PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            15 February 2000      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999027488

	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. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Member	
	Mr. Fred Able		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 request award of the Purple Heart.  He states he sustained a “flesh wound of the right lower leg by artillery fire while engaging opposing forces” during the Korean War.

3.  Reconstructed information, provided by the applicant, indicates he entered active duty on 13 September 1951 and served nearly 11 months overseas where he was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Korean Service Medal.  A Western Union telegram to the applicant’s mother, dated 10 November 1952, notes the applicant was wounded in action on 4 November 1952.

4.  The applicant was released from active duty on 12 June 1953.  His separation document does not reflect award of the Purple Heart and item 29 (wounds) incorrectly reflects “none.”

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action on 4 November 1952 while in Korea and as such is entitled to an award of the Purple Heart.  He is also entitled to have the wound reflected in item 29 (wounds) on his 1953 DD Form 214.

2.  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:

a.  by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for wounds received as a result of hostile action 4 November 1952; and

	b.  by correcting item 29 on his 1953 DD Form 214 to show that he was wounded in Korea on 4 November 1952.

BOARD VOTE:  

___fe_  ___ra___  ___kak__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999027488	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000215	
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         1.61	107.00	
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