PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           27 January 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-12382
				   AR1998014226

	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. William Blakely		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James E. Vick		Chairperson	
	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Member	
	Mr. John H. Kern		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 item 6 (Organization) of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (separation document) be corrected to show Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion, 7th Armor Division.

3.  The applicant states that the 7th Armor Division was omitted from the unit shown in item 6 (Organization) of his separation document.  He submits an except from the Order of Battle, US Army, World War II that list Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion as assigned to the 7th Armor Division in support of his contention.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Army on 
13 November 1942.  He was awarded military occupational specialty 82 (Supply NCO).  His highest rank attained was staff sergeant (E-6). 

5.  He completed his military service and was honorably discharge on 
2 December 1945.  He completed 3 years, 8 months, and 19 days of total active service.  His unit of assignment was Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion, 7th Armor Division.  However, on his separation document the unit shown is Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s organization Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion listed on his separation document is incomplete.

2.  The applicant’s correct organization is Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion, 7th Armor Division.

3.  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, particularly item 6 of the WD AGO 53-55, be corrected by showing Company A, 129th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion, 7th Armor Division as the organization currently reflected on his WD AGO53-55 dated 2 December 1945. 

BOARD VOTE:  

____X____  ____X__  ____X___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC9812382	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990127	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT ,	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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