PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           7 October 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998012158

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Chairperson	
	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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 all his awards and decorations be added to his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not reflect all the awards and decorations issued to him over nearly 21 years in the military.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 11 June 1947, was appointed a warrant officer on 21 September 1960, and retired from active duty on 1 April 1968.  

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending 13 December 1949 shows he was awarded no decorations.  His DD Form 214 for the period ending          26 January 1956 is missing but his service record shows he was awarded the Army Good Conduct (GCMDL) 3d clasp, Korean Service Medal (KSM), the United Nations Service Medal (UNSM), and the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM).  His DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 September 1960 shows he was awarded the GCMDL 4th award.  His DD Form 214 for the period ending    31 March 1968 shows he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.  He was also awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) in February 1968.  (He was also authorized the NDSM 1st oak leaf cluster for the period of qualifying service which began on 1 January 1961.)

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents prepared for soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  The current regulation provides for the entering of decorations or medals awarded or authorized for all periods of service.  At the time, it provided for the entering of decorations or medals awarded or authorized only for the period of service covered by the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board notes that the JSCM and the NDSM 1st oak leaf cluster are not listed on the applicant’s last DD Form 214.  It appears that, other than these two omissions, his DD Forms 214 were prepared in accordance with regulatory policy in effect at the times he received those forms.  However, in the interest of clarity and as an exception to the regulatory policy then in effect, the Board concludes that all of his authorized awards should be listed on his last DD Form 214.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the JSCM, the GCMDL 4th award, the NDSM 1st oak leaf cluster, the KSM, and the UNSM to the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending        31 March 1968.

BOARD VOTE:  

__lls___  __mdm___  __cjs___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Luther L. Santiful
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012158	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19991007	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.04	
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