MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:     

	BOARD DATE:          09 SEPTEMBER 2003                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2003085774

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley L. Powell		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  In effect, that his records be corrected to show that he was inducted into the Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, vice Fort Meade, Maryland.  

APPLICANT STATES:  The applicant made no statement.  

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records were lost or destroyed in the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Information herein was obtained from alternate sources.

The applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) shows that he was inducted into the Army on 11 December 1941 at Fort Meade, Maryland.  It shows that his permanent address for mailing purposes was Loretto, Pennsylvania.  He was discharged on 7 October 1945 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (IGMR) in Pennsylvania. 

The applicant's Final Payment – Work Sheet (War Department Form 372A) shows that he was inducted into the Army at Cresson, Pennsylvania and discharged at IGMR.

On 27 November 2002, in response to an inquiry from a Member of Congress (MC), the Army Reserve Personnel Command informed the MC that the applicant had an incomplete and reconstructed record, and that his final payment worksheet showed that he was inducted at Cresson, Pennsylvania, for which Fort Meade was the closest military installation.  That command requested that the applicant submit any documents showing that his place of entry was Fort Bragg. 

On behalf of the applicant, the MC submitted a copy of the applicant's motor vehicle operator's permit issued to him on 21 January 1942 at Fort Bragg.  On     8 January 2003 the Army Reserve Personnel Command informed the MC that the permit did not indicate Fort Bragg as his place of entry, and also informed him that the applicant should apply to this Board if he feels that an error or injustice exists.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The applicant has submitted neither probative evidence nor a convincing argument in support of his request.  Absent evidence to the contrary, his record is correct.   

2.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy that requirement.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__SLP __  __WTM__  __TAP __  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003085774	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20030909	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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