PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:       10 December 1998                       
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AC98-10605
				  AR1998012204

	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. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Kenneth Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Joann H. :Langston		Chairperson	
	Mr. James M. Alward		Member	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show awards that he received by virtue of his service in Southwest Asia. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he served in Southwest Asia but never received the award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal.                                          
4.  The applicant’s military records show that he retired from the Army on 
31 October 1993 with over 20 years of active service.  His DD Form 214 shows that he received numerous awards; however, it does not show any awards for service in Southwest Asia.

5.   The applicant submitted with his request, a Certificate of Achievement, dated 26 June 1993, for meritorious achievement while deployed to Southwest Asia with a task force of the 11th ADA Brigade; and a Certificate of Achievement, dated 9 August 1993, from the United States Army Forces Central Command, Saudi Arabia, for meritorious service with that command.  

6.	The Defense Manpower Desert Shield/Desert Storm Data Base shows the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 March 1993 to 31 July 1993.                       
7.	The Defense Manpower Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991, and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member, or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  For Reservists and Guard members the file includes those persons activated or federalized from      2 August 1990 through 31 December 1991.  A Phase II files lists active duty personnel who served in theater between 1 August 1991 and                             31 December 1993.  There are also separate files covering calendar years      1994 and 1995.                                                                                                          
8.	Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease- fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).                                                  
9.	The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLMK)   was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between    2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 March 1993 to 31 July 1993.  Therefore, he is entitled to award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (KLM-K).                                                               
2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by  showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star and the Kuwait Liberation           Medal (KLM-K).

BOARD VOTE:  

_jhl____  jma_____  ___sk_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC	
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RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
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