PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:.

	BOARD DATE:            30 March 2000     
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR199903239

	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.  

	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 reflect award of the Purple Heart.  In support of his request he submits a copy of his Purple Heart certificate and a certificate of appreciation documenting his achievements during the period 31 January 1968 to 29 February 1968 “during the widespread Viet Cong offensive….”

3.  Records indicate he entered active duty on 9 February 1967 and served in Vietnam between January 1968 and January 1969.  On 1 February 1968 he was wounded as a result of hostile action and awarded the Purple Heart by the commander of a medical facility.  He was released from active duty on 
20 February 1970 although his separation document does not reflect entitlement to the Purple Heart.

4.  The applicant’s record also contains a copy of an order awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 9 February 1967 through 9 February 1970 which was omitted from his separation document.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart and Army Good Conduct Medal which were omitted from his separation document.

2.  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 Purple Heart and Army Good Conduct Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

___bje__  ____hof  ___ewl__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999032939	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000330	
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.	107.00	
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