MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            5 August 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999016964

	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. Paul A. Petty		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		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:  In effect, that the number of days AWOL be removed from his DD Form 214.

APPLICANT STATES:  That his DD Form 214 shows that he had 170 and 178 days AWOL which are wrong and should be removed.

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

That the applicant was inducted on 23 March 1943 and entered active service on 30 March 1943.  He was honorably discharged on 18 January 1946 by reason of demobilization.  He was provided a WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge (the DD Form 214 did not exist at that time).  Box 55, Remarks, of the WD AGO 53-55 shows: "TIME LOST AW 107 178 DAYS ERC FROM 23 MAR 43 TO 29 MAR 43".  These remarks are short notes that translate to, "Time lost under Article of War 107 are 178 days; assigned to the Enlisted Reserve Corps from 23 March 1943 (the day of induction) to 29 March 1943 (the day before entering on active duty)".  

The applicant's military records show that he in fact had 178 day lost as follows: 

	AWOL:            27 Aug to 10 Sep 43
	Confinement:  11 Sep to 21 Sep 43
	AWOL:            28 Sep to 30 Dec 43
	Confinement:  31 Dec 43 to 27 Feb 44

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 that:

1.  The applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 remarks, "TIME LOST AW 107 178 DAYS ERC FROM 23 MAR 43 TO 29 MAR 43", are correct.

2.  In view of the fact that there is no error, 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

__mdm __  __aao___  _ewl ___  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999016964	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990805	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.