PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            24 February 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999030493

	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. Joseph A. Adriance		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Chairperson	
	Mr. James P. Huber		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson 		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 he be awarded the Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA). 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he earned the ASUA during his service with the 5th Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment in Berlin, Germany.  He indicates that his unit was recognized with this award for service during the time period he was assigned to the unit.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Regular Army on 
11 September 1990 and continuously served on active duty until his release from active duty (REFRAD) on 10 September 1994.

5.  The applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Qualification Record) verifies that he served as a Wheel Vehicle Mechanic, with the 5th Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment in Berlin, Germany, from 31 March 1991 to 30 June 1994.  

6.  On 10 September 1994, the applicant was honorably REFRAD, by reason of completing his required active service, after completing 4 years of active military service.  The DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not include the ASUA in block 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons).

7.  Department of the Army General Order (DAGO) Number 27, dated 
27 December 1994, authorized the ASUA for personnel who served with the 
5th Battalion of the 502d Infantry Regiment, between 30 September 1993 and 
30 July 1994.  

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) outlines the purpose and intent of granting unit awards.  It states, in pertinent part, that awards are made to organizations when the heroism displayed or meritorious service performed is a result of group effort.  Paragraph 7-3 indicates that all awards approved by authorized commanders, by the other Service departments and by foreign governments, will be confirmed in DAGO. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board determined that the applicant met the criteria for earning the ASUA for his service as a member of the 5th Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment in Berlin, Germany.  Although the unit award was announced in a DAGO subsequent to his REFRAD, the Board found, in the interest of equity, it would be appropriate to add the ASUA to his record at this time.  

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 showing that the individual concerned earned the Army Superior Unit Award for his service in the 5th Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment in Berlin, Germany, between 31 March 1991 and 30 June 1994.  

BOARD VOTE:  

__cla___   ___jph__  ___mvt__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030493	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/02/24	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	N/A	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	N/A	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	N/A	
DISCHARGE REASON	N/A	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 81	107.0035	
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