PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           28 October 1998                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10636

	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:

	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 that his records be corrected to show his entitlement to award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). 

3.  The applicant states that he met the qualifications for award of the CIB.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army on 25 May 1971.  He completed his required training and was awarded Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 11B (Light Weapons Infantryman).  He served in the Republic of Vietnam from 1 February to 25 August 1972, in an infantry unit.

5.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, prescribes Army policy and procedures concerning awards.  Paragraph 8-6 provides for award of the CIB.  That paragraph states that there are basically three requirements for award of the CIB.  The soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, he must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and he must actively participate in such ground combat.  Specific requirements state, in effect, that an Army enlisted soldier must have an infantry or special forces specialty, satisfactorily performed duty while assigned or attached as a member of an infantry, ranger or special forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size during any period such unit was engaged in active ground combat.   

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant met the requirements for award of the CIB and his records should be corrected accordingly.

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 his entitlement to award of the CIB for service in Vietnam during the period 1 February to 25 August 1972. 

BOARD VOTE:  

JHL____  CWB_____  RVO____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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