PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           10 May 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030937

	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. David H. Keller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson 		Chairperson	
	Mr. George D. Paxson		Member	
	Mr. Thomas B. Redfern III		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, award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).  He states he was originally with the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, then he was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry.  His MOS (military occupational specialty) was 11C, infantry indirect fire crewman.

3.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 4 April 1969. After training, he was assigned to Vietnam, where he served in combat with the 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, and the 2d Battalion 12th Infantry, as an infantryman. His time served in Vietnam is recorded as 1 September 1969 to 2 September 1970.

4.  On 3 January 1971, the applicant was separated early for school attendance with an honorable characterization of service.  His DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows his primary specialty number and title as 11C1O, Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman, and his awards as National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar.

5.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 lists three basic requirements for award of the CIB. The soldier must be an infantryman, assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat against a hostile force, and must have actively participated in such ground combat.

6.  The regulation also authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal.  It shows that the applicant served in Vietnam during the following campaigns:  Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 (9 June 1969--31 October 1969), Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 (1 November 1969--30 April 1970), DA Sanctuary Counteroffensive (1 May 1970--30 June 1970), and Vietnam Counteroffensive-Phase VII (1 July 1970--30 June 1971).

7.  Army Pamphlet 672-3 lists the time periods for which various units were awarded unit citations, including the Presidential Unit Citation and Meritorious Unit Citation.  The organizations to which the applicant was assigned in Vietnam were awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal during the periods of his assignment.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms that the applicant was an infantryman and met the requirements for award of the CIB during the Vietnam War.

2.  The applicant served in four campaigns during his service in Vietnam and is entitled to three Bronze Service Stars with his Vietnam Service Medal.

3.  The applicant is entitled to the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, based on his assignments with the 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, and the 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry, in Vietnam.

4.  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 awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge based on his service as an infantryman in the Vietnam War; three Bronze Service Stars with his Vietnam Service Medal; the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm; and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mkp___  ___gdp__  __tbr___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__MARGARET K. PATTERSON_
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030937	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000510	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.