PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                 1 September 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:         AR1999019802

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal (AAM) and the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 does not show his award of the Army Achievement Medal and the SWASM.  In support of his application he submits a copy of an award certificate for the AAM, a copy of his DD Form 214 and a copy of a certificate of appreciation. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted on 16 November 1988 as a military policeman and served until he was honorably discharged on 15 January 
1992.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows he was awarded Army Service Ribbon, the Army Lapel Button, the National Defense Service Medal, the Expert Qualification Badge M16, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Drivers Badge and the Army Commendation Medal.  His discharge document does not show the 
AAM and SWASM as authorized awards.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of an award certificate, which show that he was awarded the AAM on 18 June 1991.

7.  A review of the applicant’s personnel records failed to reveal that he deployed to or served in SWA; however, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) data base indicates that he served in SWA from 29 April 1991 to 31 July 1991.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Army Achievement Medal is awarded to any member of the armed forces of the United States, who while serving in a noncombat area on or after 1 August 1981, distinguished themselves by meritorious service.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 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 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 was awarded the Army Achievement Medal on 18 June 1991.  
Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Army Achievement Medal.

2.  The applicant served in SWA from 29 April 1991 to 31 July 1971.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show that he was awarded the SWASM with one bronze service star.

3.  Based on his service in SWA the applicant is entitled to the KLM-K.  Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his records to show he was awarded the KLM-K.

4.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommend below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing in item 13 (Decorations and Awards) of his DD Form 214 that he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal, the SWASM with one bronze service star and the KLM-K.

BOARD VOTE:  

SK_____  JEA_____  KLW_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Stanley Kelley________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999019802	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990901	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19920115	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR  635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1120		
2.  71		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.