PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            24 August 2000    
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042185

	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. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		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 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) with an effective date of 2 July 1955 to show award of the Purple Heart.

3.  The applicant states that he was awarded the Purple Heart on 12 October 1951 while in the hospital; however, his DD Form 214 does not reflect this award. In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 July 1955 and WD AGO Form 8-33 (Clinical Record Brief) dated 10 October 1951.

4.  The applicant’s military records were destroyed or lost during the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show that the applicant enlisted on 12 April 1951 and was honorably discharged on 11 April 1954.  He reenlisted on 12 April 1954, served as a cook in Korea and was honorably discharged on 2 July 1955. 

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 July 1955 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award.  Item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on the DD Form 214 shows the entry “None”.

6.  WD AGO Form 8-33 (Clinical Record Brief), dated 10 October 1951, shows the entry “WIA [wounded in action] at 2000 hours, 8 October 1951 in the vicinity of Hill 931 in Korea, by enemy shell fragments.”  The form also shows the entry “Purple Heart awarded per GO [General Orders] #340 Hq TAH [Headquarters Tokyo Army Hospital] 8059 AU APO 1052, 12 Oct 51.”    

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 July 1955 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. 

2.  Medical evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in action on
8 October 1951 in Korea and awarded the Purple Heart on 12 October 1951.  Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the Purple Heart.

3.  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 showing the entry “Purple Heart” in item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 July 1955 of the individual concerned; and

	b.  by showing the entry “Korea, 8 October 1951” in item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) on the DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:  

GDP____  CLG____  ALR_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		George D. Paxson______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042185	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000824	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19550702	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-205  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0015	
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