PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                 18 August 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:         AR1999016104

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Edward Williamson		Member	
	Ms. Sherri V. Ward		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 his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with an effective date of 24 July 1991 be corrected to show the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” Device.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 (with an effective date of 24 July 1991) issued to him upon his return from Operation Desert Shield/Storm shows the Navy Commendation Medal with no “V” Device.  He also states that he was engaged in combat operations against the enemy in Vietnam, which authorizes him to wear the “V” Device.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially enlisted in the US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) on 8  March 1968 and served until he was honorably released from active duty on 15 June 1973.  

5.  On 17 November 1990 he was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm in the US Army Reserves and was honorably released from active duty on 24 July 1991.

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (with an effective date of 15 June 1973) issued from the USMCR shows the entry Navy Commendation Medal with w/”V” in item 24 (Decorations and Awards).

7.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (with an effective date of 24 July 1991) issued from the USAR shows the entry “Navy Commendation Medal” in item 18 (Remarks Section – Continuation of item 13 (Decorations and Awards)).

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 governs the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states, in pertinent part, that item 13 (Decorations and Awards) will be completed to show all awards for all periods of service.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (with an effective date of 24 July 1991) when prepared omitted the “V” Device from the Navy Commendation, which was the result of an administrative error.  The applicant was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” Device.  Therefore his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 24 July 1991 should be corrected to show the entry Navy Commendation Medal w/”V”.

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 18 (Remarks Sections – Continuation of item 13 (Decorations and Awards)) of his DD Form 214 (with an effective date of 24 July 1991) the entry Navy Commendation Medal w/”V”.

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO____  EW_____  SVW____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999016104	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990818	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19911124	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 67		
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