RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-02650

XXXXXXXXXX (DECEASED)	COUNSEL: NONE

XXXXXXXXXX (APPLICANT)	HEARING REQUESTED: NO	

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth (DOB) on her deceased spouse’s DD Forms 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S SPOUSE CONTENTIONS

She is unable to claim death benefits with the incorrect date of birth on her spouse’s DD Forms 214.   

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is the surviving spouse of a retired Air Force staff sergeant (E-5).

On 11 Jan 46, according to WD AGO Form 21, Enlistment Record –Regular Army, the deceased member enlisted in the Army with the correct DOB.

In 1956, the deceased member was issued a certified birth certificate, which indicates a different DOB from the DOB on his DD Forms 214. 

The deceased member served in the Air Force from 8 Dec 56 to 30 Sep 67, with an incorrect DOB recorded on his DD Forms 214.  

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B.

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A7.5 (Correction to Date of Birth), Note 3, provides as follows: Do not correct records of former members unless evidence proves the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  Required proof is an unaltered original document from the jurisdiction of the applicant’s birth, showing the applicant’s name and date of birth.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is the victim of an error.  The Board finds the applicant’s the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to FORMER MEMBER be corrected to show that:

	a. The DD Form 214, Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States, issued in conjunction with the 8 Dec 56 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 6.

	b. The DD Form 214 issued in conjunction with the 8 Dec 62 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 6.

	c. The DD Form 214 issued in conjunction with the 8 Dec 66 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 6.

	d. The DD Form 214 issued in conjunction with the 30 Sep 67 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 9.

 CERTIFICATION

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2021-02650 in Executive Session on 21 Jul 22:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 9 Jul 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.