PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                17 February 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AC98-12008
                                                  AR1998013121

	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. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		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 correction of her records to show service in Southwest Asia and to show an award of the Army Commendation Medal.

3.  The applicant states that her tour of duty in Southwest Asia was omitted from her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge) and that she needs this service shown on her records in order to help her with her plans for future employment.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she entered active duty in October 1987 and completed training as a signal intelligence voice interceptor.  She was honorably discharged on 15 October 1991.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show service in Southwest Asia and does not show any awards which were authorized for service in Southwest Asia. Her DD Form 214 also does not show the Army Commendation Medal as an authorized award.

6.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  This data base shows the applicant served in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 1 October 1990 to 1 May 1991.

7.  The applicant provided a copy of an award certificate which shows that she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious achievement by 101st Airborne Division Permanent Order Number 203-127, dated 22 July 1991.

8.  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).

9.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and 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.

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

11.  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.  The applicant served in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 1 October 1990 to 1 May 1991.  Therefore, she is entitled to award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars, award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait and correction of her records to show these awards.

2.  Based on her dates of service in Southwest Asia, the applicant is entitled to correction of item 18 (Remarks) of her DD Form 214 to show the entry “SWA Service:  901001-910501”.

3.  The applicant was awarded the Army Commendation Medal; therefore, she is entitled to correction of her records to show this award.

4. In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate 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:

a.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait; and 

	b.  by showing in item 18 (Remarks) of her DD Form 214 the entry:  “SWA Service:  901001-910501”.

	c.  by showing that she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

CHL____  FNE_____  JS______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC9812008/AR1998013121	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990217	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19911015	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR HARRELL	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.	100.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.