PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            9 January 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000048261

	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. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Eric N. Andersen		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 correction of her records to show award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medals.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that she earned these medals, but they were omitted from her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she was ordered to active duty in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm effective 17 November 1990.  She served in Southwest Asia from 1 December 1990 to 28 May 1991.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 20 June 1991 and returned to her Reserve Component unit.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show any service medals or foreign awards associated with service in Southwest Asia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

7.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

8.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows that she served in Southwest Asia from 1 December 1990 to 28 May 1991.  Based on this service, she is entitled to award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars and correction of her records to show this award.

2.  Based on the applicant’s service in Southwest Asia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, she is entitled to award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) and correction of her records to show these foreign awards.

3.  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 the applicant was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

BOARD VOTE:  

__ENA__  __MDM__  __CSG__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Mr. Mark D. Manning___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000048261	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010109	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR CHUN	
ISSUES         1.	107.0000.0000	
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