MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            11 August 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999018811

	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. John H. Kern		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. John P. Infante		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:  The he be awarded the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).

APPLICANT STATES:  He was wounded when his tank hit a mine and he did not receive a Purple Heart.  He also did not receive a CIB.

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

That he served in the Regular Army from 5 March 1969 to 29 September 1970 when he was discharged under honorable conditions for unfitness due to drug addiction.  Medical records show that he was injured in a mine explosion on 
23 January 1970.  He was treated and released the next day.  His DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart.

The applicant was trained and qualified as a 11D10, Armor Reconnaissance Specialist, and assigned duty as a 11E20, Tank Driver, in Company C, 
2nd Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division in Vietnam.

According to Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is awarded to a soldier with an infantry MOS who is assigned or attached to an infantry, ranger, or special forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size during any period that such unit was engaged in active ground combat with the enemy.  The soldier must have been personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry or special forces primary duty, in a unit actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy.
The Awards Branch, Total Army Personnel Command, states that during the Vietnam era, the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted infantryman who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G, or 11H.

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:

1.  The applicant has been awarded the Purple Heart as indicated on his 
DD Form 214.

2.  The applicant is not eligible for award of the CIB since he did not serve in MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G, or 11H.

3.  In view of the foregoing, 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.

(Note:  The applicant will be provided a Purple Heart Medal from the Army Support Services in Philadelphia.)

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__jhk____  _wtm ___  ___jpi___  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999018811	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990811	
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.		
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