PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      .   

	BOARD DATE:           9 March 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999027728

	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. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas D. Howard		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 award of the Good Conduct Medal. 

3.  The applicant states his commanding officer gave him the orders awarding him the Good Conduct Medal, and told him to take them to the Pentagon, but he lost the orders, and was fearful of going to the Pentagon, because it was so large.  He enclosed a copy of a 1 July 1964 letter from an NCO, informing him that he would be receiving the medal shortly.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 11 July 1962, completed training as a military policeman at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and in November was assigned to a military police unit at Fort Myer, Virginia.  He was promoted to pay grade E-4 on 15 November 1963.

5.  The applicant was released from active duty on 26 June 1964.  He had          1 year, 11 months, and 16 days of service.  His character of service was Honorable.  His DD Form 214 does not indicate award of the Good Conduct Medal, and his record does not show award of that medal. 

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity
during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service.  This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the
termination of a period of Federal military service.  Although there is no automatic entitlement to the Good Conduct Medal, disqualification must be justified.  
 
CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served his country honorably and faithfully.  He is entitled to award of the Good Conduct Medal.

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 by showing that the applicant was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period of service from 11 July 1962 to 26 June 1964.

BOARD VOTE:  

___cjs___  ___jh___  __tdh____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999027728	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000309	
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.  102	107.00	
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