PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           28 October 1998    
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10009

	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. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. JoAnn H. Langston 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis W. Barbee, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		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 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal.

3.  The applicant states the AAM was approved on 27 September 1991 and he is entitled to the Kuwait Liberation Medal for his service in Southwest Asia.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of the recommendation for award of the AAM.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted and entered active duty on 20 July 1989.  He trained as an air defense weapon crewmember and was separated with an honorable discharge on 15 November 1991.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the AAM, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait as authorized awards.  The Board notes the applicant is entitled to an additional bronze service star to be worn on his Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM). 

5.  The applicant provided  DA Form 638-1 (Recommendation for Award), dated 27 September 1991, which shows the AAM was awarded for meritorious service for the period of 3 January 1991 to 18 November 1991.

6.  The applicant’s personnel records show he served in Southwest Asia from 
29 January 1991 through 15 May 1991.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

8.  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.

9.  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.  Evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the AAM; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show this award.

2.  The applicant served in Southwest Asia from 29 January 1991 through
15 May 1991 and participated in two campaigns.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show award of the KLM-SA, the KLM-K and an additional bronze service star to be worn with the SWASM.

3. In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only 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 AAM, the KLM-SA, the KLM-K and an additional bronze service star (total of two) to be worn with the SWASM.  

BOARD VOTE:  

JHL____  CWB____  RVO_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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