PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  10 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000040496

	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:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karen A. Heinz		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		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 the 4th Award of the Good Conduct Medal, Permanent Order 146-43, 18th Personnel Service Battalion, dated          28 December 1998, be revoked.

3.  The applicant states that this was a duplicate award.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was awarded the 4th Award of the Good Conduct Medal by two separate orders, the second being 146-43.

5.  On 23 May 2000, the Commander, Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center (EREC)  recommended the revocation of 146-43.

6.  On 1 June 2000, the EREC opinion was furnished to the applicant for his acknowledgment/rebuttal.  The applicant did not respond.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Regulatory requirements dictate that only one order may be published per award, therefore the original order authorizing the award is valid and the second order should be revoked.

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 revoking Permanent Order 146-43, 18th Personnel Service Battalion, dated  28 December 1998, which erroneously awarded the individual concerned the 4th award of the Good Conduct Medal a second time.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mm___  __kh___  __js___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Mark D. Manning__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000040496	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000810	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.107	GCMDL	
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6.