DEPARTMENTOFTHE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2
NAVY
ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TRG
Docket No: 1630-02
21 November 2002
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 22 October 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
your application,
thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations
and policies.
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
together with all material submitted in support
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.
you accepted a commission as an
After a period of training,
ensign in the Naval Reserve on 8 August 1942.
participated in numerous campaigns and engagements throughout the
Pacific area.
On 18
serving was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
October 1945 you were released from active duty on terminal
leave.
The record shows that the ship on which you were
You then
when you transferred to the
You were then transferred to the inactive
On 9 January 1948 you affiliated with a reserve unit and remained
in that status until 30 June 1951,
voluntary reserve. On 21 January 1953, you were promoted to
lieutenant commander.
status list on 1 April 1953.
inactivity, you were processed for discharge.
you were informed that in accordance with the approved
recommendation of a reserve officer disposition board, your
discharge was required.
resignation or involuntary discharge.
resignation and were honorably discharged on 19 July 1957 at age
36.
You were given the options of
Subsequently, based on your
On 3 April 1957
You submitted your
On 10 January 2002 you submitted an application to the Board
requesting that the record be corrected to show an honorary
retirement.
a combat veteran and to allow you to function as a retired
officer in the U. S. Naval Institute.
You desire this correction to honor your service as
The regulations governing honorary retirement, as they apply to
your case, allowed for honorary retirement if the individual was
37 years old, and had completed at least eight years of service
in a reserve component with at least six months of active service
Since you were only 36
in time of war or national emergency.
years old and were not entitled to further service because of the
recommendation of the disposition board, it is clear that you
were not entitled to honorary retirement, and discharge was
proper.
names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished
upon request.
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
The
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
favorable action cannot be taken.
You are entitled to have the
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
record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the
existence of probable material error or injustice.
app1yin.g for a correction of an official naval
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
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