MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	

	BOARD DATE:           6 May 1999 
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10920
				   AR1998007850 

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Wyman N. Bailey		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	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)

APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his service in Grenada.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he participated in the conflict in Grenada and that a review of his military records will show his participation in the conflict.   

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

He enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years on 20 September 1983.
He completed basic and advanced individual training and was awarded Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 11B10 (Infantryman).  He attended basic airborne training and was awarded the Parachutist Badge on 27 January 1984.

He was assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was reassigned to Company A, 4th Battalion, 325th Infantry, Italy, on 19 March 1985.  

He was reassigned to the US Army Transfer Separation Point, Fort Dix, New Jersey, on 16 September 1985, for the purpose of being relieved from active duty and transferred to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement), Saint Louis, Missouri, due to his expiration term of service.   

Army Regulation 600-8-22, Table B-1, shows that the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in Grenada was for the period of 23 October 1983 to 21 November 1983.   

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations it is concluded:

1.  Since the applicant entered active duty for training on 20 September 1983 and didn’t complete his required MOS and basic airborne training until 27  January 1984, it is highly unlikely that the applicant served in Grenada during the period 23 October 1983 to 21 November 1983.   

2.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__CS___  __FNE____  __EWL_  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-10920/AR1998007850	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990506	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	 DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.		

SFMR-RBR - 1st End    (6 May 99, Docket Number AC98-10920/AR1998007850)
SUBJECT:  ABCMR Memorandum of Consideration

HQDA, ABCMR, Arlington, Virginia  22202-4508                2 Jun 99
 
TO:  US Army Review Boards Agency Support Division - St. Louis 
	ATTN:  SFMR-RBR-SL, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri  	63132-5200

1.  The application submitted by the individual concerned has been denied by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records.

2.  Prior to closing out the case, please refer to any Note contained in the Determination portion of the Board's Memorandum of Consideration, and take such administrative action as may be contained therein.

Encls						Loren G. Harrell  
						Director

CF:
(   ) OMPF
(   ) SFMR