PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            30 June 1999      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999014571

	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:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. John P. Infante		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, in effect, that item 24c (foreign and/or sea service) be corrected to reflect that he served overseas in Korea and not “USAREUR” (Europe.

3.  Records indicate he initially entered active duty on 30 June 1961.  He arrived in Korea on 27 January 1962 and remained there until February 1963 when he returned to the United States.  In October 1963 he was assigned to Germany but remained there less than 1 month before returning to the United States.

5.  On 23 June 1964 he was released from active duty.  Item 24c on his DD Form 214 reflects a type written entry indicating his overseas service was in Europe (USAREUR).

6.  The applicant reenlisted in August 1964 and remained on active duty until he was honorably discharged on 2 August 1967.  His records confirm he served nearly 2 years overseas in Germany during this period of military service.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  While the evidence does confirm that the applicant served in Korea and Germany during his initial period of active duty between 1961 and 1964 his time in Germany was limited to less than 30 days.  As such the “USAREUR” entry in item 24c on his 1964 DD Form 214 is very misleading and should be corrected accordingly.

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 in item 24c (foreign and/or sea service) of the individual’s 1964 DD Form 214 that he served in “Korea” vice “USAREUR.”

BOARD VOTE:  

__gdp___  ___aao__  __jpi___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999014571	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990630	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 110.00		
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6.