PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            18 August 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999016469

	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	
	Mr. Kenneth Aucock		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 that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart, and to reflect his correct date of birth and place of birth. 

3.  The applicant states that his birth date was not correct when he entered the Army.  He received the Purple Heart prior to leaving Vietnam; however, he did not thoroughly review his DD Form 214 to insure that it was correct.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on   1 August 1967.  His date of birth on his induction record shows                          10 December 1947 and his place of birth as Paulding, Ohio.  The statement of personal history he completed on 31 July 1967 prior to his induction shows that same date of birth, but shows his place of birth as Hicksville, Ohio.   

5.  The applicant completed training as an infantryman and in January 1968 was assigned to a 4th Infantry Division unit in Vietnam, first as a scout observer, then as a rifleman.  A western union telegram and a copy of a casualty report shows that the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action on 30 January 1968 and received a fragmentation wound to his left shoulder when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was hit by an enemy mortar round.  The applicant completed his tour in Vietnam, and in February 1969 was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas.  He was released from active duty on 31 July 1969 in the grade of Sergeant.  His DD Form 214 shows his date of birth as 10 December 1947 and his place of birth as Paulding, Ohio.  It does not show award of the Purple Heart.  
6.  The applicant submits a copy of his birth certificate which shows his date of birth as 9 December 1947 and his place of birth as Hicksville, in Paulding county, Ohio. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 should be corrected to show his date of birth as 9 December 1947, and his place of birth as Hicksville, Ohio. 

2.  The applicant was wounded in action.  His DD Form 214 should reflect award of the Purple Heart.

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 that the individual concerned was awarded the Purple Heart, and that his date of birth is 9 December 1947 and his place of birth is Hicksville, Ohio.  

BOARD VOTE:  

___rvo__  __ew____  __svw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999016469	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990818	
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. 100.02		
2.  107.00		
3.  110.00		
4.		
5.		
6.