PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           21 December 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024951

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Meta Waller		Member	
	Ms. Debra Williams		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 Legion of Merit be added to his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant makes no additional statement.  He provides his Legion of Merit citation and DD Form 214 as supporting evidence.

4.  The applicant’s military records are not available.  Information contained herein was obtained from documents provided by the applicant.

5.  After having had prior enlisted service, the applicant was appointed a warrant officer and ordered to active duty on 24 January 1986.  He retired on 1 February 1999.  He was awarded the Legion of Merit as a retirement award.  The award citation not signed until 3 February 1999.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s Legion of Merit was not finalized until after he had already retired and so was not included on his DD Form 214.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the Legion of Merit to the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 January 1999.

BOARD VOTE:  

__hof___  __mw____  __dw____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Henry O. Fry, Jr.
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024951	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19991221	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.04	
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