PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            6 January 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024501

	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.  

	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Edward Williamson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		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) with an effective date of 31 October 1996 be corrected to show his actual dates of service in Southwest Asia (SWA). 

3.  The applicant states that he served in SWA from 30 September 1990 to 
11 April 1991.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 October 1996, a Letter of Appreciation dated 
22 November 1991 and an award certificate for his service in support of Operation Desert Storm.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 24 July 1967, served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged on 16 July 1969.  The applicant enlisted on 20 October 1976 and remained on active duty through continuous reenlistments until he retired in the rank of sergeant first class on
31 October 1996.

5.  Item 18 (Remarks) of the applicant’s DD Form 214 with an effective date of
31 October 1996 shows SWA service from 9 September 1990 through
11 January 1991.

6.  The Defense Manpower Desert Shield/Desert Storm Data Base shows the applicant served in SWA from 1 October 1990 through 12 April 1991.

7.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Records show the applicant’s dates of service in SWA shown on his DD Form 214, dated 31 October 1996, are incorrect.

2.  The Board noted the applicant’s contention that he served in SWA from 
30 September 1990 through 11 April 1991.  However, the Defense Manpower Desert Shield/Desert Storm Data Base shows that he served in SWA from
1 October 1990 through 12 April 1991.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show these dates.

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 by:

a.  by deleting the entry “SERVICE IN SWA FROM 19900909 TO 19910111” in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 
31 October 1996 of the individual concerned; and

b.  by adding the entry “SERVICE IN SWA FROM 19901001 TO 19910412” in item 18 of his DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:  

EW______  SK_____  ALR____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Edward Williamson_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024501	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000106	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19961031	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 Chapter 12	
DISCHARGE REASON	Sufficient service for retirement	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0200	
2.		
3.		
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5.		
6.