PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           19 April 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR1999030346

	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. Rosa M. Chandler		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James P. Huber		Chairperson	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge		Member	
	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		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, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), item 22c (foreign and/or sea service) by adding his Okinawa service.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he served with the Stratcom Signal Corps, Fort Buckner, Okinawa, from 26 January 1970-26 July 1971.  He has been diagnosed to have Hepatitis C.  He plans to file a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs and therefore he needs this service shown on his DD Form 214.  He submits a copy of DA Form 20 (Enlistment Qualification Record), and a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his request.

4.  The available records show that the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on
8 July 1968.  He completed basic combat training and advance individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 32A (Fixed Station Attendant).  

5.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 shows that he served in Okinawa (USARMY
RYUKYU Islands (USARYIS)) from 22 April 1969-21 October 1970.  This service equals 1 year, 5 months and 29 days.

6.  His DA Form 20 also shows that on 4 December 1970, he was assigned to Fort Huachuca, Arizona.  He served at Fort Huachuca until he was honorably discharged on 26 July 1971.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 provided policies and guidance for preparation of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it stated that the overseas theater/command in which a service member served should be shown along with the member’s years, months and days of overseas service.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant is entitled to have his DD Form 214, Item 22c corrected to show that he served 1 year, 5 months and 29 days overseas in the USARYIS.

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 to the individual concerned a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) which shows that the DD Form 214 issued to him on 26 July 1971 in Item 
22c is corrected to show that his overseas (USARYIS) service equals 1 year, 
5 months and 29 days.

BOARD VOTE:

__jph___  __eja____  __vbc___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__James P. Huber_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030346	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000419	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19710726	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON	Expiration Term of Service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	ASA	
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
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