PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                9 February 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999028836

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs		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 Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster.

3.  The applicant states that the clerk who prepared his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) at Fort Dix, New Jersey separation center omitted the ARCOM 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 23 August 1983 as a military policeman and was honorably discharged on 1 March 1994.  His discharge document does not show the ARCOM 2nd 
Oak Leaf Cluster as an authorized award.

5.  The applicant provided a copy of DA Form 638, which shows that he was awarded the ARCOM 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster by 6th Area Support Group Permanent Orders Number 57-1, dated 24 November 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Permanent Orders show the applicant was awarded the ARCOM 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

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 in item 13 (Decorations and Awards) of his DD Form 214 that the
individual concerned was awarded the Army Commendation Medal 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster.

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO____  DSJ_____  CJS____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX
CASE ID	AR1999028836	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000209	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19940301	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 66		
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