PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:                              
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001055841

	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. Victoria A. Donaldson		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John H. Kern		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas Lanyi		Member	
	Ms. Paula Mokulis		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 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

3.  The applicant states that he received a Joint Meritorious Unit Award, however, it is not listed on his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 18 June 1979 in the grade of private first class as piano player.  He served in Italy with the Allied Forces Southern Europe Band from 2 April 1981 to 2 April 1984 and in Germany from 3 April 1984 to 20 February 1986.  He was separated in the grade of staff sergeant (E-6) from the Regular Army on 21 February 1986.

5.  The applicant's DD Form 214 does not show the Joint Meritorious Unit Award as an authorized award in item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized).

6.  The Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, dated September 1996, shows on page C-2 that the unit to which the applicant was assigned, the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe Band, received the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for actions during the period 1 July 1981 to 31 March 1983.  The applicant was a member of the Allied Forces Southern Europe Band during the period for which the unit was cited for this award.

7.  DOD Instruction 1348.33 (Military Awards Program) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.  It is awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to recognize joint units and activities for meritorious achievement or service, superior to that which is normally expected.  Qualifying achievements must be superior to that which is expected under conditions of combat with an armed enemy of the United States, a declared national emergency situation or extraordinary circumstances and should be operational in nature.  The Joint Meritorious Unit Award may not be awarded to any DOD activity which has received any other unit award for the same achievement or period of service.  An oak leaf cluster is authorized for wear for each additional award of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe Band was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award during the period of applicant's assignment to the unit.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

2.  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 that the individual concerned was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JHK___  __TL___  __PM____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Mr. John H Kern          
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001055841	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010823	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	Mr. Schneider	
ISSUES         1.	107.0030.0000	
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