PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  16 December 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024074

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred M. McCoy		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show award of the Superior Unit Award.

3.  The applicant states that he was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion during the period covered by the award.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that effective 21 May 1993 he was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion in grade E-4.  Effective 25 October 1993 he was assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion.  Effective 14 January 1995 he was separated from active duty and transferred to the USAR.  The requested award is not listed on his DD Form 214 (report of separation).

5.  General Order Number 1, dated 31 March 1996 awarded the Army Superior Unit Award to the 1st Engineer Battalion for the period 4 December 1992 to 21 November 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion during a period of time that was included in the award of the Army Superior Unit Award.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by correcting the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to reflect award of the Army Superior Unit Award.

BOARD VOTE:  

___FM__  ___SK__  __RO ___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__ Fred M. McCoy ___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024074	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19991216	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0035	
2.		
3.		
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5.		
6.