PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                12 January 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999029468

	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. Karl F. Schneider		Director, Army Review Boards Agency 	
	Mr. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr..		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Member	
	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		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 correction of his records to show his service in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and any awards to which he may be entitled as a result of this service.

3.  The applicant states that his service personnel records do not reflect his service in Southwest Asia.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty as a commissioned officer in the Field Artillery Branch on 31 May 1989 and was honorably discharged on 15 May 1991.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows 5 months and 13 days of foreign service in item 12f (Foreign Service).  There is no indication on the DD Form 214 where this foreign service was performed.  His discharge document also does not show any awards or decorations based on service in Southwest Asia.  

6.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  This data base shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 September 1990 to 20 March 1991, a period of 6 months and 20 days.

7.  The applicant provided a DA Form 638-1 (Recommendation for Award) which shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal by III Corps Artillery Permanent Orders Number 118-47, dated 6 November 1991.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form will be entered in item 12f. However, for service in Southwest Asia, Department of the Army issued guidance that service in a temporary duty status in that theater would not be reported as foreign service unless for a period longer than 6 months and that Southwest Asia service would be reported in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.

9. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

10.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

11.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The DMDC data base shows the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 September 1990 to 20 March 1991 which is a period of 6 months and 20 days. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of item 12f of his DD Form 214 to show 6 months and 20 days of foreign service.  Further, he is entitled to the entry “SWA SERVICE: 01SEP90-20MAR91” in item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214.

2.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Army Commendation Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

3.  Based on the applicant’s service in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he is entitled to the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

4.  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:

	a.  by showing in item 12f of the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned that he had 6 months and 20 days of foreign service;

	b.  by showing the entry “SWA SERVICE: 01SEP90-20MAR91” in item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214;

	c.  by showing he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal;

	e.  by showing he was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA), and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

BOARD VOTE:  

JNS_____  INW_____  LLS____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		John N. Slone_________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029468	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000112	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19910515	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-120, PARA 3-36B	
DISCHARGE REASON	REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTH	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR SCHNEIDER	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.		
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