PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            6 April 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029823

	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. Kenneth H. Aucock		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 that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal, and any other medals to which he is entitled. 

3.  The applicant states that at the time of his discharge none of his medals were included on his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered on active duty on         25 October 1965 and was discharged for the purpose of immediate reenlistment on 13 March 1967.  His DD Form 214 shows award of the National Defense Service Medal and the Expert Qualification Badge with rifle bar.  He served on continuous active duty until his discharge in 1971.  He was AWOL on two separate occasions and spent 45 days in confinement.  In addition to findings of guilty by two special courts-martial, the applicant received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, UCMJ, on three occasions.

5.  The applicant was awarded the Expert Qualification Badge with rifle bar while at Fort Carson, Colorado on 30 January 1970.  In early 1970 he was assigned to a unit in Vietnam, was promoted to pay grade E-4 on 3 September 1970, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service for the period February 1970 to February 1971.  The applicant participated in three campaigns during his Vietnam tour.  He returned to the United States and was discharged at Fort Benning, Georgia on 14 December 1971, under honorable conditions.  He had 5 years, 4 months, and 13 days of service, and 282 days of lost time.    

6.  The applicant’s 14 December 1971 DD Form 214 shows only award of the Marksman Qualification Badge with rifle bar.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served in Vietnam, participating in three campaigns.  He is entitled to award of the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars (one for each campaign).  He is also entitled to award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. 
   
2.  The applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Expert Qualification Badge with rifle bar.  Those awards should be reflected on his 14 December 1971 DD Form 214.

3.  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 showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Expert Qualification Badge with rifle bar.

BOARD VOTE:  

___emw_  ___jea___  ___jns__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029823	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000406	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT 	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1006	107.00	
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