PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               19 November 1998
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AC98-09473

	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. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		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 records to show award of the Good Conduct Medal.

3.  The applicant states he is missing one item from his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).  In support of his application, he submitted a copy of orders for award of the Good Conduct Medal.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he entered active duty in June 1975 and served as a supply and logistics specialist.  He completed over 21 years of service and was separated from active duty on 31 August 1996 to be placed on the retired list.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Good Conduct Medal as an authorized award.  The Board notes the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 28 December 1990 to 10 may 1991, but the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Kuwait are not shown on his discharge document.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of 18th Personnel Service Battalion Permanent Orders Number 000104-015, dated 13 April 1996, which awarded him the Good Conduct Medal (7th Award) for the period 10 June 1993 to 9 June 1996. 

7.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded  to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

8.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

2.  The applicant is entitled to award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these awards.

3.  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 by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

BOARD VOTE:  

FNE____  TAP_____  BJE_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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