PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               16 December 1998
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AC98-12260
				      AR1998013509

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher 		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM).

3.  The applicant states that item 13 of his DD Form 214 does not reflect the SWASM.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army National Guard (ARNG) on 23 January 1988 and completed training as a military policeman.  He was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm on 3 January 1991 and served in Southwest Asia (SWA) from 29 January 1991 to 27 April 1991.  He was honorably released from the ARNG on 22 January 1995.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the SWASM as an authorized award.  The Board notes that the applicant was awarded the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait which are not shown on his DD Form 214.

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

7.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

8.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in SWA from 29 January 1991 to 27 April 1991; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars.

2.  Based on his service in Southwest Asia, the applicant is entitled to the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these awards. 

3.  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 the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA), and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

BOARD VOTE:  

EMW___  LEM_____  CJS_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-12260/AR1998013509	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	1998/12/16	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT 	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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