PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:             24 February 2000                
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999027406

	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. W. E. Schnupp.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi 		Chairperson	
	Mr. James P. Huber		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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 Purple Heart be shown on his discharge (DD Form 214, Report of Separation).

3.  The applicant states that he was awarded the Purple Heart but it is not reflected on his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows in item 29 (wounds received as a result of action with enemy forces) that he suffered a gunshot wound in Korea on 26 May 1951.  The record shows that on 4 November 1954 he was issued a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star Medal together with the appropriate certificates.  While the Bronze Star Medal is shown on the     DD Form 214 apparently no correction was prepared to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s records substantiate that he was awarded the Purple Heart but it is not shown on his DD Form 214.

2.  It would, therefore, be appropriate to issue a correction to the DD Form 214 showing his entitlement to the Purple Heart.

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 issuing a correction to the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.

BOARD VOTE:  

_cla_____  _jph ___  _mvt ____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_Celia L. Adolphi___________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999027406	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000224	
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.  107.00		
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