DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BO AR D F OR C ORR EC T ION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TRG
Docket No: 4151-02
17 July 2002
Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records
Secretary of the Navy
(a) Title 10 U.S.C. 1552
(1) Case Summary
(2) Subject's naval record
From:
To:
Subj:
Ref:
Encl:
Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a
1.
former enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve, filed an
application with this Board requesting that her record be
corrected to show a better characterization of service than the
general discharge issued on 14 March 1945.
Petitioner'S allegations of error and injustice on
The Board, consisting of Mr. Agresti, Mr. Frankfurt and Ms.
2 .
Hare, reviewed
16 July 2002 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that
the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the
available evidence of record.
the Board consisted of the enclosures, naval records, and
applicable statutes, regulations and policies.
Documentary material considered by
The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining
3 .
to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as
follows:
a.
Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all
administrative remedies available under existing law and
regulations within the Department of the Navy.
b.
Although it appears that Petitioner's application was
not filed in a timely manner,
waive the statute of limitations and review the application on
its merits.
it is in the interest of justice to
C .
Petitioner enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on 9
She then served in an excellent manner for over 16 months.
August 1943 at age 20 and reported to active duty on 6 October
1943.
During this period, on 23 December, 1944 she married. On 9 March
1945 she was diagnosed as being pregnant and was processed for
discharge.
On 14 March 1945 in accordance with regulations then
in effect, she was issued a general discharge under honorable
conditions.
d.
The Board notes that a general discharge was normally
;ssued in cases such as Petitioner's and, at the time, it was not
However, under current
considered to be derogatory in any way.
standards, Petitioner would receive an honorable discharge since
her conduct and performance were satisfactory.
CONCLUSION:
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record the
Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants favorable
action.
The Board notes Petitioner's excellent record that
would have resulted in the issuance of an honorable discharge
under regulations that came into effect after her discharge.
Given the circumstances,
the Board concludes that no useful
purpose is now served by the general discharge, which she
believes has a derogatory connotation, and it should now be
recharacterized to honorable.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Petitioner's naval record be corrected to show that
a.
on 14 March 1945 she was issued an honorable discharge vice the
general discharge now of record.
That this Report of Proceedings be filed in Petitioner's
b.
naval record.
It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's
4.
review and deliberations,
and that the foregoing is a true and
complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled
matter.
ROBERT D. ZSALMAN
Recorder
Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section
5 .
6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of
Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e))
and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby
announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the
authority of reference (a),
has been approved by the Board on
behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.
W.
Executive Dir
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