PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            5 December 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000044526

	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. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Ann M. Campbell		Chairperson	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		Member	
	Mr. Jose A. Marinez		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) to show all of his awards and decorations.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his medals and decorations were not listed on his DD Form 214 when he was separated from the Army.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 20 June 1951 and completed training as an infantryman.  He served in Korea from 26 January 1952 until 12 November 1952.  The applicant also served in Germany from 4 June 1953 until 7 October 1953.  The applicant was separated from the Army on 15 June 1954 with an Undesirable Discharge.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows in item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) the entry “NONE”.

6.  The applicant’s DA AGO Form 20 (Soldier’s Qualification Card) shows the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal with one bronze service star, and the United Nations Service Medal.  These same awards are shown in Section 9 (Medals, Decorations and Citations) of the applicant’s DD Form 230 (Service Record).  The DD Form 230 shows that the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge based on 27th Infantry Regiment Special Orders 119.

7.  The applicant’s DD Form 230 also shows in Section 9 entitlement to the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp and the National Defense Service Medal.

8.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units serving in the Korean conflict.  This document shows the unit, to which the applicant was assigned, was cited for award of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for actions during the period 19 September 1950 to 31 July 1952 by Department of the Army General Orders Number 41-55.  This foreign award is not shown on the applicant’s DD Form 214.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides for award of the Korean Service Medal.  In pertinent part, the regulation states that the Korean Service Medal is awarded for qualifying service in the theater of operations between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the United Nations Service Medal.  In pertinent part, the regulation states that the period of eligibility for the 

United Nations Service Medal was between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.  The regulation provides that this service medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States dispatched to Korea or adjacent areas on behalf of the United Nations.  Award of the Korean Service Medal automatically establishes eligibility for award of the United Nations Service Medal.

11.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal.

12.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Army of Occupation Medal is awarded for service of thirty consecutive days at a normal post of duty in a qualifying location.  Personnel at a qualifying location as an inspector, courier, escort, temporary or detached duty are precluded from eligibility.  For Germany, qualifying service must have been between 9 May 1945 and 5 May 1955.

13.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, and 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show the applicant was entitled to award of the Combat Infantryman Badge; therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.

2.  The applicant’s personnel records show that he was entitled to the Korean Service medal with one bronze service star, the United Nations Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, and the National Defense Service Medal.

3.  The unit to which the applicant was assigned in Korea received the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show this foreign award.  

4.  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 in item 27 of the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal with one bronze service star, the United Nations Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

BOARD VOTE:  

__AMC__  _JAM___  _  ALR___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Ms. Ann M. Campbell_
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000044526	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001205	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR CHUN	
ISSUES         1.	107.0000.0000	
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