PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           19 June 2003
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2003086750

	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	
	Mr. Luis Almodova		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Mr. William D. Powers		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, in effect, that award of a bronze service star be added to his separation document and that it reflect all medals awarded to him during his military service. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the award of the bronze service star was made on 22 August 1945 in General Orders Number 128, Headquarters, Armed Forces, Pacific. 

4.  In support of his application, the applicant submitted a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge, with a date of separation of 25 November 1946, and a copy of four pages from his service record.

5.  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.

6.  Records available to the Board show he was inducted into the Army of the United States and entered on active duty on 4 January 1945.  The applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that he served 1 year, 6 months, and 25 days active Federal service of which 1 year, 3 months, and 27 days were spent in the Western Pacific Theater of Operations (WPTO).  He was honorably discharged in the grade of Technician 5th Grade under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-365, for the convenience of the government at demobilization on 25 November 1946.

7.  Block 32 (Battles and Campaigns) of the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55, shows that the applicant participated in the Luzon Campaign.  Block 33, of this same form, shows that the applicant was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.  Block 55 (Remarks) shows he was issued the Lapel Button [properly known as the Honorable Service/Discharge Emblem].

8.  The applicant's service record, on the first line of the section, identified as for medals, decorations, and citations, has been annotated as follows: "Bz Battle Star/GO#128, Hq AFPAC 22 Aug 45."

9.  On one of the copied pages from his service record, another annotation is found which reads as follows:  "Atzd Btl Star Luzon Campaign per GO# 128 Hq AFPAC dtd 22 Aug 45."

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in its 
Appendix B and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal, in this case, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board considered the applicant's contention that he is entitled to award of a bronze service star and finds that the contention has merit.

2.  The applicant participated in one campaign during World War II, the campaign on Luzon, the Philippines.  Based on this qualifying service, he is entitled to award of one bronze service star to be affixed to his already-awarded Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That all Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant one bronze service star to be affixed to his already awarded Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jns___  __lem___  __wdp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			John N. Slone
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003086750	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20030619	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0000	
2.	107.0064	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.