PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            12 October 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000038107

	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. Joseph A. Adriance		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John D. Miller		Chairperson	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		Member	
	Mr. John E. Denning		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 Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) be corrected to add the First (1st) and Second (2nd) Oak Leaf Clusters (OLCs) of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM), an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), and a Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC).  

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the awards indicated were left off his 
DD Form 214 and he wants this error corrected in order for his current Army National Guard (ARNG) records to be updated to reflect accurate career information.  He has provided the enclosed award orders and certificates in support of his application. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that on 13 July 1982 he entered the Regular Army and that he served on active duty for 8 years, 11 months, and 
7 days, until being honorably discharged on 19 June 1991.  The applicant is currently serving as a member of the Arizona ARNG. 

5.  The record contains a properly constituted DD Form 214 that was issued to and authenticated by the applicant on 19 June 1991, the date of his separation  from active duty.  This form confirms that he was honorably discharged, under the provisions of paragraph 6-3b, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of hardship.  

6.  Block 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the DD Form 214 shows that the applicant earned the following awards during his tenure on active duty:  the AAM; two Army Good Conduct Medals (AGCM); the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM); the Army Service Ribbon (ASR); the Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR); the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development Ribbon (NCOPDR); and the Marksmanship (Marksman) Qualification Badge/ with Rifle (M-16) bar.

7.  The applicant provides as evidence a copy of Permanent Order Number 
8-1, dated 6 March 1989, issued by Headquarters, United States Army Medical Department Activity, Wuerzburg, Germany.  This order verifies that he was awarded the 1st OLC of the AAM for meritorious service from 22 November 
1984 to 26 March 1989.  Along with the order he supplied a copy of the Department of the Army (DA) Certificate containing the award citation.  

8.  He also provided a copy of Permanent Order 90-02, dated 11 December 1990, issued by Headquarters, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  This order confirms that he was awarded the 2nd OLC of the AAM for meritorious achievement between 29 August 1990 and 28 November 1990.  Again the DA Certificate containing the award citation is supplied with this order. 

9.  The applicant also forwarded a copy of a Navy Personnel Administrative Remarks Form, issued and signed by the Secretary of the Navy, which awards the MUC to the Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia for its meritorious service in providing superior support to fleet operational units and shore-based activities of the Department of Defense.  He includes with this documentation orders verifying his assignment to an element of this organization.  

10.  The award documents referred to in paragraphs 7 through 9 above were all accepted for filing by DA and are contained in the performance portion (P-Fiche) of the applicant’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).  However, the OMPF is void of any information or documentation showing that the applicant earned the ARCOM during his tenure on active duty.  

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents which are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It also establishes standardized policy for preparing and distributing DD Form 214.  It states, in effect, that all earned awards and decorations should be entered in block 13 of the DD Form 214.  The OMPF, Personnel Qualification Record (PQR), and Military Records Jacket (MPRJ) are identified as the source files to used in determining the awards and decorations that should be entered on the DD Form 214.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  After carefully examining the evidence or record and the independent evidence submitted by the applicant, the Board concludes that partial relief is warranted in this case. 

2.  The evidence of record confirms that the applicant earned the 1st and 
2nd OLCs to the AAM and the Navy MUC during his tenure on active duty.  These awards were erroneously omitted from his DD Form 214 as a result of administrative error.  Therefore, the Board finds that it would be appropriate to correct this error at this time.  

3.  The record contains no documentary evidence to confirm that the applicant was awarded the ARCOM while he was serving on active duty.  Thus, there is no basis for providing the requested relief in connection with this particular issue.  

4.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the AAM 1st and 2nd OLCs and the Navy MUC to the 
DD Form 214 of the individual concerned.  

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

___cs ___  ___jed __  __jdm___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_____John D. Miller ______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000038107	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/10/12	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	1991/06/19	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 C6	
DISCHARGE REASON	Hardship 	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PARTIAL 	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  46	107.0000	
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