PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  20 March 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000049660

	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	
	Ms. Stephanie Thompkins		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. William D. Powers		Member	
	Mr. Raymond J. Wagner		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 his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his correct unit in item 12 (Last Duty Assignment and Major Command).

3.  The applicant states in effect, that the unit designation is not complete as shown on his DD Form 214.  The applicant provided a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his request.

4.  The applicant’s Official Military Personnel File was not provided and is not available for review.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 and medical retirement records have been provided and show he was drafted and served on active duty from 15 September 1964 to 7 June 1967.

5.  During his service he attained the rank of temporary sergeant (pay grade E-5) and served in Vietnam.  He was wounded in action in Vietnam and medically evacuated, and subsequently placed on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL) effective 7 June 1967.  He was removed from the TDRL and permanently retired in pay grade E-5 and placed on the retired list effective 1 August 1971 for physical disability.

6.  His DD Form 214 shows his last assignment was “Co C 1st Bn 27th Inf APO 96225 USARV”.  It did not include the 25th Infantry Division designation.

7.  Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry was under the 25th Division in the US Army Vietnam (USARV), Army Post Office San Francisco (APO SF) 96225.

8.  DD Forms 214 are required to show an individual’s last duty assignment and major command.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Item 12 of the applicant’s DD Form 214 is not complete, and should be corrected to include the designation of the 25th Infantry Division, abbreviated as 25th Inf Div.

2.  The Board recognizes and concludes that this correction will justly show the complete duty assignment as requested by the veteran concerned.

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 last duty assignment and major command in item 12 of the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned, as “Co C 1st Bn 27th Inf 25th Inf Div APO SF 96225 USARV”.

BOARD VOTE:  

__fe____  ___wp___  ___rw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Fred N. Eichorn____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000049660	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010320	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110	
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3.		
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5.		
6.