PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                  25 November 1998            
	DOCKET NUMBER: AC98-10211

	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. Lee Cates		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James E. Vick		Chairperson	
	Mr. John N. Slone		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 that his records be corrected to show his entitlement to award of the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters.  He also requests correction of his records to show service in Vietnam from 22 July 1967 to 30 March 1968. 

3.  The applicant states that he was recommended for the Bronze Star Medal, was awarded 3 Purple Hearts, and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968.

4.  The applicant’s records show that he enlisted 24 February 1967.  His personnel records show he served in Vietnam from 22 July 1967 to 30 March 1968.  He was separated on 20 February 1970.  His DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows entitlement to one award of the Purple Heart and that his dates of service were 22 July 1968 to 30 March 1969.

5.  There is no indication the applicant was recommended for or awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

6.  There is no evidence the applicant received any additional awards of the Purple Heart.  There is no indication the applicant was wounded or treated for wounds more than once.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Bronze Star Medal is awarded for heroism and for meritorious achievement or service.  As with all personal decorations, formal recommendations, approval through the chain of command, and announcement in orders are required.  Recommendations must be made within 2 years or the event or period of service and the award must be made within            3 years.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that he 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.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant’s service in Vietnam was from 22 July 1967 to 30 March 1968.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to reflect these dates.

2.  The applicant was awarded one Purple Heart.  There is no evidence of any other wounds or orders for the Purple Heart which would entitle him to additional awards of the Purple Heart.

3.	There is no evidence the applicant was recommended for award of the Bronze Star Medal.

4.  Based on the above, the applicant is not entitled to award of additional awards of the Purple Heart or award of the Bronze Star Medal.

5.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing his service in Vietnam as 22 July 1967 to 30 March 1968.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

JEV____  JNS_____  RVO____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON