PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                10 February 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999026930

	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. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		Chairperson	
	Mr. James P. Steuve		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 correction of his records to show award of the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not list all of his awards.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially served in the Army National Guard.  He entered active duty on 18 January 1989 and was honorably discharged under the 1992 Early Transition Program on 21 February 1992.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 with a separation date of 21 February 1992 does not show the Good Conduct Medal or the Army Commendation Medal as authorized awards.  

6.  The applicant provided a copy of 198th Personnel Service Company Permanent Orders 34-12, dated 26 September 1991, which awarded him the first award of the Good Conduct Medal.

7.  The applicant also provided a copy of a DA Form 638-1 (Recommendation for Award) which shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for service from 17 November 1990 to 29 April 1991 by 11th Aviation Brigade Permanent Order Number 27-34, dated 19 August 1991.

8.  Review of the applicant’s records revealed that he served in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 3 December 1990 to 30 April 19991.  The applicant’s discharge document shows award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, but does not show the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Kuwait as authorized awards.

9.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

10.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Commendation Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.
2.  Based on his service in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the applicant was entitled to award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these awards.

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 showing the individual concerned was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

BOARD VOTE:  

VBC_____  JPS_____  KLW___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Van B. Cunningham_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999026930	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000210	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	199920221	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200, PARA 16-8	
DISCHARGE REASON	1992 EARLY TRANSITION PROGRAM	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR SCHNEIDER	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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