PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           29 September 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999019136

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	
	Ms. Meta Waller		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 the records of her deceased grandfather, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to reflect award of the Purple Heart. 

3.  The applicant states that her grandfather would not track down this medal because he was offended when it was overlooked.  

4.  The FSM’s military records show that he entered the Army on 19 January 1917 in Park City, UT.  His enlistment record, which was authenticated with the FSM’s signature and the signature of his unit commander, confirms he was wounded on 29 September 1918 while participating in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.

5.  The Purple Heart was established by General George Washington at Newburgh, NY on 7 August 1782 during the Revolutionary War.  It was reestablished by the President of the United States per War Department General Orders 3 in 1932.  It was awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces or any civilian national of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U. S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, died or sustained a wound as a result of hostile action.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record confirms that the deceased FSM was wounded on   29 September 1918 while serving with the Army during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.  The Board concludes his wound was the result of hostile action.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the FSM’s records 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 for wounds sustained as a result of enemy action on 29 September 1918.

BOARD VOTE:  

__fne___  __tap___  __mw____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Fred N. Eichorn
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999019136	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990929	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0015	
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