1.  The applicant requests that his Report of Separation be corrected to reflect his correct induction date of September 1943.

2.  The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Information herein was obtained from alternate sources.

3.  The remarks block of the applicant’s report of separation show he had inactive service from 1 - 21 September 1943 and entered active service on       22 September 1943.  He was separated on 22 March 1946.  The report of separation shows his induction date as 1 September 1947.

CONCLUSIONS: 

1.  The applicant’s report of separation shows an incorrect date of induction.  The correct date is 1 September 1943.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be proper to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s report of separation, block 22, be corrected to show his date of induction as 1 September 1943.

BOARD VOTE:

                       GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

                       GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                       DENY APPLICATION

 			                                                                         				 	                                    CHAIRPERSON