PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                7 October 1998 
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AC98-07199

	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. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Vick		Member	
	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		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, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his correct service number, overseas service, awards and Vietnam service.

3.  The applicant states his DD Form 214 is incomplete.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he entered active duty on 28 March 1969, served in a communications military occupational specialty as a lineman.  He was honorably discharged on 21 March 1971.

5.  The applicant claims he served in the Regular Army and his service number is RA 67 054 444.  Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Special Orders Number 61, dated 28 March 1969, show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 28 March 1968 with a two-year active duty commitment and that his service number was RA 67054444

6.  Item 22c (Foreign and/or Sea Service) of the applicant’s DD Form 214 shows “NVAL” [Not available].  Orders show he served in Germany from 14 January to 25 August 1970, a period of 7 months and 11 days of foreign service in U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR).  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he served in Vietnam from 22 November 1970 through 19 March 1971 for 3 months and 28 days of foreign service in U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC).

8.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal as authorized awards. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 28 October 1986, shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation by Department of the Army General Order 42, 1972, which is not shown on his DD Form 214.

10.  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 22c. 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.  The regulation in effect at the time also required that service on or after 5 August 1964 in Indochina and Korea be shown in item 30 (Remarks) with the inclusive dates of service in Vietnam.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s correct service number is RA 67 054 444, therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this service number.
2.  The applicant served 11 months and 9 days of foreign service; therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 22c of his DD Form 214 to show this foreign service and the entry of the dates of his Vietnam service in item 30.

3.  The applicant was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

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 service number of the individual concerned is 
RA 67 054 444 in item 2 of his DD Form 214;

b.  by showing 11 months and 9 days of foreign service in item 22c of his DD Form 214; 

c.  by showing in item 30 (Remarks) the entry “RVN SERVICE 701122-710319”; and  

	d.  by showing that he received the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation in item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized).

BOARD VOTE:  

SAC____  JEV_____  LLS_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON