PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            29 July 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999019747

	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	
	Mr. Paul A. Petty		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Charles H. Loudermon		Chairperson	
	Ms. Shirley L. Powell		Member	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		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, that his name be corrected on his Honorable Discharge Certificate, DD Form 256A, and on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he obtained a copy his birth certificate in 1996 and found that he had enlisted in 1954 and served under the first name of "Don" instead of his correct name "Dan".  He provides a copy of his birth certificate.  He needs the correction of records for social security purposes.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Regular Army on 
23 July 1954 under the first name "Don".  He was honorably discharged from the Regular Army on 13 July 1956 after 1 year 11 months 21 days active duty and transferred to the USAR.  He was honorably discharged from the USAR on 
30 July 1962.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  He should be issued one each new DD Form 256A for separation from active duty on 13 July 1956 and discharge from the USAR on 30 July 1962 showing his correct name vice his military file name.

2.  He should be issued a DD Form 215 correcting his DD Form 214 for the period 23 July 1954 to 13 July 1956 to show his correct name.

3.  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 for the individual concerned by: 

	a.  issuing one each new DD Form 256A for separation from active duty on 13 July 1956 and discharge from the USAR on 30 July 1962 showing his correct name, "Dan Twink Wilson", vice his military file name, "Don Twink Wilson"; and 

	b.  issuing a DD Form 215 correcting his DD Form 214 for the period 
23 July 1954 to 13 July 1956 to show his correct name as "Dan Twink Wilson".

BOARD VOTE:  

__chl____  __slp____  _clg____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Charles H. Loudermon_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999019747	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990727	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	 GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
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