PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            20 May 1999       
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999015231

	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. Ernest M. Willcher		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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 military records to show award of the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star and three bronze service stars, the Marksmanship Badge with Pistol Bar and the Sharpshooter Badge with Tank Weapons Bar.

3.  The applicant states that these awards were omitted from his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge).  In support of his application, he submits a copy of a DA Form 1577 (Authorization of Issuance of Awards), dated 
15 January 1987, and copies of his award certificates, citations and orders for three awards of the Bronze Star Medal.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 9 August 1963 for a period of 3 years.  He successfully completed training and was transferred to Germany for duty as an armor crewman.  While in Germany, he was honorably discharged on 10 August 1965 for immediate reenlistment.  He reenlisted on 
11 August 1965 for a period of 6 years, served in Vietnam from 10 June 1968 to 6 August 1970 and was honorably discharged on 14 September 1971.  

5.  The applicant’s DD Forms 214, which were authenticated in his own hand, do not show the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star and three bronze service stars, the Marksmanship Badge with Pistol Bar and the Sharpshooter Badge with Tank Weapons Bar as authorized awards.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of a DA Form 1577, dated 15 January 1987, which shows that the Army Reserve Personnel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, determined he was entitled to the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star and three bronze service stars, the Marksmanship Badge with Pistol Bar, the Sharpshooter Badge with Tank Weapons Bar, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960), the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star and three bronze service stars, the Marksmanship Badge with Pistol Bar and the Sharpshooter Badge with Tank Weapons Bar, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960), the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. 
Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show these awards.  

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 was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star and three bronze service stars, the Marksmanship Badge with Pistol Bar and the Sharpshooter Badge with Tank Weapons Bar, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960), the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.

BOARD VOTE:  

EMW____  HOF____  MVT____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Ernest M. Willcher____
		CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015231	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990520	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19710914	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200   	
DISCHARGE REASON	EXPIRATION OF TERM OF SERVICE	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107	
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