PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            6 April 2000 
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029528

	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.  

	Ms. Antoinette Farley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Member	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		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, in effect, that this DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his Social Security Administration Number (SSAN) is .

3.  The applicant states he noticed the typographical error when checking his DD Form 214 in preparation for receiving social security benefits.  He submits a photocopy of his original social security card.

4.  The applicant’s military record show that on 27 May 1957, he was inducted into the Army of the United States.  He completed basic training and advanced individual training in military occupational specialty (MOS) 131.20 (Armor Crewman).  He was honorable discharge on 4 May 1959 with 1 year, 
11 months and 8 days of total active service.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, issued on 4 May 1959, shows his SSAN was typed as  -    , in item 32 (Remarks). 

CONCLUSIONS:

1. The Board determined that the applicant is entitled to have his records corrected to show his SSAN as  -    .

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 issuing a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) to show his SSAN as -  -    .

BOARD VOTE:  

__JNS___  __EMW___  _JEA__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__John N. Slone______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029528	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/04/06	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	1959-05-04	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-205 	
DISCHARGE REASON	A100.00	
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	A100.09	
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