PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  1 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000039550

	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. Lee Cates		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz		Member	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		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 show entitlement to award of the Purple Heart and the Air Medal.

3.  The applicant states that he has provided evidence.  He provides a copy of his report of separation (DD Form 214), dated 4 September 1970, copies of medical records which gives evidence of his wound, and a copy of an Air Medal citation and certificate.

4.  The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Information herein was obtained from alternate sources.

5.  On 1 June 1968, the applicant was wounded in action, near Bong Son, Vietnam, by grenade.  His Clinical Record Cover Sheet indicates the type of case was IRHA (Injury Result of Hostile Action).

6.  On 1 January 1969, the commander of the 173d Airborne Brigade presented the applicant the Air Medal for the period 30 March to 6 December 1968.

7.  On 4 September 1970, he was honorably separated under Army Regulation 635-200 based on the expiration of his term of service.  His DD Form 214 indicates he had 3 years of creditable service.  He was entitled to the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Parachute Badge, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant’s entitlement to award of the Purple Heart and the Air Medal and his records should be corrected accordingly.

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 awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for a wound received on   1 June 1968 and the Air Medal for the period 30 March to 6 December 1968.

BOARD VOTE:  

__dj___  ___el___  ___kk___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Deborah S. Jacobs____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000039550	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000801	
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	PH & AM	
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