PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  29 August 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2002070642

	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. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Harry B. Oberg		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		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 item 17c (Date of Entry) of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show that he entered active duty on "5 December 1966" instead of "6 December 1972."

3.  The applicant states that his date of entry is incorrect on his DD Form 214 and that the date shown is after his discharge.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214, copy of his Minnesota Application for Vietnam Bonus, and a copy of his immunization certificate.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted on 6 December 1966, as a helicopter repairman, for a period of 3 years.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 16 November 1969.  

5.  The applicant’s records contain a copy of DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States) which shows that the applicant enlisted on 6 December 1966.  

6.  Item 17a of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows the entry "6 DEC 72" 
(6 December 1972), which is incorrect. 

7.  The applicant provided a copy of his Minnesota Application for Vietnam Bonus, dated 28 August 1973, which shows his period of active duty from 5 December 1966 to 16 November 1969.

8.  The applicant's immunization certificate shows that he was immunized on 7 December 1966.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant enlisted on "6 December 1966" instead of "6 December 1972."  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 17c of his DD Form 214 to show the entry "6 DEC 66" instead of the entry "6 DEC 72."

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual concerned be corrected by showing in item 17a (Date of Entry) of his DD Form 214 the entry "6 DEC 66."

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__mp____  __ho___  ___cp__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Margaret K. Patterson___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002070642	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20020829	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19691116	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  227		
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