PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               4 November 1998               
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AC98-10489

	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:

	Mr. James E. Vick		Chairperson	
	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Member	
	Mr. Thomas N. Kuhn		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 two awards of the Distinguished Unit Citation.

3.  The applicant states that he is entitled to two Distinguished Unit Citations which are not shown on his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation).  He states that he was part of the 27th Infantry Regiment at the time the regiment was awarded the citations for actions at Sangyong-Ni in July 1950 and at Taegu in August 1950.  In support of his application, the applicant submits a copy of “The Story of the Wolfhounds” of the 27th Infantry Regiment and a copy of his discharge certificate.

4.  The applicant’s military records were destroyed or lost in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show that he enlisted on 10 August 1948 and completed basic and advanced individual training.  Evidence of record shows that he served in Korea from approximately June 1950 to June 1952 and was honorably discharged on 2 June 1952.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show any awards of the Distinguished Unit Citation as an authorized award.

6.  Records show the applicant was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment when it was cited for award of the Distinguished Unit Citation by Department of the Army General Orders Number 49, dated July 1951.  

7.  Records show the applicant was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment when it was cited for award of the Distinguished Unit Citation by Department of the Army General Orders Number 72, dated August 1951.

8.  Army Regulation 670-1, in pertinent part, states that the Distinguished Unit Citation is authorized for permanent wear by an individual who was assigned and present for duty with the unit at any time during the period cited or who was attached to and present for duty with the unit for at least 30 consecutive days of the period cited.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  While the applicant was assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment during the Korean War, the unit was cited twice for award of the Distinguished Unit Citation; therefore, the applicant is entitled to permanent wear of two Distinguished Unit Citations and correction of his records to show these awards.

2.  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 the individual concerned was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations.

BOARD VOTE:  

JEV_____  LLS_____  TNK____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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