PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           20 April 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029012

	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. David H. Keller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Chairperson	
	Mr. Roger Able		Member	
	Mr. Margaret V. Thompson		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 that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) be corrected to show he was awarded the Purple Heart.

3.  The applicant’s military records are incomplete; however, they do show that the applicant enlisted on 26 July 1968 and was trained as a carpenter.  In December 1968 he was assigned to Vietnam with the 554th Engineer Battalion.  In March 1969, the applicant was medically evacuated to the United States.

4.  On 22 May 1969, General Orders number 29 were published by Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received in connection with military operations against a hostile force on 26 February 1969.

5.  The applicant was discharged on 29 June 1976 at Fort Richardson, Alaska.  His DD Form 214 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s records confirm he was awarded the Purple Heart as a result of hostile action in Vietnam.

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 amending the applicant’s DD Form 214 showing he is authorized the Purple Heart.

BOARD VOTE:  

__wtm__  ___ra____  __mvt___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Walter T. Morrison__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029012	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000420	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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