PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           09 January 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042715

	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 the award of the Good Conduct Medal be added to his WD AGO 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation.  He states that he was issued a Good Conduct Medal; however, it is not reflected on his separation document.

3.  The applicant's military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Information herein was obtained from reconstructed personnel records.

4.  The applicant’s available military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army for 3 years on 14 February 1941 and was assigned to Company B, 23rd Quartermaster Regiment.  On or about 5 September 1941, he was assigned duty in Iceland.  He was then transferred to Scotland on or about 22 December 1943.  He departed Great Britain and arrived in France on 6 July 1944 where he served with the 3342nd Quartermaster Truck Company until departing Germany for the United States on 22 May 1945.  He arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 8 June 1945 and was honorably discharged on 14 June 1945 in the grade of Technician 5th Class.  His WD AGO 53-55 reflects award of the American Defense Service Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars (Normandy and Rhineland Campaigns).

5.  On 14 March 1944, the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal by General Order Number 1, Headquarters, 86th Quartermaster Battalion.

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the World War II Victory Medal (WWII Victory Medal).  It is awarded for service between 7 December 1941 and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The available evidence of record confirms the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal.  He also qualifies for award of the World War II Victory Medal.

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 correcting the WD AGO Form 53-55 of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mdm__  __clg____  __ena___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Mark D. Manning__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042715	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010109	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	107.0056	
2.		
3.		
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6.