PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:             8 March 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2000038368

	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.W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 DD Form 214, Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to reflect all of the awards to which he is entitled

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not show all of the military decorations received during his tour of duty in Vietnam from December 1967 to November 1968 and, in effect, that he is also entitled to the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).

4.  In support of his request, he has provided a copy of the General Order (GO) awarding him the first oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart and GO’s awarding his unit of assignment the Valorous Unit Award, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (second award), and the Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class.

5.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 25 April 1967, received training as a light weapons infantryman, MOS 11B, and served            11 months and 28 days as an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry,     9th Infantry Division in Vietnam.  He was honorably separated to the USAR on     2 December 1968 in the grade of sergeant.

6.  His awards (as currently reflected on his DD Form 214) include: the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), the Good Conduct medal and the Purple Heart.  There is no indication that he was awarded the CIB.

7.  The documentation submitted by the applicant pertains to awards that were not listed on his DD Form 214 upon his release from active duty.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, provides, in pertinent part, that the CIB is awarded to infantry officers and to enlisted and warrant officer personnel who have an infantry MOS.  They must have served in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size.  The Awards Branch, US Total Army Personnel Command has advised, in similar cases, that during the Vietnam era the CIB was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G and 11H.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant has provided documents substantiating his entitlement to the following awards for service in Vietnam: the first oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart; the Valorous Unit Award; the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (second award); and the Vietnam Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class.

2.  While there is no indication that he was awarded the CIB, based on his assignment as an infantryman with an infantry unit and considering his award of the Purple Heart and the numerous Vietnamese decorations awarded to his unit, it would be appropriate to award him the CIB as well.

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 by:

	a.  showing that the individual concerned was awarded the CIB, the first oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart; the Valorous Unit Award; the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (second award); and the Vietnam Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class; and

	b.  issuing to him a correction to his DD Form 214 showing the above indicated awards.

BOARD VOTE:  

_rvo_____  __eja___  __ewl___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_________Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr._
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000038368	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000308	
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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