PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  15 November 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2001059194

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Ms. Karen A. Heinz		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, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge). 

3.  The applicant states that item 28 (Service Schools or Colleges, College Training Courses and/or Post-Graduate Courses Successfully Completed) should be corrected to show that he completed the Signal Analysis Course, Class 4-62 and 3 semester hours in German, item 29 (Other Service Training Course Successfully Completed) to show that he completed the Projectionist Training Course, item 25a (Specialty Number and Title) to show his Secondary Specialty Number as “059.14 Telephone Intercept Operator”, and item 26 (Awards and Decorations) of his DD Form 214 to show the National Defense Service Medal.  He also states that his unit, to which he was assigned, was placed on alert under Defense Condition (DEFCON) procedures during 
Cuban operations from 24 October 1962 to 1 June 1963.  He further states 
that the DEFCON alert status, along with the Unit’s General Orders in support of the National Security Agency-Europe, should entitle him to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of several documents from his personnel file and a copy of his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted on 20 June 1961, as a intercept operator counter measures search specialist (993.10).  He served in Germany from 29 July 1962 to 17 May 1964, and was honorably released from active duty on 18 May 1964.  He was transferred to the US Army Reserve.

5.  The applicant provided a copy of orders, dated 9 April 1962, which shows 
that he was authorized eighty days of temporary duty (TDY) to attend the Signal Analysis Course, Class 4-62.  Item 27 (Specialized Training) of the applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not show completion of this course.  He also provided a copy of his college transcripts which shows that he completed 3 semester hours in German.

6.  The applicant completed the Projectionist Training Course in Frankfurt, Germany, as evidenced by his certificate of completion he provided with his application.  Item 27 of his DA Form 20 shows that this course was 1 week in duration and was completed in October 1962.

7.  Headquarters, US Army Security Agency Europe Special Orders Number 1, dated 2 January 1964, shows that the applicant was awarded the Secondary Specialty Number of “059.14 Teletype Intercept Operator.”

8.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the National Defense Service Medal as an authorized award.  

9.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 shows that he served with the 77th US Army Security Agency (USASA) Special Operations Unit during his service overseas.

10.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  It states, in pertinent part, 
that item 28 will list formal in-service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered, by title, and include dates.  This entry also includes military sponsored courses completed in civilian schools and colleges.  Item 29 will list installation training courses (qualification courses), military correspondence courses, and off-duty courses.  Item 25a will list the primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) and title.  Item 26 will be completed to show the awards and decorations authorized during the period covered.   

11.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, and 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995.  

12.  Information provided by the Awards Branch of the Total Army Personnel Command revealed that the applicant’s unit was not placed on ready alert under DEFCON procedures during Cuban operations from 24 October 1962 to 1 June 1963.

13.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for qualifying service after 
1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance to friendly foreign nations.  Qualifications for this award includes the requirements to be a bona fide member in a unit engaged in the operation or service in the area of operations for 
30 days, or to be engaged in direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days provided this support involves entering the area of operations.

14.  Army Regulation 600-8-2 lists the designated U.S. military operations, areas, and dates for eligibility for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  The regulation, in pertinent part, shows that the military operation in Berlin from 14 August 1961 to 1 June 1963, and in Cuba from 24 October 1962 to 1 June 1963, qualify for the award. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant was authorized TDY to attend the Signal Analysis Course, Class 4-62, for approximately eighty days.  However, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the 
applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he completed the Signal Analysis Course, Class 4-62.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of 
item 28 to show this course.

2.  The evidence of record shows that he completed 3 semester hours of German; however, there are no provisions to show semester hours on the
DD Form 214.

3.  The evidence of record shows that he completed the Projectionist Training Course in October 1962.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 
29 of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “Projectionist Training Course.”

4.  The evidence of record shows that he was awarded the Secondary Specialty Number and Title of “059.14 Teletype Intercept Operator;” however, there are no provisions to show Secondary Specialty Numbers and Titles on the DD Form 214.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of item 25a of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “059.14 Teletype Intercept Operator.”

5.  The applicant’s record shows that he did serve a qualifying period for award of the National Defense Service Medal.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the National Defense Service Medal.

6.  There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that his unit was deployed in support of the Cuban Missile Crisis from 24 October 1962 to 1 June 1963, or that his foreign service in Germany qualified him for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

7.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual concerned be corrected:

a.  by showing in item 29 (Other Service Training Courses Successfully Completed) the entry “Projectionist Training Course”; and

b.  by showing in item 26 (Awards and Decorations) that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. 

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

__sk___  __iw___  __kh____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Irene N. Wheelwright____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001059194	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20011115	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19640518	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-205	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT/DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1021		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.