PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  3 May 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030114

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz		Member	
	Mr. John H. Kern		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 his records be corrected to show all authorized awards.

3.  The applicant makes no statement in his behalf.

4.  The applicant’s military records were apparently lost or destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personal Records Center.  The case was reviewed with documents obtained from alternate sources.

5.  He enlisted and entered active duty in September 1948.  He served as an infantryman in Korea from approximately July to November 1950 where he received the Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Korean Service Medal with 3 bronze service stars.  He was separated from active duty in grade E-3 on 21 May 1952 on completion of his service obligation with 3 years, 8 months, and 2 days creditable service and no lost time.

6.  Medical reports show that he was assigned to the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division while in Korea.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides the policy for individual and unit awards.  It provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service.  This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the termination of a period of Federal military service.

8.  The regulation also provides the policy for foreign awards.  The United Nations Service Medal was awarded to individuals who were members of the US Armed Forces in support of the United Nations action in Korea.

9.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1 provides the register for unit citations and campaign credit.  The pamphlet shows that the applicant’s unit during his period of assignment was awarded the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The available evidence of record and applicable regulations show that he is entitled to award of the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

2.  Based on the applicant’s meritorious service as indicated by his awards of the Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters and the Combat Infantryman Badge it appears that he was eligible for and should now be awarded the Good Conduct Medal.

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 for the individual concerned be corrected by:

	a.  showing that he was awarded the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; and

b.  issuing orders for the first award of the Good Conduct Medal on the date of his separation.

BOARD VOTE:  

__RO___  ___EL__  ___JK___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030114	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000503	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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