PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:             20 January 2000                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999028101

	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. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Robert G. Hinkle		Chairperson	
	Mr. Gary F. Geraets		Member	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis 		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 item 12f (Foreign Service) on his DD Form 214 to show that he served 21 months in Korea and 6 months in Saudi Arabia.  He also requests that item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) be corrected to show award of the U.S. Saudi Service Medal (correctly known as the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM)) and the Saudi Medal (correctly known as the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA)).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 does not show that he served 21 months in Korea or that he served 6 months in Saudi Arabia.  He also contends that his DD Form 214 does not show entitlement to the aforementioned awards. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 20 February 1991.  He trained as an electronic warfare intercept tactical system repairer, served in Korea and Southwest Asia and was honorably discharged on 28 May 1996 by reason of disability (existed prior to service). 

5.  Item 12f (Foreign Service) on the applicant’s DD Form 214 shows 1 year of foreign service.  Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on the DD Form 214 does not show the SWASM or the KLM-SA as authorized awards.

6.  The applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows he served in Korea from 30 March 1992 to 23 December 1993, a total of 1 year, 
8 months and 22 days.

7.  The applicant’s personnel records fail to show his inclusive dates of service in Southwest Asia.  However, the applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows he was assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, United States Army Southwest Asia Daharan, Saudi Arabia, on 26 April 1994.  A Medical Record Report, dated 26 July 1995, shows the applicant was admitted to the Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, on 
19 September 1994.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 will be entered in item 12f.  The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Personnel Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket.  However, for service in Southwest Asia, Department of the Army issued guidance that service in a temporary duty status in that theater would not be reported as foreign service unless for a period longer than 6 months and that Southwest Asia service would be reported in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.
9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

10.  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.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s contention that item 12f (Foreign Service) on his DD Form 214 does not show that he served 21 months in Korea, is valid.  Item 12f (Foreign Service) on his DD Form 214 shows 1 year of foreign service.   Evidence of record shows the applicant served in Korea from 30 March 1992 to 23 December 1993, a total of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days.  Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of item 12f (Foreign Service) on his DD Form 214 to show that he served 1 year, 8 months and 22 days of foreign service, not 1 year.

2.  Notwithstanding the applicant’s contention that he served 6 months in Saudi Arabia, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows his inclusive dates of service in Southwest Asia.  Evidence of record does show the applicant was assigned to Southwest Asia on 26 April 1994.  Evidence of record also shows the applicant was admitted to the Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, on 19 September 1994.  However, without the applicant’s inclusive dates of service, the Board is unable to make a correction to item 
18 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 to show his Southwest service. 

3.  Nevertheless, the applicant is entitled to correction of item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) to show award of the SWASM with one bronze service star for his service in Southwest Asia.

4.  Although the applicant contends that he is entitled to award of the KLM-SA, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his military records to show the KLM-SA.

5.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected: 

	a.  by deleting the entry “0001 00 00” in item 12f (Foreign Service) on the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned; and 

	b.  by adding the entry “0001 08 22” in item 12f (Foreign Service) on his DD Form 214; and 

	c.  by adding the entry “Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star” in item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

RGH____  GFG_____  BJE____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Robert G. Hinkle______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028101	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000120	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19960528	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-40 Paragraph 4-24b(4)	
DISCHARGE REASON	Disability, Existed prior to service, PEB	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	113.0000	
2.	107.0074	
3.	107.0100	
4.		
5.		
6.