PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           26 October 2000    
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000040220

	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:

	Ms. Melinda M. Darby		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. William D. Powers		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 1964 DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show that he was inducted in 1962, not 1942 (item 16); that Tumwater, Washington, his home of record is located in Thurston, not Lewis County (item 23); and that his blood type is O not A (item 32).  He submits no evidence in support of his request but does note that the induction date on the DD Form 214 was prior to his date of birth.

3.  Records available to the Board confirm that the applicant was inducted on 
10 July 1962 and that his home of record at the time was Tumwater, Washington. He served continuously until he was discharged on 15 July 1964 under a program for early release of overseas returnees.  At the time his DD Form 214 was completed his date of induction was incorrectly recorded in item 16 and “Lewis” county was entered in item 23.

4.  Service medical records available to the Board do not indicate the applicant’s blood type but other documents in his records consistently reflected his blood type as “A.”

5.  Information from the State of Washington confirms that Tumwater, Washington is located in Thurston and not Lewis County.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms that the applicant was inducted on 10 July 1962 and that Tumwater, Washington is located in Thurston County.  It would be appropriate to correct his 1964 separation report accordingly.

2.  There is, however, no evidence, and the applicant has not provided any, which confirms that his blood type is “O” vice “A” and as such there is no basis to correct the information currently reflected in item 32 of his separation report.

3.  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:

a.  by showing in item 16 of his 1964 DD Form 214 that he was inducted on 10 July 1962; and

b.  by showing in item 23 that Tumwater, Washington is located in Thurston County and not Lewis County.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__mmd__  __aao___  ___wdp__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000040220	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001026	
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.	110.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.