PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           30 January 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000045834

	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. William Blakely		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Ms. Brenda F. Hirschi		Member	
	Mr. Thomas E. O’Shaughnessy, 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 the date of induction and the date of entry into active service on his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to read 3 September 1943.

3.  The applicant states that his correct date of induction and date of entry into active service is 3 September 1943.  In support of his application he submits a copy of his separation qualification record, a honorable discharge certificate, a certificate of training, and a WD AGO Form 53-55 dated 11 April 1947.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was honorably discharged from active duty on 11 April 1947 in the rank of private.  His awards include the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), the World War II Victory Medal, and the European-African-Middle Easter Campaign Medal.

5.  Item 22 (Date of Induction) and item 24 (Date of Entry Into Active Service) of the applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 shows the date 3 September 1945.

6.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 20 (Soldier’s Qualification Record) and WD AGO Form 24 (Service Record) shows the applicant’s date of induction into the Army as 3 September 1943.  Also, the applicant’s separation qualification record shows his date of entry into active service as 3 September 1943.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record indicates the applicant’s date of induction and date of entry into active service was 3 September 1945.  Therefore, he is entitled to have his WD AGO Form 53-55 corrected to show his date of induction and date of entry into active service as 3 September 1943.

2.  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, particularly the WD AGO Form 53-55 of the individual concerned, be corrected by showing his date of induction and date of entry into active service as 3 September 1945.

BOARD VOTE:  

__AAO__  __BFH__  __TEO___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Arthur A. Omartian       
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	A2000045834	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010130	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.00	
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