RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04683 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His records be corrected to reflect his service in Vietnam and England. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments to Vietnam and England were never recorded on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States – Report of Transfer or Discharge. In support of his requests, the applicant provides copies of his DD Form 214, performance reports, flight records, a memorandum from a former pilot who attests to his service in Vietnam and various other documents related to his requests. The applicant provides no rationale as to why his failure to timely file should be waived in the interest of justice. His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period 2 March 1963 through 21 September 1968 reflects 2 months and 23 days of Foreign and/or Sea Service. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. A review of the applicant’s master personnel records and documentation submitted failed to provide any documents that substantiate Foreign Service time in Vietnam, or England. Although, one of his performance reports indicates a TDY to Southeast Asia, it does not reflect an exact location. Southeast Asia comprises numerous countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Taiwan. Without specific locations identified they are unable to verify his service in Vietnam. The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: He is concerned that the Air Force Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) did not review his initial submission. Therefore, he is resubmitting them as proof of his service in Vietnam and England. In further support of his appeal, the applicant resubmits the same correspondence submitted with his original application. His complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E. 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. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or an injustice with respect to the applicant’s request to have his DD Form 214 corrected to reflect he served in Vietnam and England. The evidence provided by the applicant reflects that he served on a variety of TDY assignments in Southeast Asia and in England; however, actual locations are not recorded on the DD Form 214, rather IAW AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, Foreign Service time is reflected on the DD Form 214 in “years, months, days.” In view of the above, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. 4. Notwithstanding the above, sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice warranting partial relief. We note the OPR recommends denial stating the applicant failed to provide any documents that substantiate Foreign Service time in Vietnam, or England. However, after a thorough review of the evidence presented, we believe a reasonable basis exists to conclude the applicant served in Vietnam and England. In this respect, we note that his officer effectiveness report dated in July 1968 reflects that he was deployed to Mildenhall on rotation and to South East Asia. He also provides a notarized witness statement from a retired lieutenant colonel, who states that he was in Vietnam with the applicant in April 1968. In view of the foregoing, we find the OERs coupled with the witness statement sufficient to grant boots-on-the-ground in Vietnam and England. Accordingly, we recommend his records be corrected to the extent 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 he had boots-on-the-ground in Vietnam and England. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR BC-2013- 04683 in Executive Session on 29 July 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the record as recommended. The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 14 September 2013, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 13 January 2014. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 January 2014. Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, undated, w/atchs.