PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            26 April 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999031106

	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. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley 		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy 		Member	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		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 award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Valorous Unit Award, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.  

3.  The applicant states that he was an infantryman who served in combat with Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, of the 1st Air Cavalry Division from             3 January 1970 through 30 November 1970 and should have been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.  DA General Orders also show that he should also  have been awarded the other awards which he is requesting.  He provides a copy of a certificate of service showing his assignment to the aforementioned unit during the cited period.  The applicant also provides an excerpt from DA Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register), showing that his unit, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, received those awards for action during the period of his assignment to that unit.  

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered on active duty on           31 July 1969, completed training as an infantryman, and in January 1970 was assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, in Vietnam.  In April 1970 he was promoted to pay grade E-4.  He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge by the 1st Cavalry Division effective 5 April 1970.  He participated in three campaigns in Vietnam, returned to the United States and was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas in January 1971.  He was released from active duty on                 30 July 1971 at Fort Riley.  His DD Form 214 does not show the awards that he is requesting.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.  That award should be reflected on his DD Form 214.  He should also be awarded the Valorous Unit Award, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.  Those awards should be reflected on his DD Form 214.

2.  The applicant participated in three campaigns during his tour in Vietnam.  His DD Form 214 should show that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars (one for each campaign).

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 showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Valorous Unit Award, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation, and the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars.

BOARD VOTE:  

___sk___  ___kak__  ___clg___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999031106	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000426	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  46	107.00	
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