PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:           

	BOARD DATE:                 10 May 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR2000035667

	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:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. George D. Paxson		Member	
	Mr. Thomas B. Redfern, III		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, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show all awards and decorations to which he is entitled for his participation in Operation Desert Storm.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that when he was separated, the awards to which he was entitled for his participation in Operation Desert Storm were not included on his DD Form 214.  In support of his application he submits a copy of 
a certificate of achievement and two unit certificates of service.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he entered active duty on 9 August 1990 as a dental specialist and was honorably discharged on 6 May 1993.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show any awards for his participation in Operation Desert Storm.

6.  A review of the applicant’s personnel records failed to reveal that he deployed to or served in Southwest Asia (SWA); however, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) data base indicates that he served in Southwest Asia (SWA) from 1 September 1990 to 4 April 1991.

7.  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 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

8.  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.

9.  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).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia from
1 September 1990 to 4 April 1991.  Therefore, he is entitled to the SWASM with two bronze service stars, the KLM-SA and the KLM-K and correction of his records to show these awards.

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 SWASM with two bronze service stars,
the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.

BOARD VOTE: 

RVO____  JMA____  CJP_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____RAYMOND V. O’CONNOR, JR.___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000035667	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000510	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	GD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19930506	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  120		
2.   135		
3.  		
4.		
5.		
6.