PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            24 August 2000                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2000035910

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		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 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.

3.  The applicant states he was awarded the Purple Heart on 10 December 1950 for frostbite of both feet but it does not appear on his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military record shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 29 August 1946 and was honorably separated to the Enlisted Reserve Corps on 10 December 1947.  He was recalled to active duty on 17 September 1950 and served as a rifleman with the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea.  He was evacuated from Korea to the States for medical treatment and honorably discharged on     12 October 1951 in the grade of private first class.

5.  His awards include the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with One Bronze Service Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

6.  His record contains a DD Form 301 (Information from Demobilized Personnel Record) which shows that the applicant was treated for frostbite in Korea in December 1950 and evacuated to the States.

7.  Information from the Hospital Admission Cards created by the Office of the Surgeon General also shows that the applicant was admitted to an Evacuation Hospital in Korea on 5 December 1950 for treatment of frostbite.

8.  Information published by the US Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) provides, in pertinent part, that soldiers who incurred severe frostbite injuries while engaged in combat are eligible to receive the Purple Heart provided their injuries were incurred prior to 23 August 1951.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant was treated for frostbite injuries in Korea in December 1950, which is within the parameters established by the PERSCOM for award of the Purple Heart.

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:
	a.  showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat in Korea in December 1950; and

	b.  issuing to him a correction to DD Form 214 reflecting the previously mentioned award.

BOARD VOTE:  

__gdp___  ____clg _  ____alr__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_________George D. Paxson_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000035910	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000824	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  107,00		
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