RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-04668 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: A DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be issued to reflect the award of the Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM). _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He is entitled to the contested awards for a temporary duty to Korea from January 1968 to April 1968. The applicant provides no documentation in support of his appeal. The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 25 November 1959. On 1 January 1981, the applicant retired in the grade of master sergeant under the provisions of AFR 35-7, Voluntary Retirement for Years of Service Established By Law. He served 21 years, 1 month and 7 days on active duty. _________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states a review of his master personnel records failed to provide any documents that substantiate foreign service time in Korea. Although, it states on one of the applicant’s airman performance report that he was deployed during the time period of the report, it does not specifically indicate the deployment was to Korea. The DPAPP complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. AFPC/DPSIDR recommends the Board determine if the applicant’s deployment in January 1968 was to Korea in light of the contradictory evidence. There is an official document, CSC Form 813, which indicates the applicant was deployed to Korea from 22 January 1968 to 20 April 1969[sic]. There is an entry on his Air Force Form 7 indicating he was TDY from 22 January 1968 to 20 April 1968. DPSIDR states the AFEM was established on 4 December 1961, to be awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who, after 1 July 1958, have participated in a United States military operation and encountered foreign armed opposition, or were in danger of hostile action by foreign Armed Forces. The inclusive period of award of the AFEM for Korea, was from 1 October 1966 to 30 June 1974. The KDSM was established in February 2004 to be given as recognition for military service in the Republic of Korea and the surrounding waters after 28 July 1954 and ending on such a future date as determined by the Secretary of Defense. The DPSIDR complete evaluation is at Exhibit D. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: The applicant states he was deployed to Korea from January 1968 to April 1968. He was assigned to the Det. 2, 6994th Security Squadron, Pleiku AB, RVN in October 1968. The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit F. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. Based on our review of the evidence of record and the documentation which reflects the applicant was deployed to Korea from 22 January 1968 to 20 April 1968, we recommend the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with his 1 January 1981 retirement be amended in Item 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, to include the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Korean Defense Service Medal. _________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2011-04668 in Executive Session on 7 June 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2011-04668 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 11 November 2011. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Record. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 10 January 2012. Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 31 January 2012. Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 February 2012. Exhibit F. Letter, Applicant, dated 15 March 2012.