RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2021-00112

XXXXXXXXXXXX (DECEASED)	COUNSEL:  NONE

XXXXXXXXXXXX (APPLICANT)	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO 

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

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

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

She needs his DOB corrected to receive benefits left to her after his passing.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is the surviving spouse of a retired Air Force technical sergeant (E-6).

The former member served in the Air Force from 23 July 1952 to 28 February 1973 with a DOB recorded differently than the DOB on his DD Forms 214.  He was issued a total of four DD Forms 214 for separate enlistment periods.  

On 10 March 1997, the former member was issued a certified birth certificate, which indicates a different DOB from the DOB on each of his DD Forms 214.  

For more information, see the excerpt of the former member’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 member’s name and date of birth.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed, but it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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 former member’s date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the former member’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 22 July 1956 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 10.

	b. The DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, issued in conjunction with the 30 November 1963 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 6.

	c. The DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, issued in conjunction with the 30 November 1967 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 9.

	d. The DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, issued in conjunction with the 28 February 1973 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-2021-00112 in Executive Session on 2 December 2021:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 18 September 2020.
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.