PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:         

	BOARD DATE:              25 May 2000                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:     AR1999023362

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Walter Avery, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 that his records be corrected to reflect his award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) with two bronze service stars and the Air Crewmember Wings.  (The Board presumes the applicant is referring to the Aircraft Crew Member Badge and will hereafter refer to this award).

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 should show that he was awarded the SWASM with two bronze service stars and the Aircraft Crew Member Badge. In support of his request, he has provided a copy of his DD Form 214, page 1 of DA Form 2-1, Personnel Qualification Record, and a document that he claims is evidence that he was awarded the Aircraft Crew Member Badge.

4.  The applicant’s military records were not available.  Information herein was provided by the applicant.

5.  The awards listed on the DD Form 214 include the following: Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer’s Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 2, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwaiti), Southwest Asia Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Parachutist Badge, and the Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-W bar.

6.  The Awards, Decorations & Campaigns section of the DA Form 2-1, indicates the award of the SWASM with two bronze service stars.  However, it makes no reference to the applicant having been awarded the Aircraft Crew Member Badge.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, provides, in pertinent part, that the Aircraft Crew Member Badge is awarded to an individual who has participated in at least 15 combat missions under probable exposure to enemy fire while serving in a principal duty assignment as a crew chief, flight engineer, aircraft maintenance supervisor, observer, gunner, or technical inspector.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of records would indicate that the applicant was awarded the SWASM with 2 bronze service stars.  Accordingly, he is entitled to have his     DD Form 214 reflect the award.

2.  The applicant refers to the award of Air Crewmember Wings.  The governing regulation lists no such award nor do the documents provided by the applicant reflect such an award, nor that he is entitled to the award of the Aircraft Crew Member Badge. Therefore, no action can be taken on this issue.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by:

a.  showing that the individual concerned was awarded the SWASM with       two bronze service stars; and

b. issuing to him a correction to his DD Form 214 showing the above indicated award.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__eja____  __ewl___  __klw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		________Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999023362	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000525	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0074	
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