PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  13 February 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000046056

	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. Paul A. Petty		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Harry B. Oberg		Member	
	Ms. Shirley Powell		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 following awards be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from the Active Army, and that awards due him be provided: the Army Achievement Medal (AAM), the Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM), the Kuwait Liberation Medal (KKLM), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (in effect, the Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal (SAKLM)), and the Joint Services Achievement Medal (JSAM).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he was awarded the AAM for meritorious achievement from 5 May 1988 to 29 August 1991 and provides a copy of the award citation, but that it is not recorded on his DD Form 214.  The AAM award citation cites Permanent Orders 60-2, 709th Military Police (MP) Battalion.  He also contends that he was not awarded the other awards but that he is due them because of his service in Operation Provide Comfort and its Joint Task Force Bravo.  He provides a copy of a Joint Task Force Certificate of Achievement but it gives no dates.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 10 November 1987 for a four year term of service.  After completing One Station Unit Training and Airborne Training, he was assigned as a MP to the 527th MP Company in Germany on 4 May 1988.  He advanced through the ranks to Specialist (SPC), pay grade E-4, on 1 November 1989.  He returned to the United States on 9 November 1991, was released from active duty at the expiration of his term of service, and transferred to the Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement) on that date.

5.  His military record contains Orders 39-1 showing that he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for achievement for the period 19-25 May 1990 but no citation is available to provide details on the achievement.  There is also a Certificate of Appreciation presented to the applicant, “for outstanding contributions in support of the Kurdish humanitarian relief effort during Operation Provide Comfort”, for the period April-July 1991.

6.  An inquiry to the 709th MP Battalion, senior command for the 527th MP Company, provided the information that the 527th was deployed to Turkey and Northern Iraq for the Operation Provide Comfort.  They did not, however, have any records of individual participation.  History of Operation Provide Comfort provided by the Center of Military History does show that MP units and MPs were deployed in Northern Iraq to provide security for the Kurdish refugee camps.

7.  The Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) is awarded according to paragraph 2-14, Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), for service during the period of 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995, in the land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. A bronze service star is authorized for service in each of three campaigns: Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 April 1990 through 15 January 1991), Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January 1991 through 11 April 1991), and Southwest Asia Cease-Fire (12 April 1991 through 30 November 1995).

8.  According to Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, paragraph 9-20, the Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal (SAKLM) is awarded by the Government of Saudi Arabia to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in Desert Storm between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991 in one or more of the following areas: Persian Gulf; Red Sea; Gulf of Oman; that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude; the Gulf of Aden; or the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

9.  According to PERSCOM message 091241Z Nov 95, subject: Award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal – Government of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Kuwait Liberation Medal (KKLM) is awarded by the Government of Kuwait to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in Desert Shield and Desert Storm between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993 in one or more of the following areas: Arabian Gulf; Red Sea; Gulf of Oman; that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude; the Gulf of Aden; or the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.  The KKLM is not provided by the U.S. Government but must be procured from commercial sources.

10.  The Joint Service Achievement Medal, according to Army Regulation 
600-8-22, Military Awards, paragraph 2-7, is awarded for outstanding performance of duty and meritorious achievement.  The soldier must be individually recommended for this award by someone having personal knowledge of the meritorious duty performance or the achievement.  The award must be forwarded through the chain of command for approval and presentation.

11.  According to Department of Defense Regulation 1348.33-M, Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, the HSM was approved for participants in Operation Provide Comfort during the period 5 April 1991 through 14 June 1991 for those who served in Turkey or Iraq.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s records and DD Form 214 should be corrected to show that he was awarded an AAM for achievement for the period 5 May 1988 to 
29 August 1991 while assigned to the 527th MP Company.

2.  The 527th MP Company was deployed to Operation Provide Comfort in Turkey and Northern Iraq.  The applicant was a member of the 527th and received a certificate of appreciation for outstanding contributions in support of the Kurdish humanitarian relief effort during Operation Provide Comfort, April-July 1991.  Based on this information, the applicant should be awarded the HSM.

3.  History of Operation Provide Comfort indicates that MP units and MPs were deployed in Northern Iraq to provide security for Kurdish refugee camps.  Based on the history of the operation and the applicant’s Operation Provide Comfort certificate showing that he was in the operation from April-July 1991, he should be awarded the SWASM with one bronze service star and the KKLM.

4.  The SAKLM is awarded for participation in specified areas, which included Iraq, only for the period of 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.  There is no evidence that the applicant was deployed in the specified countries during this period.

5.  There is no evidence that the applicant was recommended for or award a JSAM.

6.  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 for the individual concerned by:

a.  showing that he was awarded an AAM for achievement for the period of 5 May 1998 to 29 August 1991; 

b.  awarding him the HSM, SWASM with one bronze service star, and the KKLM and providing him the HSM and SWASM medals; and 

c.  issuing a DD Form 215 to show the addition of these awards to his 
DD Form 214.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__jh___  ___ho___  ___sp____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____June Hajjar____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000046056	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010213	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PART	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 107	AWARDS AND DECORATIONS	
2.		
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6.