APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That he be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).

APPLICANT STATES:  That the CIB was not entered on his DD Form 214.  He needs it to show the VA he was in combat.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant’s military records show:
He was inducted into the Army on 3 October 1967.  He arrived in Vietnam on      12 June 1968.  He served as a heavy truck/vehicle driver with the 24th and 566th Transportation Companies.  He departed on 7 June 1969 and was relieved from active duty on 9 June 1969.

Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge to a soldier who is an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, who is assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and must actively participate in such ground combat.  Campaign or battle credit alone is not sufficient for award of the CIB.

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.  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.

2.  The applicant’s DA Form 20, Personnel Qualification Record shows he served in Vietnam as a truck driver in a transportation company and so does not meet the eligibility requirements for award of the CIB.

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

                       DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director