PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  26 April 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030501

	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. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		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 to show award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and six bronze service stars for the Vietnam Service Medal.

3.  The applicant states that he had recently received a form that authorized the issuance of these awards and they are not on his DD Form 214 (report of separation).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted and entered active duty on 19 September 1968.  He completed basic airborne and field artillery training.  He was promoted to grade E-4 effective 11 August 1969 and assigned in Vietnam from 20 December 1969 to 15 July 1971.

5.  He was separated from active duty on 19 July 1971 and transferred to the Army Reserve.  His DD Form 214 does not contain the requested awards.

6.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 (qualification record) shows that he qualified at the expert level with the grenade and the sharpshooter level with the rifle while in training.  He requalified with the rifle at the marksman level prior to arriving in Vietnam and those orders are in the available record.

7.  AR 600-8-22 provides the policy concerning individual and unit decorations and service medals.  It provides that one bronze service star is authorized for the Vietnam Service Medal for each named campaign credited for the individual.  The regulation also provides that the authorized marksmanship qualification badge with component bar will reflect the qualification last attained.

8.  DA Pamphlet 672-3 provides the authority for unit citations and campaign credit.  During the applicants Vietnam service his units were credited with award of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal.  Additionally, he is credited with participation in three named campaigns.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based on the evidence of record the applicant is entitled to have his records corrected to show award of the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm, the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, the expert marksmanship badge with grenade bar, and the marksman marksmanship badge with rifle bar.

2.  There is insufficient evidence of record or submitted by the applicant to show that he is entitled to six bronze service stars for the Vietnam Service Medal.

3.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm, the Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, the expert marksmanship badge with grenade bar, and the marksman marksmanship badge with rifle bar.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

__SK___  ___CG__  __KK____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Stanley Kelley___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030501	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000426	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PARTIAL	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.