PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            11 May 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000038255

	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	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. James M. Alward		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		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 records be corrected to reflect his second award of the Purple Heart and that item 29 (wounds) on his DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that he was also wounded in the left shoulder and chest in February 1951.

3.  Records available to the Board indicate the applicant entered active duty on 19 August 1948 and served overseas for nearly 26 months where he was awarded the Occupation Medal for Japan and the Korean Service Medal.   He was released from active duty on 10 May 1952.

4.  The applicant was wounded on two separate occasions while in Korea and awarded the Purple Heart for both incidents.  Both awards of the Purple Heart are confirmed in orders contained in the applicant's file.  However, his separation reports reflects entitlement to only one Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 
2 September 1950 and only that wound is reflected in item 29 (wounds) on his DD Form 214.

5.   While the applicant indicated in his application that he was wounded on 
7 February 1951, an initial casualty report and medical treatment form indicate he sustained bullet wounds to his left shoulder and chest when his "squad was fired upon by enemy machine guns 6 Feb 51 near Scyu-Ri, South Korea."

6.  The applicant's records also indicate he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service during the period 2 July through 2 November 1950 which is not reflected on his DD Form 214 but was confirmed in orders issued by the 24th Infantry Division on 20 February 1951.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded on two separate occasions while in Korea and awarded two Purple Hearts although his separation report only reflects the award for his 2 September 1950 wounds.  His 6 February 1951 bullet wounds to his left shoulder and chest for which he received a Purple Heart was omitted.

2.  The evidence also confirms the applicant was awarded a Bronze Star Medal which was omitted from his separation report.

3.  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:

a.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 6 February 1951;

b.  by showing in item 29 (wounds) on his DD Form 214 that he sustained bullet wounds to his left shoulder and chest in Korea on 6 February 1951; and

c.  by showing that he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.

BOARD VOTE:  

___rvo___  ___jma__  ___cjp__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000038255	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000511	
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	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.