MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           14 December 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000047371

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration 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. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Richard T. Dunbar		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That his records be corrected to show he had 22 and one-half years of active duty from 1942 through 1964.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he was drafted into the Army in Rochester, NY in January 1942; he was sent to Niagara, NY and then shipped to Fort Stewart, GA and Fort Benning, GA.  He was sent to England in 1943 and then to Korea in 1952.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

He arrived at the Rochester, NY Induction Station and was inducted into the Army on 19 April 1943.  He entered active duty on 26 April 1943.  His Service Record, WD AGO Form 24, shows that he had no prior service at the time and that he was appointed a Private on 19 April 1943.

The applicant’s Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, WD AGO Form 53-55, shows that he was inducted into the Army on 19 April 1943.  He arrived in the European Theater of Operations on 11 June 1944 and departed the European Theater of Operations on 21 August 1945.  He was demobilized on 20 November 1945.  His WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that he had 12 days of lost time.

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 16 January 1946 and retired on    1 July 1964 after completing 20 years, 11 months and 28 days of creditable active service plus an additional 7 days for pay purposes.  

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant was inducted into the Army on 19 April 1943 and entered active duty on 26 April 1943.  There is no evidence available that would contradict the information found in the record.

2.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__jh____  __hof___  __rtd___  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000047371	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001214	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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3.		
4.		
5.		
6.