PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           9 January 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042116

	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. Carolyn G. Wade		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Eric N. Andersen		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 reflect award of the Purple Heart.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, does not reflect receipt of the Purple Heart award.  He submitted a copy of his Purple Heart Certificate in support of his request.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted in the Army of the United States on 24 March 1966.  Following completion of all military training, he was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B, Infantryman, and was assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, for his first tour of duty.

5.  The applicant deployed with his unit to the Republic of Vietnam, arriving in Vietnam on 13 December 1966.  On 26 April 1967, while engaged in combat operations, he sustained a gunshot wound to the right shoulder with massive destruction to the deltoid muscle and was evacuated to the 24th Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh, Vietnam, for treatment.  He was further evacuated to the US Army Hospital, Camp Zama, Japan and after intensive rehabilitation, was discharged from the hospital on 7 June 1967 and transferred to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry, 7th Infantry Division, in Korea.  He served there until he was assigned to the United States Army Personnel Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, for separation.

6.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 22 December 1967 and transferred to United States Army Reserve.  He had 1 year, 8 months, and 29 days of creditable service.  His DD Form 214 reflects the following awards:  National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Marksmanship Badge (Marksmanship – M14 Rifle, Expert – M 60).

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart (PH) is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that:  (1) the wound was the result of hostile action; (2) the wound required medical treatment; and (3) the medical treatment was made a matter of official record.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal.  During the applicant's assignment in Vietnam, he participated in one campaign, the Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase II campaign.

9.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam.  This document shows the unit to which the applicant was assigned was cited for award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the period 1 December 1966 to 30 June 1968 by Department of the Army General Order Number 31, dated 1969.  It also shows that the unit was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal for the period 19 December 1966 to 28 June 1969 by Department of the Army General Order Number 59, dated 1969.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record confirms the applicant met the requirements for award of the Purple Heart.

2.  The applicant is also entitled to award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal by virtue of his assignment to the 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment while in Vietnam.

3.  The applicant is also entitled to one Bronze Service Star on his Vietnam Service Medal.

4.  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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, awarding him the Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry  Cross with Palm Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, and one Bronze Service Star for his Vietnam Service Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mdm__  __clg___  __ena_ __  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		    __Mark D. Manning___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042116	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010109	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19671222	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200, C5	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	107.0015	
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