SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      «name»
                                            «ssn»

	BOARD DATE:           4 December 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001065007

	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.  A quorum was present during the further consideration and deliberation.  The findings appearing in proceedings dated 1 November 2001 were affirmed.  The following additional findings, conclusions, and recommendation were adopted by the Board.

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Ms. Wanda L. Waller  		Analyst	

	The Board convened at the call of the Director on the above date to reconsider the conclusions and recommendation appearing in proceedings dated 1 November 2001.

	Ms. Joann Langston		Chairperson	
	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Member	
	Mr. Eric N. Andersen		Member	

	The applicant and counsel, if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following additional evidence:

	Exhibit 

THE BOARD ADDITIONALLY FINDS:

15.  On 20 November 2001, information obtained from the National Archives revealed that the applicant’s unit was cited for an amphibious assault landing in Gela, Sicily, during the period 9-11 July 1943.     

16.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 6 July 1961, shows, among other information, units awards authorized for units which served during World War II.  This document shows the unit to which the applicant was assigned, the 26th Infantry Regiment, was cited for an assault landing in Gela, Sicily, during the period 9-11 July 1943 by War Department General Order 70-45.

17.  Additionally, paragraph 3 in the conclusion section of these Proceedings shows that the applicant is entitled to award of the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge) and correction of his discharge document to show this award.  However, the ABCMR Proceedings did not address award of the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge) in its recommendation.

18.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for the “arrowhead” to be worn on the appropriate service medal to denote participation in a combat parachute jump, helicopter assault landing, combat glider landing, or amphibious assault landing while assigned or attached as a member of an organized force carrying out an assigned tactical mission.  The regulation specifies that individual assault credit is tied directly to the combat assault credit decision for the unit to which the soldier is assigned.  The regulation requires that the unit must be credited with a combat assault in order for the soldiers to receive credit for a combat assault and the soldier must physically exit the aircraft or the watercraft as appropriate. The regulation also specifies that the arrowhead is authorized for wear on the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

THE BOARD ADDITIONALLY CONCLUDES: 

5.  At the time of the Board’s 1 November 2001 decision in this case, it was the intent of the Board to make the applicant’s record as administratively correct as it should properly have been at the time.

6.  In view of the additional factors in this case, the applicant is entitled to correction of his record to show award of the arrowhead to be affixed to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge).

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

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the Board’s recommendation appearing in the proceedings, dated        1 November 2001, to show that the individual concerned was awarded the arrowhead to be affixed to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge). 

BOARD VOTE:

JL______  MKP____  ENA____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Joann Langston____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001065007	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20011204	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0000	
2.	107.0014	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.