PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            7 November 2000   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000044814

	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:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		Member	
	Ms. Paula Mokulis		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, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his dates of service in Vietnam. 

3.  The applicant states that he was stationed in Vietnam from January 1966 to March 1966 and that MACV [Military Assistance Command, Vietnam] was his duty station.  He contends that his discharge document only shows USARPAC [United States Army Pacific] from January 1966 to January 1967.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 13 October 1964 for a period of 3 years.  He served as a clerk typist in USARPAC (Thailand) from
20 January 1966 through 26 January 1967 and was honorably released on 
12 October 1967.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show any service in Vietnam.

6.  There is no evidence in the applicant’s personnel records which shows that he served in Vietnam or that his duty station was MACV.  

7.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows that he was assigned to the Defense Communications Agency, Southeast Asia Mainland Region, Republic of Thailand from 20 January 1966 through 26 January 1967. 

8.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Conflict.  This document shows the unit, to which the applicant was assigned, was cited for award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation for actions during the period September 1965 to April 1969 by Department of the Army General Orders Number 7, dated 1970.  This award is not shown on his discharge document.        

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Contrary to the applicant’s contentions that he was stationed in Vietnam from January 1966 to March 1966 and that MACV was his duty station, evidence of record shows he was assigned to the Defense Communications Agency, Southeast Asia Mainland Region, Republic of Thailand during that time.

2.  There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he served in Vietnam.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show service in Vietnam.

3.  The applicant’s unit was cited for award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.

4.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

GDP____  MHM___  PM_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		George D. Paxson_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000044814	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001107	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19671012	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200   	
DISCHARGE REASON	Expiration term of service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	107.0034	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.