PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:    

	BOARD DATE:            4 February 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-06399A
				   AR1999020529

	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. G. E. Vandenberg		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. JoAnn H. Langston		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		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 a reconsideration of his previous application to correct his records by correcting the spelling of his middle name and his Social Security Number (SSN).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the typographical errors on his discharge documents are creating legal and administrative problems with his obtaining his birth records and other official records.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 26 November 1963 and served honorable until his release on 12 November 1965 under the early release for overseas returnees.  His discharge documents show a SSN of   and the spelling of his middle name as .

5.  The hand written portion of his induction paper work shows the spelling of his middle name as  with the typed copies dropping the e to read Norris or more frequently just listing the initial N.

6.  The only document in the applicant’s record which required a SSN to be listed is the form for identification of beneficiary for death or insurance purposes. This document shows a SSN of                         .

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s prior request was denied due to a lack of availability of record. Limited records have been located which clearly show that typographical errors occurred.

2.  The correct spelling of the applicant’s middle name should be Norries and his correct SSN is                       .

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 to: 
a.  show the correct social security number of                   ; 

b.  the proper spelling of the middle name for the individual concerned is ; and,

c.  by issuing the individual concerned a Correction of Military Records (DD Form 215) to reflect these corrections.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JHL_ _  __AAO__  __VBC___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_JoAnn L. Langston__
		    CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-06399A
AR1999020529	
SUFFIX	A	
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	1999/02/04	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	 	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	 	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	Grant	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100/1021/10	
2.	100.01/2	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.