MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           28 October 1998                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-07049

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration 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:

	Ms. JoAnn  H. Langston		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis W. Barbee, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Correction of his records to show service in “USARMA” (correctly known as the Office of the U.S. Army Attache) Laos. 

APPLICANT STATES:  That the time he spent in Laos is not shown on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge).  

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

The applicant entered active duty in March 1943 and completed training as a radio operator.  He completed several assignments overseas and in the United States and was retired on 30 June 1966.

The applicant’s personnel records contain four DD Forms 214.  These discharge documents do not show service in Laos.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not show service in Laos.

The applicant submitted temporary duty (TDY) orders which show he was assigned to the Office of the U.S. Army Attache in Vientiane Laos from July 1964 to March 1965. 

Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form will be entered in item 24c. The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket.  Deployments for training or temporary duty are not normally entered under foreign service.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant was assigned to the Office of the U.S. Army Attache in Vientiane Laos from July 64 to March 1965; however, temporary duty is not entered as foreign service in item 24c of the DD Form 214.

2.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

JHL____  CWB____   RVO____  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director