PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            13 January 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024209

	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. W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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 the American Defense Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal be listed on his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation.

3.  The applicant states that he was stationed in Panama during the period the American Defense Service Medal was authorized and the World War II Victory Medal is not listed on his discharge.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 8 March 1939 and was honorably discharged on 20 November 1940 in the grade of sergeant.  Following his discharge he was later inducted on 12 July 1944 and honorably discharged on 13 May 1946 in the grade of staff sergeant.

5.  His awards include the Good Conduct Medal, the Meritorious Unit Award, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Expert Badge with rifle bar.  Based on his request to the US Army Reserve Personnel Command, it was determined that he was also entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Button for World War II.  The record shows the all of the foregoing awards were issued to him on 5 April 1999.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant is entitled to and has been issued all of the awards indicated in paragraph 5 above.  It remains only to correct his WD AGO Form 53-55 to reflect the awards.

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 that the WD AGO Form 53-55 of the individual concerned has been changed to show his entitlement to the American Defense Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Button for World War II in addition to the awards already reflected thereon.

BOARD VOTE:  

_emw___  _ewl__ __  _mvt____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_Ernest M. Willcher_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024209	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	20000113	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  107.00		
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