MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           2 November 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000043772

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ted S. Kanamine		Member	
	Mr. William D. Barr		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That his Soldier’s Qualification Record Card, DA Form 20, be changed to show his correct date of return from Korea.

APPLICANT STATES:  That his DA Form 20 shows he returned to the States on 22 February 1952.  In fact, he debarked from the ship at the Seattle Port of Embarkation on 4 July 1952.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

He entered the Army in an enlisted status on 18 September 1948.  He departed the continental United States for Korea on 14 August 1950.  

The applicant’s original DA Form 20 contains a pencil entry to show he returned from Korea on 22 February 1952.  This date was in pencil because it was his expected date of return.

The applicant was commissioned a second lieutenant on 25 December 1951.  His Officer Qualification Record, DA Form 66, contains a permanent entry that shows he served in Korea from 11 August 1950 through 4 July 1952.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement.

2.  The entry on the applicant’s DA Form 20 was a temporary entry to show his expected return from Korea.  Since his DA Form 20 was no longer used after his commission on 25 December 1951, that entry was never meant to be completed. The completed entry is on the DA Form 66, his Officer Qualification Record.  It shows he served in Korea through 4 July 1952, the date he agrees is the correct date.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__fne___  __tsk___  __wdb___  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000043772	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001102	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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