PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           27 October 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999019277

	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:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. George D. Paxson		Member	
	Ms. Kathleen A. Newman		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 Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Ribbon with 3 bronze service stars, the United Nations Ribbon, the Japanese Occupation Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Ribbon, the South Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Army Overseas Tour of Duty Ribbon be added to his DD Form 214.  He also requests that item 28, Most Significant Duty Assignment, of his DD Form 214 be corrected to read Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.  (“Ribbons” are currently called “medals.”)

3.  The applicant makes no statement.  He provides a copy of his DD Form 214 as supporting evidence.

4.  The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire in 1973.  The information contained herein was obtained from his DD Form 214 and DA Form 1577, Authorization for Issuance of Awards.

5.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 2 August 1949 and was separated on 17 September 1952.  His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the Army Occupation Medal (Japan), the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Korean Service Medal with 3 bronze service stars.

6.  On 3 March 1964, the Reserve Component Personnel and Administration Center authorized the issuance of the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with Japan clasp, the Korean Service Medal with 3 bronze service stars, the National Defense Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal to the applicant.  He was also informed he was authorized the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation but it was not an item of issue.
On 19 July 1985, he was authorized issuance of the Combat Infantryman Badge. 

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides policy and criteria concerning individual military decorations.  It states that the Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon were established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 and effective 1 August 1981.  The “Army Overseas Tour of Duty Ribbon” is not listed in the regulation as either a current award or an award no longer available for issue.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 already shows he was awarded the Army Occupation Medal (Japan), the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Korean Service Medal with 3 bronze service stars.  He is also entitled to award of the Purple Heart, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.  
2.  The applicant does not meet the eligibility requirements for award of the Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon and the “Army Overseas Tour of Duty Ribbon” is not listed in the regulation as either a current award or an award no longer available for issue.

3.  The applicant’s service records are not available and he has provided no evidence to show he was assigned to Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division so the Board will not direct correction of item 28 of his DD Form 214.

4.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the Purple Heart, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation to the applicant’s DD Form 214.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mkp___  __gdp___  __kan___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Margaret K. Patterson
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999019277	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19991027	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.04	
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