting that your rank be restored to you

years.
and that you be issued the medals to which you are entitled.
Board found that these factors and contentions were not
sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your general
discharge given your extensive disciplinary record.
believed that you were fortunate to have a general discharge
since a discharge under other than honorable conditions was
authorized.
proper as issued and no change is warranted.

The Board concluded that the general discharge was

The Board

In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all
potentially mitigating factors,
contention, in effect,

The

Given the nature of the offenses of which you

The Board noted that you were reduced in rate to pay grade E-l by
a court-martial.
were convicted, the Board believed that you were fortunate not to
have received a bad conduct discharge, and a sentence which
included a reduction in rate was certainly not too severe. As
indicated in the enclosure, on 21 September 1988, the Navy
Liaison Office at the National Personnel Records Center forwarded
you all of the awards to which you are entitled.
action by the Board on this issue is not necessary.
correspondence on this matter should be addressed to the Navy
Liaison Office.

Any future

Therefore,

Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.

The names and

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
You are entitled to have the
favorable action cannot be taken.
Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and material
evidence or other matter not previously considered by the Board.
In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a
presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.
Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval

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record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the
existence of probable material error or injustice.

Sincerely,

W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director

Enclosure

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IA REVIEW OF YOUR PERSONNEL RECORD AND THE RECORDS OF THE AWARDS BOAR0 INDICATES THAT YOU ARE
L@ THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE ARE ENCLOSED.

ELIGIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS.

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BRONZE STAR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART MEDAL
AIR MEDAL
COMMENDATION MEDAL, NAVY
ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, NAVY
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL:
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KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
ANTARCTICA SERVICE 
COAST GUARD ARTIC SERVICE MEDAL
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL

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NOTE > FOREIGN DECORATIONS ARE NOT STOCKED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 

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IT IS  RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONTACT YOUR NEAREST

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&REPLACEMENT.

IF  REPLACEMENT IS DESIRED, 
CIVILIAN MILITARY SUPPLY STORE FOR ASSISTANCE.

0, AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ARE INDICATED BY AN

ASTERISK.
AWARDS CIRCLED ARE TEMPORARILY 
FORWARDED TO 
ACTION' BY 

WILL BE 

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OUT OF STOCK. THEY WILL BE

Y0.U AS SOON AS‘THEY ARE AVAILABLE. NO ADDITIONAL

REQUIRED'TO RECEIVE THESE AWARDS.

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