PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           29 March 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030974

	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.  

	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Robert G. Hinkle		Chairperson	
	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Member	
	Mr. James P. Steuve		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 he be awarded a battle star (bronze service star) for his participation in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Campaign).

3.  The applicant states that he only recently became aware that he was eligible for award of another bronze service star.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 25 August 1944.  He arrived in the European Theater of Operations on              15 January 1945 and departed 26 June 1946.  His Service Record shows he participated in the Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes Campaigns.  He was separated on 2 July 1946.  His Report of Separation lists only the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant did participate in the Ardennes campaign.  This entitles him to wear 3 bronze service stars with his European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding “Ardennes-Alsace” to item 32 of the applicant’s Report of Separation and by amending “EAME Campaign Medal” in item 33 of his Report of Separation to read “EAME Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars.”

BOARD VOTE:  

__rgh___  __mdm___  __jps___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Robert G. Hinkle
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030974	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000329	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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