PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                9  February 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999026659

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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, correction of his records to show two awards of the Presidential Unit Citation.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his two awards of the Presidential Unit Citation are not listed on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 5 July 1966.  He served in Korea from 19 November 1966 to 15 May 1967 and was honorably discharged on 3 July 1968.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show any awards of the Presidential Unit Citation as authorized awards.

6.  A DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards), dated 1 October 1991, shows the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, determined the applicant was entitled to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea).

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Presidential Unit Citation (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation until 3 November 1966) is awarded for extraordinary heroism in action.  A unit must display such gallantry, determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission as would warrant award of the Distinguished Service Cross to an individual.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) indicates that the applicant’s unit (Battery C, 7th Battalion, (HAWK) 5th Artillery)
was not cited for award of the Presidential Unit Citation for the period 19 November 1966 to 15 May 1967.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant’s unit is not entitled to the Presidential Unit Citation; therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

2.  The applicant was awarded Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea);
therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

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 showing in item 24 (Decorations and Awards) of his DD Form 214 that the individual concerned was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea).

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

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO_____  DSJ____  CJS____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999026659	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000209	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19680703	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  46		
2.  		
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