PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           5 October 2000    
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042211

	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:

	Ms. Shirley Powell		Chairperson	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge		Member	
	Mr. Jaime Perez		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 award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. 

3.  The applicant states that he served as an infantry soldier in the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, in Vietnam for approximately six months in 1971.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty). 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 1 September 1971 for a period of 3 years.  He served as a light weapons infantryman in Vietnam from 21 February 1972 through 12 August 1972.  On 4 January 1974, the applicant was discharged under other than honorable conditions under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service.  The Army Discharge Review Board upgraded his discharge to under honorable conditions (general) on 10 May 1979. 

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Combat Infantryman Badge as an authorized award. 

6.  The applicant’s records show he was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, (Airmobile), 7th Cavalry, in military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B (light weapons infantryman) during his assignment in Vietnam.  

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Combat Infantryman Badge is awarded to infantry officers and to enlisted and warrant officer persons who have an infantry MOS.  They must have served in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size.  The Awards Branch of the Total Army Personnel Command has advised, in similar cases, that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G, or 11H.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served in an infantry MOS in an infantry company in combat in Vietnam.  Therefore, he is entitled to award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

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 was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.

BOARD VOTE:  

SP______  EJA____  JP_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Shirley Powell_________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042211	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001005	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(GD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19740104	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 Chapter 10	
DISCHARGE REASON	For the good of the service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0111	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.