PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           19 December 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000049087

	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. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James P. Huber		Chairperson	
	Mr. Raymond J. Wagner		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be corrected to add his second award of the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).

3.  The applicant states he received the award after he departed on transitional leave.

4.  The applicant’s military records are not available.  The information contained herein was obtained from alternate sources.

5.  Permanent Order 264-01, Headquarters, Department of the Army Military Personnel Service Center dated 20 September 2000 awards the applicant the MSM 1st oak leaf cluster.

6  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 15 November 2000. His DD Form 214 lists one award of the MSM.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded two awards of the MSM and the second one should have been listed on his DD Form 214.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be amended to show he was awarded two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jph___  __rjw___  __klw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			John P. Huber
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000049087	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001219	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.04	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.