PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  22 March 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024953

	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. Paul A. Petty .		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James M. Alward		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. Ted S. Kanamine		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 Social Security Number (SSN) be corrected on his DD Form 214, Report of Transfer or Separation, and that two Purple Hearts be shown on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that the first digit of his SSN on his DD Form 214 is incorrect and should be a “3” instead of a “2”.  He provides copes of his 
DD Form 214 and two orders awarding him the Purple Heart for two different occasions, one in 1968 and one in 1969.

4.  The applicant’s military records were not available due to being charged out to the Veterans Administration, exact location not given.  From the evidence provided by the applicant, copies of orders and DD Form 214, it is shown that the applicant was awarded by orders a Purple Heart for wounds received in action in Vietnam on 19 June 1968 and on another occasion for wounds received in action in Vietnam on 24 January 1969.  These orders were issued respectively on 22 June 1968 and 31 January 1969.  According to his DD Form 214, he served on active duty from 27 June 1967 to 5 March 1969 when he was then transferred to the USAR by reason of oversees returnee.

5.  The applicant’s name and service number are the same on all three documents.  One of the award orders shows both the applicant’s service number and his SSN.  This SSN begins with the digit “3” and is otherwise the same in all the other digits as on the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based on the evidence, it is concluded that the first digit of the SSN on the 
DD Form 214 should be a “3” instead of a “2”.

2.  Based on the evidence of official orders, the applicant was awarded two Purple Hearts and should have his DD Form 214 annotated to show Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster.

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 for the individual concerned by:

	a.  correcting the SSN on his DD Form 214 to changing the first digit from a “2” to a “3”; and

	b.  correcting the DD Form 214 to show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster during the period of service from 
27 June 1967 to 5 March 1969.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JA___  ___AO___  __TK___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__James M. Alward______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024953	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000322	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.100.09	SSN	
2.107	Awards	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.