PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           11 February 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10942
				   AR1999019270

	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. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		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 his DD Form 214 be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart and that his component on that form be changed to show he was Regular Army. 

3.  The applicant states that he wants to be recognized for receiving the Purple Heart.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on   4 September 1968, was discharged on 10 September and reenlisted the next day in the Regular Army for three years.  He completed training as an airborne combat engineer soldier and in July 1969 was assigned to the 173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows that he received a fracture to his left leg as a result of a fragmentation wound on      27 March 1970.  A message from the DA Casualty Division indicates that the injury he sustained was the result of hostile action.  He was awarded the Purple Heart for his wound by a 67th Evacuation Hospital General Order                         of 28 March 1970.

5.   The applicant returned to the United States in a patient status in April 1970 and subsequently was placed on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL) on 13 August 1970.  His DD Form 214 does not show award of the Purple Heart.  It does show that his component was Regular Army (block 4 of that form).  The applicant served in two campaigns in Vietnam, and the unit to which he was assigned was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.
  
6.  The applicant was found fit for duty and removed from the TDRL on              30 November 1972.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Purple Heart.  That award should be reflected on his DD Form 214.

2.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 should also show that he received the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars (one for each campaign), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. 

3.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 of 13 August 1970 shows that his component was Regular Army.  There is no need to further correct this form.  

4.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. 

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied. 

BOARD VOTE:  

____inw_  __vbc___  __cjs___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-10942/AR1999019270	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990211	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.107.00		
2.110.00		
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4.		
5.		
6.