PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:              4 May 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AR1999030511

	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. W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Chairperson	
	Mr. James P. Steuve		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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 DD Form 214, Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to show all of the awards to which he is entitled.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 should show that he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal and the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) in addition to the awards already listed thereon.

4.  In support of his request, he has provided a copy of his DD Form 214.

5.  The applicant’s military records show that upon his separation from the active Army on 19 September 1969 his DD From 214 reflected that he was authorized the following awards: the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with 2 bronze stars, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 device,         1 Overseas Bar, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Marksman Badge with rifle and automatic rifle bars and the First Class Gunner (M-60) award.

6.  On 19 August 1999 the applicant petitioned the National Personnel Records Center for all the awards to which he was entitled.  He was issued all of the awards listed on his DD Form 214 as well as the Purple Heart, the Air Medal and the ARCOM.  He was not issued a Good Conduct Medal.  At the same time, he was furnished DA Form 1577, Authorization for Issuance of Award, showing all the awards he was authorized.  The record does not contain a copy of DD Form 215, Correction of DD Form 214, showing that his DD Form 214 was corrected to reflect the additional awards he was issued.

7.  The applicant’s record does not show that he was awarded a Good Conduct Medal during his service.  His record contains no derogatory information and the record of assignment section of his Enlisted Qualification Record show both his conduct and efficiency ratings as excellent.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, provides, in pertinent part, that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity for a specific period of service, normally 3 years (can be for a lesser period if the period of service was for a shorter time).  The enlisted person must be recommended for the award and it must be announced in general orders.  Additional criteria, then in effect, provided that, throughout the qualifying period, the enlisted person must have received all excellent conduct and efficiency ratings and have no court-martial convictions.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant has been issued all of the awards to which he is entitled, except the Good Conduct Medal.  However, based on his excellent service during the period of his enlistment from                21 September 1967 to 19 September 1969, it appears that he is entitled to the Good Conduct Medal.

2.  The record also shows that apparently a DD Form 215 was never prepared or issued to show all of the awards he is entitled to.

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 be corrected by:

	a.  showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (first award) for the period 21 September 1967 to 19 September 1969; and

	b.  issuing to him DD Form 215 reflecting all of the awards to which he is entitled (as shown on DA Form 1577) to include the foregoing Good Conduct Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__lls____  ___jps___  ___cjs __  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__________Luther L. Santiful_________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030511	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000504	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  107.00		
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