PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               25 February 1999              
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AC98-09471
                                                 AR1998013465

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James M. Alward		Chairperson	
	Ms. Jennifer L. Prater 		Member	
	Mr. Samuel Calderon		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 his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show all the citations and commendations received by his unit to which he is entitled, specifically the award of the “Philippine Occupation Medal”, the ”Philippine Commendation Medal” and the “Japanese Occupation Medal”.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that these awards and medals were issued after his discharge and are not shown in his records. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially enlisted in the Regular Army on 16 November 1936, completed field artillery training and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations from April 1943 to September 1945.  He was retired from active duty in the grade of E-8 on 31 July 1962.

5.  The applicant requested award of the “Philippine Occupation Medal” and the ”Philippine Commendation Medal”.  The Military Awards regulation does not show the “Philippine Occupation Medal” or the ”Philippine Commendation Medal” as authorized awards.  The applicant’s personnel records contain four DD Forms 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) and a WD AGO Form 53-55.  These discharge documents show that the applicant was awarded the Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze service star and the Philippine Independence Ribbon as authorized awards for his service in the Philippines.  His records show he was a member of the 25th Infantry Division when it was cited for award of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation by Department of the Army General Order Number 47, dated 1950.

6.  The applicant requested award of the “Japanese Occupation Medal” which is not shown in the Military Awards regulation as an authorized award.  His DD Forms 214 with effective dates of 27 October 1952 and 11 October 1959 show the applicant was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp.  Therefore, the “Japanese Occupation Medal” is not further discussed in this proceeding.

7.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 shows he received credit for participation in the Northern Solomons and Luzon Campaigns in item 32 (Battles and Campaigns).  Army Regulation 600-8-22, Table B-1, shows he was also entitled to credit for participation in the Central Pacific (7 December 1941 to 6 December 1943) during his service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. 
Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show this award.

2.  Based on the applicant’s service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, he is entitled to correction of item 32 of his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show the “Central Pacific” Campaign.  

3.  The applicant is entitled to an additional bronze service star (for a total of three) to be worn on his of Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal based on qualifying service in the Central Pacific Campaign.

4.  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:

a.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation,

	b.  by showing the entry “Central Pacific” Campaign in item 32 of his WD AGO Form 53-55; and

	c.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal with three bronze service stars on his WD AGO Form 53-55.

BOARD VOTE:  

JMA____  JLP_____  SC______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		James M. Alward_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-09471/AR1998013465	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990225	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.	100.00	
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5.		
6.