PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            19 December 2000  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR200041833

	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:

	Mr. James P. Huber		Chairperson	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		Member	
	Mr. Raymond J. Wagner		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 his records be corrected to reflect award of the Presidential Unit Citation, a “Belgian Military Award” and any other decorations he may be entitled to.  

3.  The applicant’s military records were apparently lost or destroyed during the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center.  Information contained herein was reconstructed from alternative sources, including documents provided by the applicant.

4.  The applicant entered active duty as a dental officer on 8 September 1943 and arrived in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of operations in August 1944 where he was assigned to the 143rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.  

5.  He remained overseas until October 1945 and was ultimately discharged as a result of demobilization on 12 September 1946.

6.  A review of Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) notes the applicant’s unit (143rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion) was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation (now known as the Presidential Unit Citation), a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, and the Belgian Fourragere (for being cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army) during his tenure with the organization.  None of these decorations are reflected on the applicant’s WD AGO 53-55 (Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was a member or the 143rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion during the period the unit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation, a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, and the Belgian Fourragere.  He is entitled to have those awards recorded on his WD AGO 53-55.

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 showing that the individual concerned is entitled to a Presidential Unit Citation, a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, and the Belgian Fourragere.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jph___  __klw___  ___rjw__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000041833	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001219	
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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