PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            23 AUGUST 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001058509

	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. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior 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 that his records be corrected to reflect that he was awarded the Purple Heart.  He states, in effect, that the award was omitted from his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge).  In support of his request he submits a copy of his Purple Heart Certificate.

3.  Records available to the Board indicate the applicant served on active duty between 1963 and 1969.  On 21 December 1968, while performing duties as an infantryman in Vietnam, the applicant stepped on an enemy land mine, sustaining severe trauma to his right foot.  As a result of his injuries he was medically evacuated from Vietnam and ultimately retired by reason of disability.

4.  He was awarded the Purple Heart by the Commander, 3rd Field Hospital on 
22 December 1968.  The award, however, was omitted from his 1969 DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action while in Vietnam and awarded the Purple Heart.  His records should be corrected accordingly.

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 Purple Heart.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JHK __  __TL____  __PM___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____John H. Kern______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001058509	
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		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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