MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            6 April 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000036164

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Member	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That the date of induction and discharge be changed on his Honorable Discharge Certificate.

APPLICANT STATES:  He was inducted in June 1943 and was discharged on 13 April 1946.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records could not be located and are presumed to have been destroyed in the fire at the records repository in 1973.  The following information was derived from documentation provided by the applicant himself.

He was ordered to active duty from the Enlisted Reserve Corps (ERC) on 15 December 1942 and was honorably released from active duty on 12 April 1946.  At that time he was issued a WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge, and an Honorable Discharge Certificate.

On the date of his release from active duty he reverted to his status in the ERC, where he remained until the expiration of his term of service on 11 April 1949.  At that time he was given a second Honorable Discharge Certificate for his service in the ERC, showing that he enlisted in the ERC on 12 April 1946 and was discharged on 11 April 1949.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The dates shown on the applicant’s second discharge certificate correctly correlate to his service in the ERC and there is no reason to change them.

2.  The applicant was given a discharge certificate for his active service.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__jns ___  __emw___  __jea ___  DENY APPLICATION

					Karl F. Schneider
					Director, Army Review Boards Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000036164	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000406	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.