PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           9 November 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000045640

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Jennifer L. Prater		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Lutz		Member	
	Mr. Orville W. Troesch, Jr.		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 Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and the Purple Heart 2d oak leaf cluster be added to his Report of Transfer or Discharge, DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that he has the certificate to show he was wounded three times.  In addition, the CIB should be on his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 18 June 1968.  He completed basic combat training and advanced individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty 11B (Light Weapons Infantryman).

5.  The applicant arrived in Vietnam on or about 9 December 1968 and was assigned to 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division as a rifleman and squad leader.  He departed on 26 November 1969.

6.  The applicant was released from active duty on 17 June 1970 after completing 2 years of creditable active service with no lost time.  His Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 20, shows that his conduct and efficiency were rated as “excellent” throughout his entire enlistment.  It shows that he was awarded the CIB.  It shows that he was wounded twice, on 22 May 1969 and on 1 July 1969, and that he was awarded the Purple Heart twice.  The certificate provided by the applicant shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart 2d oak leaf cluster for wounds received in action on 2 July 1969.  He had been awarded the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device on General Orders 14499, Headquarters 1st Cavalry Division dated 17 November 1969.  His DD Form 214 shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (without “V” device).

7.  Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provided policy and criteria concerning individual military decorations.  It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940 and, for the first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year.  At the time, a soldier’s conduct and efficiency ratings must have been rated as “excellent” for the entire period of qualifying service.

8.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 shows that the 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class for the period 1 January 1969 – 1 February 1970.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board accepts as sufficient the evidence provided by the applicant to show he was awarded the Purple Heart 2d oak leaf cluster.

2.  The evidence of record shows that he had been awarded the CIB and that it was erroneously omitted from his DD Form 214.  The evidence of record also shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device, not just the Army Commendation Medal as erroneously shown on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant met the eligibility criteria for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 18 June 1968 – 17 June 1970.  

4.  The applicant was assigned to a unit for a period of time during which it was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class and therefore is entitled to that award.

5.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 18 June 1968 – 17 June 1970.

2.  That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be amended to delete the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster and the Army Commendation Medal and to add the Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jlp___  __bjl___  __owt___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Jennifer L. Prater
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000045640	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001109	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.00	
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