PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            7 October 1998                                    
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10755

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos .		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Vick		Member	
	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		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 to add the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm and several qualification badges and to add the Armored Cavalry military occupational specialty (MOS) and the truck driver MOS.
He also requests that he be issued replacement medals.

3.  The applicant states he saw combat during convoys with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and while guarding ammunition dumps earlier in his Vietnam tour.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 22 July 1968.  He completed basic combat training and advanced individual training and was awarded MOS 76A (Supply Clerk).  He arrived in Vietnam on  16 January 1969.  He was assigned to the 140th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company where he served as a supply clerk.  He was later reassigned to Company H, 2d Squadron 11th Armor Cavalry Regiment where he served as a supply clerk and later as an 11E10, light truck driver.  He was never awarded these two MOSs as either secondary or additional MOSs.  He departed Vietnam on 22 February 1970 and was honorably separated on 23 February 1970.

5.  The applicant did earn the expert badge w/automatic rifle bar, the sharpshooter badge w/rifle bar and the marksman badge w/grenade bar.  He was assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment when it was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm unit citation.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant did earn his claimed qualification badges and is entitled to the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm unit citation.

2.  Block 23a of the DD Form 214 should only show those MOSs which a soldier was formally awarded, not any MOSs he held solely as a duty MOS.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 erroneously shows MOS 11E10.  There is no evidence in his records to show he was ever awarded this MOS.  What should have been listed was his primary MOS of 76A10; however, as block 25 shows that he completed training in MOS 76A10, block 23a will not be corrected.  There is also no evidence in his records to show he was ever awarded MOS 64C, light vehicle driver; therefore, this MOS cannot be listed on his DD Form 214, either.

3.  In view of the foregoing, it would be proper and in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm unit citation, the expert badge w/automatic rifle bar, the sharpshooter badge w/rifle bar and the marksman badge w/grenade bar to the applicant’s DD Form 214.

2.  That the applicant be issued replacements of all medals to which he is entitled.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

________  ________  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON