PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           22 March 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042508

	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	
	Mrs. Joyce A. Hall		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley L. Powell		Chairperson	
	Mr. John P. Infante		Member	
	Ms. Regan K. Smith		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 award of two additional bronze service stars.

3.  The applicant states in effect, that the campaign credits for the additional bronze service stars were approved after he was discharged.  The applicant submits a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tuscaloosa, Alabama dated 14 July 1999, a certified copy of a certificate of service presented to him from the 92nd Armored Field Artillery (A.F.A.) and a copy of the Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM 672-1) Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credits Register which authorizes the A.F.A. four Korean War campaign credits in support of his application.

4.  The applicant’s military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Information herein was obtained from alternate sources.

5.  On 1 March 1949, the applicant entered active duty.  He served in Korea for approximately 10 months.  The applicant was honorably discharged from active duty on 30 November 1951.

6.  The certificate of service presented to the applicant from the 92nd A.F.A. 
shows that he was a member of that unit and that he participated in combat operations in Korea from 20 September 1950 through 10 June 1951.

7.  The DA PAM 672-1, authorized the 92nd A.F.A. four Korean War campaign credits which were the United Nations Offensive from 9/16/50 to 11/2/50, the Communist Chinese Forces Intervention from 11/3/50 to 1/24/51,  the First United Nations Counter Offensive from 1/15/51 to 2/21/51 and the Communist Chinese Forces Spring Offensive from 2/22/51 to 7/8/51.

8.  The Board noted that the applicant received the Korean Service Medal 
w/2 bronze service stars; however, available records do not show entitlement to award of the United Nations Service Medal for his service in Korea.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that service stars are worn on campaign and service ribbons to denote an additional award.  The service star is a bronze or silver five-pointed star.  A silver star is worn instead of five bronze stars.

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides for award of the United Nations Service Medal.  In pertinent part, the regulation states that the period of eligibility for the United Nations Service Medal was between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.  The regulation provides that this service medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States dispatched to Korea or adjacent areas on behalf of the United Nations.  Award of the Korean Service Medal automatically establishes eligibility for award of the United Nations Service Medal.
CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based on the evidence furnished, the Board concludes that the applicant was a member of a unit that participated in combat operations in Korea between 
20 September 1950 through 10 June 1951 and therefore, is entitled to the award of two additional bronze service stars for a total of 4 bronze service stars.

2.  The Board also concludes, that based on the applicant’s service in the Korean Conflict and because he was entitled to the award of the Korean Service Medal, he is also automatically entitled to the award of the United Nations Service Medal.

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 adding two additional bronze service stars to the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal to the applicant’s Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 214).

BOARD VOTE:  

__slp___  __jpi___  __rks___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Shirley L. Powell
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042508	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010322	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0000	
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6.