PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            4 May 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999034222

	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	
	Ms. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Chairperson	
	Mr. James Stueve		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show an additional award of the Good Conduct Medal, the “Southeast Asia Service Medal” (correctly known as the Southwest Asia Service Medal) and the “Liberation of Kuwait Medal” (correctly known as the Kuwait Liberation Medal).  In addition, he requests his foreign service in the Persian Gulf be shown on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not reflect his full tour in the Persian Gulf theater.  In support of his application, he submits photocopies of his DD Form 214, orders awarding him the Good Conduct Medal (Second Award), orders promoting him to sergeant, and a letter from the Office of the Secretary of Defense regarding exposure to enemy nerve agent in Southwest Asia.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army on 6 May 1986.  He completed training as a tank crewman and served in Germany from 2 March 1988 through 25 February 1990.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 2 May 1994.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows entitlement to the Good Conduct Medal (First Award).  His discharge document does not show the Southwest Asia Service Medal or the Kuwait Liberation Medal as authorized awards.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of 24th Infantry Division (Mech) and Fort Stewart Permanent Orders Number 102-54, dated 17 June 1993, which awarded him the Good Conduct Medal (Second Award) for the period of service from 6 May 1989 to 5 May 1992.

7.  The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) compiled the Desert Shield/Storm Data Base.  The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or federalized in response to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  A Phase II file lists active duty personnel who served in-theater between 1 August 1991 and 31 December 1993.  This data base shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia (SWA) from 1 October 1990 through 20 March 1991.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

9.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

10.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 18 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks.  However, for service in Southwest Asia, Department of the Army issued guidance that service in a temporary duty status in that theater would not be reported as foreign service unless for a period longer than 6 months and that Southwest Asia service would be reported in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show that the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (Second Award) for the period 6 May 1989 to 5 May 1992; therefore, he is entitled to amendment of his DD Form 214 to show the Good Conduct Medal (Second Award).

2.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 1 October 1990 through 20 March 1991 (a period of 5 months and 20 days).  

3.  Based on his service in Southwest Asia, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

4.  The applicant served 5 months and 20 days in Southwest Asia; therefore, item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 will be amended to show the entry “SWA SERVICE:  1OCT90 - 20MAR91”

5.  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:

a.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (Second Award), the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA), and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K); and 

b.  by amending item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “SWA SERVICE:  1OCT90 - 20MAR91”

BOARD VOTE:  

LLS____  JPS_____  CJS_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Luther L. Santiful____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034222	
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	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0000	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.