PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:          

	BOARD DATE:                9 May 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR2002070803

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Joann Langston		Chairperson	
	Mr. John N. Slone		Member	
	Mr. Terry L. Placek		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 Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the Purple Heart should be added to his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214, orders and award certificate for the Purple Heart.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted in the Army on 20 November 1968.  He completed infantry training and served in Vietnam from 5 May 1969 through 28 August 1969.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 9 November 1970.  His DD Form 214 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award.

5.  The applicant provided a copy of Headquarters, 3d Field Hospital General Orders Number 192, dated 11 July 1969, which awarded him the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in action in Vietnam on 10 July 1969.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat on 10 July 1969.  Therefore, his DD Form 214 will be amended to show award of the Purple Heart.

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 the individual concerned was awarded the Purple Heart.

BOARD VOTE:  

JL______  TLP_____  JNS_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Joann Langston________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002070803	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20020509	
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.	107.0015	
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