DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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Docket No:
20 March 200 2
6662-01
This is in reference to your application on behalf of your late
husband for correction of your naval record pursuant to the
provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552.
Your allegations of error and
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session,
application on 20 March 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
your application, together with all material submitted in support
thereof, your former husband's naval record and applicable
statutes, regulations and policies.
considered the advisory opinion furnished by the Awards Branch,
Headquarters Marine Corps dated 12 February 2002, a copy of which
is attached.
considered your
In addition, the Board
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.
concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion.
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
In this connection, the Board substantially
The names and
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 applying for a correction of an official naval
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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DEPARTMENTOFTHENAVY
HEADQUARTERS
UNlTED STATES MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL
ROAD
QUANTICO.
VIRGINIA 22
134-S 10 3
IN REPLY REFER
TO:
165 0
MMMA3
12 Feb 02
MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF
NAVAL RECORDS
SUBJ:
EST FOR ADVISORY OPINION IN THE CASE OF
FORMER MARINE
During the period
1.
Purple Heart was authorized for award to those who were wounded
or injured as a direct result of action by an enemy of the
United States or an opposing armed force of a foreign country in
which the Armed Forces of the United States was engaged.
served in the Marine Corps, the
Regrettably, a review of his records and the records at this
2.
Headquarters fails to reveal any documentation to substantiate
his entitlement to the Purple Heart award. Therefore, it has
been determined that he is not
entitled to the Purple Heart.
Since there is no
in:3j_ration in his records that he was
3.
injured under conditions,which would qualify him for the Purple
Heart award, regulations require that eyewitness statements be
obtained. The eyewitness statements can be from the medical
personnel who treated him in the field or two other personnel
who were present at the time he was injured.Statements should
contain the time, place,medical attention received, and
verification that the injury was a direct result of enemy
action. If the above information can be provided, further
consideration will be given to her request.
This Headquarters does not maintain a listing of former
4.
Marines and their addresses.However, a listing of the officers
and enlisted Marines who were assigned to his former unit may be
obtained by requesting copies of the unit rosters for the period
in question from the following address:
Director
History and Museum Division
901 M Street, SE.
'Washington Navy
Washington, DC 20374-0580
Yarci, Building 58
Should the names of former Marines that were eyewitness to
5.
his injury be obtained,assistance may be requested in locating
them from the below listed organization:
Mail Call Editor
Leatherneck Magazine
P.O. Box 1977
Quantico, VA 22134
Telephone:
E-Mail:
l-800-336--0291
leathernecl;@mca-marines.org
6.
Point of contact is
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