PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  28 November 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000046931

	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. Lee Cates		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Wilford A. Hale		Member	
	Mr. John H. Kern		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 his records be corrected to show his branch of service was Engineer.

3.  The applicant states that his branch of service was Engineer.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that the applicant was placed on active duty for 2 years as a Federal Reservist on 26 July 1958.  He completed his required training and was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 122 (Bridge Specialist).  MOS 122 is a part of the Engineer Career Group.

5.  On 25 July 1960, he was honorably separated under Army Regulation 635-200, based on the expiration of his term of service.  His separation document indicates he had 2 years of creditable service.

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separation Documents) indicates, in pertinent part, that the DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) is a synopsis of the soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record clearly shows the applicant served in the Engineer Corps and his records should be corrected accordingly.

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 be corrected by showing “ENGINEER” in item 4 (Branch), DD Form 214 dated 25 July 1960.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mp___  __wh__  __jk______ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________ DENY APPLICATION

		__Margaret K. Patterson___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000046931	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001128	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.110	214	
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6.