PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            15 February 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999029309

	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. Joseph A. Adriance		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy 		Member	
	Mr. Roger Able		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 date of birth be corrected to read 
12 April 1943. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his records for his inducted service prior to 15 October 1964 be corrected to show his date of birth as 12 April 1943, not the 18 February 1946 date that is currently listed.  The applicant has enclosed a copy of his birth certificate in support of his request.  He also comments that his service prior to 15 October 1964 was the result of his being inducted in Puerto Rico and not the Bronx, New York.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that the applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States, on 13 August 1964, at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico  for a period of 2 years.  All the documents prepared during the applicant’s induction processing show his date of birth as 18 February 1946.  

5.  The record contains a DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) which shows that the applicant was honorably discharged on 15 October 1964, under the provisions of Army Regulation 
635-200 and a Department of the Army Letter, dated 14 June 1962, which provided for the early release of Puerto Rican personnel who failed to qualify for training.  At the time of his discharge the applicant had completed just 2 months and 3 days of service.  

6.  The DD Form 214 showed the applicant’s date of birth as 18 February 1946, and this form was signed by the applicant.  The applicant has provided as evidence of his date of birth a Certification of Birth issued by the Demographic Registry of the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  This document indicates that the applicant was born on 12 April 1943 in San German, Puerto Rico.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board has determined, from the evidence of record and the independent evidence submitted by the applicant, that the applicant’s date of birth was incorrectly recorded during the induction process.  This resulted in the incorrect date of birth being listed in all his military records.  Therefore, the Board concluded it would be appropriate, in the interest of accuracy, to correct this error at this time.

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 that the date of birth of the individual concerned is 12 April 1943.

BOARD VOTE:  

___ra___  ___fe___   __kak___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__      Fred Eichorn____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029309	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/02/15	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	1964/10/15	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON	PR Personnel failure to qualify for Training	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 1021	100.0000	
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