PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                1 September 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999020925

	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).

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

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 20 November 1980 as an electronic warfare/signal intelligence non-communications interceptor.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 19 November 1984.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Expert Qualification Badge.  His discharge document does not show the AAM as an authorized award.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of an award certificate, which shows that he was awarded the AAM on 28 March 1984.

7.  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 or achievement.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Army Achievement Medal on 28 March 1984. 
Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Army Achievement Medal.

2.  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 by showing in item 13 (Decorations and Awards) of his DD Form 214 that he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

SK______  JEA____  KLW_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Stanley Kelley________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999020925	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990901	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19990209258	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 71 		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.