PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               12 January 2000                                
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999028426

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright 		Member	
	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		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 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) based on his service in Operation Just Cause, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

3.  The applicant states that the PUC, KLM-SA and KLM-K are not shown in item 13 of his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits photocopies of four award certificates and two DD Forms 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially entered active duty on 19 April 1978, completed training as a military policeman and was assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  He was honorably released from active duty on 17 April 1981 and completed his Reserve obligation in April 1984.  He reenlisted in the Regular Army on 27 January 1988 and served in Panama from 4 September 1989 to 26 November 1990 and Southwest Asia (SWA) from 24 January 1991 to 1 April 1991.  The applicant was discharged from active duty on 24 January 1992.

5.  The applicant’s personnel records contain two DD Forms 214.  These discharge documents do not show the PUC, the KLM-SA or the KLM-K as authorized awards. 

6.  There is no indication in the applicant’s personnel records which show he was awarded or otherwise entitled to award of the PUC for his participation in Operation Just Cause. 

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Presidential Unit Citation (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation until 3 November 1966) is awarded for extraordinary heroism in action.  A unit must display such gallantry, determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission as would warrant award of the Distinguished Service Cross to an individual.  

8.  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.

9.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  There is no evidence, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows the Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to any unit for service in support of Operation Just Cause; therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Presidential Unit Citation.

2.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in SWA from 24 January 1991 to 1 April 1991; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 with a separation date of 24 January 1992 to show award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

3.  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 by showing in item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) the entries “Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA)” and the “Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K)” of the DD Form 214 with a separation date of 24 January 1992 of the individual concerned. 

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

BOARD VOTE:  

JNS____  INW_____  LLS_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		John N. Slone________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028426	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000112	
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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