PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:        28 October 1998      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10943

	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. Deborah L. Brantley			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 applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	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 military records be corrected to reflect award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based on his service in Korea.  He notes the award was omitted from his records.

3.  Records available to the Board indicate the applicant served several periods of active duty prior to entering active duty in June 1962 at which time he served continuously until his retirement on 31 December 1967.

4.  The applicant was assigned to the 7th Cavalry in Korea between July 1966 and August 1967.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 notes that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service in Korea between 1 October 1966 and 30 June 1974.  There is no indication the applicant was ever awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant served in Korea during a period for which soldiers were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and as such he is entitled to the award.

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 is entitled to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based on his service in Korea between July 1966 and August 1967.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JHL_  __CWB__  ___RVO__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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