PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           16 March 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029886

	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. Gale Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Jennifer L. Prater		Chairperson	
	Mr. Orville W. Troesch, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		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 by changing his date of birth on his WD AGO 53-55 (Report of Separation) to read 7 November 1926.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 incorrectly list his date of birth as 12 September 1925.  In support of his request the applicant submits a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55, and his birth certificate.

4.  The applicant’s date of birth on his WD AGO Form 53-55, ending on               6 February 1946, shows his date of birth as 12 September 1925.

5.  The applicant’s birth certificate issued on 15 November 1988, shows the applicant’s date of birth as 7 November 1926.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s correct date of birth is 7 November 1926, as verified by his birth certificate, and therefore, his WD AGO Form 53-55 should be changed to reflect the correct date.

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 changing item 10, on the applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55 ending 6 February 1946, to show his date of birth as 7 November 1926.  

BOARD VOTE:  

___jlp___  ___owt__  ___cjp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029886	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000316	
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. 100.02		
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