PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            25 November 1998  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11532

	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:

	Mr. James E. Vick		Chairperson	
	Mr. John N. Slone		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 Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).

3.  The applicant states he received the two awards but they are not shown on his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of orders for the CIB and a letter announcing award of the MSM. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show he entered active duty on 16 July 1948, served as a light vehicle driver in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 9 November 1948 through 28 May 1951 and was separated with an honorable discharge on 30 April 1952.  Subsequently, he served in the Army National Guard for over
8 years and in the Army Reserve from 1 January 1975 until he retired on 19 May 1990. 

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 with a separation date of 30 April 1952 does not show the CIB or the MSM as authorized awards.  

6.  The applicant was awarded the CIB by Headquarters, 32d Infantry Special Orders Number 198, dated 14 October 1950.

7.  An award certificate, dated 15 June 1992, shows the applicant was awarded the MSM for outstanding meritorious service in the Army Reserve for the period of 1 June 1980 through 31 May 1990.    

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations) establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  This regulation provides that item 26 of the DD Form 214 will reflect decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons awarded or authorized for all periods of service.  Certificates of Achievement, Letters of Appreciation, and similar documents are not recorded on the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the CIB; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

2.  The applicant was awarded the MSM for the period of 1 June 1980 through
31 May 1990, which occurred after the separation date of his DD Form 214.  Therefore, he is not entitled to have this award shown on the DD Form 214 with a separation date of 30 April 1952. 

3.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the CIB.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

JEV_____  JNS_____  RVO____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11532/AR1998013790	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	1998125D	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19900519	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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6.