MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

		IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:          9 September 2003    
		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2003087210

	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	
	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley 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 military occupational specialty (MOS) and organization be changed on his Transcript of Military Record for the period ending 8 January 1946.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he was not a truck driver until after June 1946.  He contends, in effect, that he was a rifleman with the 25th Tank Battalion of the 14th Armored Division.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his Transcript of Military Record for the period ending 8 January 1946; his WD AGO Form 53-33 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) for the period ending 
13 April 1947; and a Department of Veterans Affairs letter, dated 3 June 2002. 

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records have been lost or destroyed.  This case is being considered using reconstructed records.  The applicant's reconstructed records consist primarily of the WD AGO Form 53-55 and limited pay records.

The applicant's reconstructed records show he was inducted in the Army of the United States in 1944.  He served as a light truck driver assigned to the Second Medical Battalion in the European Theater of Operations from 2 April 1945 through 8 September 1945 and was honorably discharged on 8 January 1946 to enlist in the Regular Army.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 9 January 1946, served as a light truck driver and was honorably discharged on 13 April 1947. 

The available records do not contain a WD AGO Form 53-55 covering the applicant's period of service from his induction in 1944 to his discharge on 
8 January 1946.  However, the applicant provided a Transcript of Military Record for this period of service which shows his MOS as 345 (truck driver light) and his organization as Second Medical Battalion.

There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was awarded MOS 745 (rifleman) or that he served as a rifleman during World War II.  
There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was assigned to the 25th Tank Battalion of the 14th Armored Division during his assignment in the European Theater of Operations.  The applicant's WD Form 371 (Final Payment Roll), dated 10 January 1946, shows his organization as Company A, Second Medical Battalion.  

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.  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 this requirement.

2.  There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was awarded MOS 745 or that he served as a rifleman during World War II.  Therefore, the Board determined that there is insufficient evidence on which to amend the applicant's MOS on his Transcript of Military Record.      

3.  There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was assigned to the 25th Tank Battalion of the 14th Armored Division during his assignment in the European Theater of Operations.  Therefore, the Board determined that there is insufficient evidence on which to amend the applicant's organization on his Transcript of Military Record.

4.  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

SP_____  WTM_____  TAP____  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003087210	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20030909	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0500	
2.	100.0000	
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6.