PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:             5 August 1999    
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999018905

	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. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her dates of service in Southwest Asia and Southwest Asia medals. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that her DD Form 214 does not reflect her service in Southwest Asia or any Southwest Asia ribbons.  In support of her application, she submits three certificates of achievement for participation in support of Operation Desert Storm and four Leave and Earnings Statements (December 1990, January 1991, March 1991 and April 1991).  

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted on 6 June 1988 and trained as a patient administrative specialist.  On 18 December 1994 she was separated with an honorable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16, for reduction in force.   

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not reflect Southwest Asia service or Southwest Asia medals.   

6.  The Defense Manpower Desert Shield/Desert Storm Data Base shows the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 September 1990 through 20 April 1991.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 
18 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks.  Department of the Army issued guidance to report service in Southwest Asia in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.

8.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm. 

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to
16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 
11 April 1991) and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

10.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded  to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

11.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 September 1990 through
20 April 1991.  Therefore she is entitled to correction of her DD Form 214 to show her dates of service in Southwest Asia and award of the SWASM with three bronze service stars, the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.

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: 

	a.  by showing in item 18 (Remarks) the entry “SWA SERVICE: 1SEP90-20APR91” of the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned; and

	b.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the SWASM with three bronze service stars, the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.	

BOARD VOTE:  

MDM____  AAO____  EWL____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Mark D. Manning_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999108905	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990805	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19941218	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 Chapter 16  	
DISCHARGE REASON	Reduction in force	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	107.0074	
3.	107.0089	
4.	107.0100	
5.		
6.