PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:          

	BOARD DATE:               20 January 1999              
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AC98-08971
                                                 AR1998012391

	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:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Robert W. Garrett		Member	
	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs		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 DD Form 214 (Report of Separation) to show in item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) all the medals to which he is entitled. He also requests correction of item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) and, in effect, award of the Purple Heart.  Finally, he requests correction of item 30 (Service Schools or Colleges, College Training Courses and/or Post Grad Courses Successfully Completed) to show completion of an unspecified leadership school.

3.  The applicant states that he attended leadership school in 1952 and was wounded in combat in December 1952 in Korea (14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division).  He also states that he was hospitalized at the 27th Evacuation Hospital in Korea and the Osaka Army Hospital in Japan from August 1952 to the beginning of 1953.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that the applicant initially served in the National Guard and then entered active duty on 17 October 1951 as an infantryman.  He was honorably released from active duty on 29 July 1953.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge as authorized awards in item 27.  The Board notes that the applicant is entitled to award of the National Defense Service Medal which is not shown on his discharge document.  

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows “None” in item 29.  A DA AGO Form R-5013 (Admission and Disposition Report for Overseas Hospitals), dated 22 June 1953, in the applicant’s personnel records shows he received a non-battle injury to his right eye.  Morning Reports show from 4 January 1953 to 12 January 1953 and from 19 January 1953 to 22 January 1953, the applicant was hospitalized as a non-battle casualty.  

7.  There is no indication in the applicant’s his personnel records that he was awarded the Purple Heart.  There is no indication in his personnel or medical records that he was wounded or treated for wounds due to hostile action.

8.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows “None” in item 30.  The applicant submitted a copy of an endorsement from the Assistant Commandant, Leaders’ Course Replacement Training Center in Puerto Rico.  However, there is no indication that he completed training at the leadership school.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, and 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995.

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action.  Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that item 30 (military education) will list formal in service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by title, length in weeks, and month and year completed.  This information is to assist the soldier after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills are not listed.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the National Defense Service Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 27 of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

2.  There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has not provided any evidence, which shows that he received wounds as a result of hostile action.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of item 29 of his DD  Form 214.

2.  There is no evidence available to the Board which shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded or treated for wounds due to hostile action.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to the Purple Heart.

3.  There is no evidence of record that the applicant completed training at a leadership school.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of item 30 of his DD Form 214.

4.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the individual concerned was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

JH______  RWG____  DSJ____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-08971/AR1998012391	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990120	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.	100.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.