PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            12 September 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2000040746

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred Eichorn		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his service in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

3.  The applicant states that he served in Desert Storm from 26 December 1990 to 16 March 1991 and was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.  In support of his application, he submits a personal letter, two copies of reassignment orders and orders awarding him the Army Commendation Medal.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 July 1981 and completed training as a chemical operations specialist.  On 31 July 1992, the applicant was honorably discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16, for the voluntary early transition program with special separation benefits (SSB).  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows he was separated on temporary records.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show he served in Southwest Asia (SWA).

6.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  A Phase II file lists active duty personnel who served in-theater between 1 August 1991 and 31 December 1993.  This document shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia (SWA) from 1 October 1990 to 31 December 1990.

7.  The Board noted that the applicant was eligible for award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait, the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Achievement Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Good Conduct Medal (Third Award) and the Driver Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Component Bar which are not shown on his discharge document.

8.  Headquarters, 3d Support Commander Permanent Orders Number 89-4, dated 9 December 1985, awarded the applicant the first award of the Army Commendation Medal.  The applicant was awarded the second award of the Army Commendation Medal by Headquarters, U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill Permanent Orders Number 53-31, dated 21 March 1989. Additionally, he was awarded the third award of the Army Commendation Medal by 2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division Permanent Orders Number 106-081, dated 16 April 1991.
9.  Records show that the applicant was awarded the first award of the Army Achievement Medal by Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis Permanent Orders Number 190-19, dated 1 October 1982.  He was awarded the second award of the Army Achievement Medal by Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis Permanent Orders Number 098-20, dated 20 May 1983.  Also, he was awarded the third award of the Army Achievement Medal by U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill Permanent Orders Number 53-32, dated 21 March 1989.

10.  The applicant was awarded the first award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1984 by 574th Personnel Service Company Permanent Orders Number 101-21, dated 25 June 1984.  Headquarters, U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill Permanent Orders Number 144-027, dated 29 July 1987 awarded him the second award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1987.  His personnel records contain a DA Form 638-1 (Recommendation for Award), dated 10 April 1990, which shows he was awarded the third award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1990 by 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Orders Number 90-6-4, dated 15 August 1990.

11.  The applicant was awarded the Driver Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Component Bar for the period 2 November 1985 to 2 November 1986 by 574th Personnel Service Company Permanent Orders Number 228-52, dated 2 December 1986.

12.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form will be entered in item 12f.  The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket.  However, for service in Southwest Asia, Department of the Army issued guidance that service in a temporary duty status in that theater would not be reported as foreign service unless for a period longer than 6 months and that Southwest Asia service would be reported in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.

13.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

14.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Contrary to the applicant’s contention that he served in Desert Storm from 26 December 1990 to 16 March 1991, evidence of record shows he served in SWA from 1 October 1990 to 31 December 1990.  Therefore, item 18 of his DD Form 214 will be amended to show the entry “SWA SERVICE:  1OCT90 – 31DEC90”.

2.  Based on his service in SWA, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

3.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded three awards of the Army Commendation Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster).

4.  Records show that the applicant was awarded three awards of the Army Achievement Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show the Army Achievement Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster).

5.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded the third award of the Good Conduct Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of DD Form 214 to show the Good Conduct Medal (Third Award).

6.  Orders show that the applicant was awarded the Driver Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Component Bar.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

7.  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 amending item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “SWA SERVICE:  1OCT90 – 31DEC90”; and 

	b.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K), the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Achievement Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal (Third Award) and the Driver Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Component Bar.

BOARD VOTE:  

CMF____  FE______  CJS____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Calvin M. Fowler______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000040746	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	107.0000	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.