PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:    17 February 1999                     
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11451

	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	
	Ms. Rosa M. Chandler		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Charles H. Lounderman		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn 		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		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 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his Southwest Asia service.

3.  The applicant states that he served with the 3rd Armor Division in Saudi Arabia for about 3 months in 1991.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on
6 September 1990.  His military occupational specialty (MOS) was 91B (Medical Specialist).  He served in Southwest Asia from 15 February through 20 April 1991. He was honorably discharged on 7 February 1993.

5.  The applicant's Leave and Earnings Statements show that he received eminent danger pay from 1 February through 30 April 1991.  He also received Foreign Service pay from 15 February through 20 April 1991.

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations 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).

7.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal was awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and was approved on 3 January 1992 it is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

8.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal was awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) and was approved on 9 November 1995.  It 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.

9.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not show his Southwest Asia service as "SWA 15FEB91-20 APR 91" nor does it show award of the SWASM, KLM-SA, or the KLM-K.  (Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 18 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks.  Department of the Army issued guidance to report service in Southwest Asia in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.)

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 
15 February through 20 April 1991.  Therefore, he is entitled to have his records corrected to show this service.

2.  Additionally, the applicant was awarded the SWASM, KLM-SA, and the KLM-K.
The KLM was granted after his separation from active duty, and the others are just not reflected on his separation documents.  Accordingly, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show these awards.

3.  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:

       a.  That the individual concerned served in Southwest Asia from 15FEB91-
20APR91; and 

       b.  That the individual concerned was awarded the SWASM with 2 bronze service stars, the KLM-SA, and the KLM-K.

2.  That the individual concerned be issued a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), reflecting the aforementioned corrections.

BOARD VOTE:

CHL____  _______   ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

FNE____  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

JS_____  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11451	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990217	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19930207	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 , Chapter 4	
DISCHARGE REASON	Expiration Term of Service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	Request DD Form 214 be corrected to show SWASM service time.	
2.		
3.		
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6.