PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           10 August 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029015

	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.  

	Mrs. Joyce A. Hughes		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. John Saputo		Member	
	Ms. Karen A. Heinz		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 in effect, that his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) for the period ending 1 July 1969, be corrected to show the correct reenlistment date as 27 June 1966 instead of 27 June 1968.

3.  The applicant states in effect that his enlistment date should be 27 June 
1966, which was one day after he was discharged from Fort Sam Houston,
TX.  He submits copies of his DD Form 214, in support of his application.

4.  The applicant initially enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 October 1948.  His last enlistment was on 27 June 1966.  On 1 July 1969, the applicant retired and was transferred to the U.S Army Reserve.  He completed 20 years, 7 months and 18 days of creditable active service. The highest grade he achieved was pay grade E-5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, shows his enlistment date as
27 June 1968, however the documents in his official military record shows his enlistment date as 27 June 1966.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record and the evidence furnished by the applicant clearly shows that the government made an administrative error in processing his separation document.  Therefore, the applicant’s discharge document (DD Form 214) should be corrected to show the corrected enlistment date.

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 correcting the applicant’s DD Form 214, item 17c to show his date of entry as 27 June 1966.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mdm___  ___js___  __kah___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Mark D. Manning
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029015	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000810	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0200	
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