PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           15 February 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000047536

	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. Michael L. Engle		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Member	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		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 Enlisted Record and Report of Separation (WD AGO Form 53-55) be corrected to show his 12-week Horseshoeing Course.

3.  The applicant states that he completed the 12-week Horseshoeing Course at Fort Riley, Kansas.  He provides a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55 and his Separation Qualification Record (WD AGO Form 100).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 29 December 1941.  He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II and was honorably discharged on 4 October 1945.

5.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 100 shows that he received basic cavalry training as well as completing the 12-week Horseshoeing Course at Fort Riley, Kansas, with a superior rating.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 indicates ”NONE” in Item 41, Service Schools Attended.

CONCLUSIONS:

The evidence supports the applicant’s contention that he completed the 12-week Horseshoeing Course; therefore, 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 in Item 41 that he completed the 12-week Horseshoeing Course.

BOARD VOTE:  

__FNE__  __MKP__  _MHM___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Fred N. Eichorn____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000047536	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010215	
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.	100.07	
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