MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

		IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:           4 September 2003   
		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2003085882

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy L. Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor		Chairperson	
	Mr. Frank C. Jones		Member	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		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 her DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be amended to show her new name.

APPLICANT STATES:  That she divorced Bruce H____ and remarried Robert R___ in May 1963.  As supporting evidence she provides her DD Form 214, her divorce decree, and her marriage certificate.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

She enlisted in the Regular Army on 19 June 1961 under the name B___.  She married Bruce H___ in March 1962 and requested her name be changed to H___.  Her request was approved on 5 April 1962.

The applicant was released from active duty on 22 October 1962.  Her DD Form 214 shows her name as H___.

The divorce decree provided by the applicant shows she divorced Bruce H___ on 18 February 1963.  She married Robert R___ on 21 May 1963.

Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents prepared for soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge.

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.  For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the accuracy of its records.  The data and information contained in those records should actually reflect the conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created.  In the absence of a showing of material error or injustice, this Board is reluctant to recommend that those records be changed.

2.  The evidence of record shows the applicant married Bruce H___ after she enlisted in the Army and still retained that married name when she was released from active duty on 22 October 1962.  She did not divorce and remarry until after she had separated.  While the Board understands the applicant’s desire to have the records changed, it finds no basis for compromising the integrity of the Army’s records.  This Board action will be filed in her military records so a record of her new married name will be on hand.
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

__rvo___  __fcj___      __bje___  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003085882	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20030904	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	Mr. Chun	
ISSUES         1.	100.01	
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