PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                3 February 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999028651

	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:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 his service in Southwest Asia and entitlement to appropriate awards and decorations.

3.  The applicant states that he deployed to Southwest Asia on or about 12 February 1991 where he was transferred from the 1st Infantry Division to the 1st Armored Division.  On 22 March 1991 he returned to the United States on emergency leave.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he completed over 21 years of active Federal service and was separated for retirement in the rank of sergeant first class on 31 January 1999.  His DD Form 214 does not show any service awards for Southwest Asia or Operation Desert Storm and does show that he served in Southwest Asia.

5.  The applicant submitted Fort Riley, Kansas, Personnel Service Center Orders 26-5, dated 7 February 1991, which directed his deployment (with a will proceed date of 10 February 1991) to Southwest Asia for approximately 15 days.  The applicant also provided a copy of his DA Form 31 (Request and Authority for Leave) which shows that he departed Southwest Asia in an emergency leave status on 22 March 1991 and arrived at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts on 23 March 1991.  The applicant also provided a copy of 1st Armored Division Permanent Orders 16-75 which awarded him the Bronze Star Medal, as a member the 69th Chemical Company, for meritorious achievement for the period 17 January 1991 to 2 March 1991.  This award is shown on the applicant’s DD Form 214.

6.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  This data base shows the applicant arrived in Southwest Asia on or about 10 February 1991.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 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).

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.

10.  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 will be entered in item 12f.  The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted 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.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Storm from on or about 10 February 1991 to 22 March 1991.

2.  On the basis of the applicant’s service in Southwest Asia, he is entitled to the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, 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 served in southwest Asia from 10 February 1991 through 22 March 1991; therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “Southwest Asia Service:  10FEB91-22MAR91”.

4.  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 showing the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, 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); and
	b.  showing in item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 the entry “Southwest Asia Service:  10FEB91-22MAR91”.

BOARD VOTE:  

MKP____  BJE_____  EWL____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Margaret K. Patterson_
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028651	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000203	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19990131	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON	RETIREMENT	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR SCHNEIDER	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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