PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                15 February 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999027700

	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. Fred Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Member	
	Mr. Roger 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 requests correction of his records to show that he served in the Anzio Campaign during World War II.

3.  The applicant states that his discharge document does not show that he served in the Anzio Campaign.  In support of his application, he submitted a newspaper article showing he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge; orders for award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained near Cisterna, Italy; and an award certificate for the Bronze Star Medal which shows that it was awarded to the applicant for meritorious achievement during the Anzio Campaign.

4.  The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show that he was inducted on 5 April 1943.  He served in the European Theater of Operations from 2 November 1943 to 21 August 1944 and was honorably discharged on 3 August 1946.

5.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) shows in item 32 (Battles and Campaigns) that he participated in the Naples-Foggia Campaign and the Rome-Arno Campaign, but does not show credit for participation in the Anzio Campaign.

6.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 6 July 1961, shows, among other information, campaign credit during World War II.  This document shows the unit to which the applicant was assigned, the 30th Infantry Regiment, received campaign credit for the Anzio Campaign (22 January to 24 May 1944).

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s unit received campaign credit for the Anzio Campaign during World War II; therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 32 (Battles and Campaigns) of his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show the entry “Anzio”.

2.  Based on participation in the Anzio Campaign, he is entitled to one additional bronze service star, for a total of three bronze service stars, to be worn on his European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon with three bronze service stars.

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 that the individual concerned participated in the Anzio Campaign in item 32 of his discharge document and that he is entitled to three bronze service stars to be worn on his European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon.

BOARD VOTE:  

FE______  KAK____  RA______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Fred Eichorn__________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999027700	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000215	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19460803	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 615-361	
DISCHARGE REASON	ETS	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR SCHNIEDER	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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