PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           21 January 1999                                      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998012765

	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. Robert J. McGowan		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Karen J. Newsome 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn 		Member	
	Mr. John P. Infante 		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 by adding the award of a second Army Achievement Medal (AAM), an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), and completion of a 1 week Soldering Operator’s/Inspector’s Course.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 is incorrect and provides evidence to support his claim.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was honorably discharged on 28 August 1989.  His DD Form 214 reflects that he was awarded one AAM and no ARCOM.  It also does not reflect completion of a 40-hour course of instruction on soldering.

5.  The applicant provides proof that he was awarded two AAM’s; the first on 28 September 1987, and the second on 26 June 1989.  He also provides proof that he was awarded an ARCOM on 28 June 1989, and that he successfully completed the 40-hour Soldering Operator’s/Inspector’s Course on 22 July 1988. In addition, his record indicates that he received the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar although it does not appear on his DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 is incorrect.  It does not reflect a second award of the AAM, an ARCOM, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, or successful completion of the Soldering Operator’s/Inspector’s Course.

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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, showing the award of the Army Commendation Medal, a second award of the Army Achievement Medal, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, and the Soldering Operator’s/Inspector’s Course of 1 week in July 1988.

BOARD VOTE:  

___KJN _  __FNE __  __JPI ___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012765	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990121	
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.	100.0700	
2.	107.0020	
3.	107.0025	
4.	107.0108	
5.		
6.