PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            28 October 1998                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10576

	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 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM).

3.  The applicant states the BSM is not recorded because of an oversight.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he was inducted on 8 October 1951.  He served as a medical aidman and litter bearer in Korea from October 1952 through August 1953 and was separated with an honorable discharge on
26 September 1953.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the BSM as an authorized award.  

5.  Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division General Orders Number 642, dated
22 September 1953, shows award of the BSM for meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States during 19 October 1952 to 27 July 1953.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the BSM; therefore, he is entitled to this medal.

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 that the individual concerned was awarded the BSM.

BOARD VOTE:  

JHL____  CWB____  RVO_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON