PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            20 July 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000043826

	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	
	Mr. Gerald E. Vandenberg		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Ms. Ann M. Campbell		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright 		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 reconsideration of his application to correct his records by awarding him the Purple Heart.  He submits a copy of a Clinical Record Cover Sheet (DA Form 8-275-3) that shows that he was treated for a fracture of the left tibia.  This form states that the injury occurred on 21 May 1966 when the applicant jumped approximately 20 feet from a helicopter that was taking hostile fire.

3.  The Memorandum of Consideration reflecting the Board’s 21 October 1999 review of the applicant’s request is incorporated herein by reference as if wholly set forth.

4.  The applicant’s submission was not previously available to the Board and constitutes new evidence that requires Board review 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The medical treatment record clearly shows that the applicant sustained a wound as a result of enemy action.  This documentation meets the requirements for award of the Purple Heart. 

2.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, correcting the applicant’s records as recommended below would correct an error and rectify an injustice.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected to show that the individual concerned sustained a wound as a result of enemy action on 21 May 1966 in the Republic of Vietnam and is awarded the Purple Heart.

BOARD VOTE:  

___SAC__  __AMC_  __KLW__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Samuel  A. Crumpler_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000043826	
SUFFIX		
RECON	 	
DATE BOARDED	20000720	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	GD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT 	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0015	
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