PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:  27 June 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR1999034324

	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. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		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 service medal for his service in Germany.

3.  The applicant states his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) does not show this.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted and entered active duty on 9 September 1960.  After completion of training as a construction helper he was assigned to Germany from 7 July 1961 to 2 September 1963.

5.  The applicant was separated from active duty in grade E-3 on 3 September 1963 and transferred to the USAR.  His DD Form 214 shows the Sharpshooter marksmanship badge with rifle bar as his only authorized award.

6.  Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provided the policy for awards and decorations.  It provided, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal was authorized for satisfactory service between 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served satisfactorily on active duty during the period when the National Defense Service Medal was authorized and he is entitled to have it added to his authorized awards.

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 for the individual concerned be corrected by showing that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__mm____  __cg____  __wm____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Mark D. Manning______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034324	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000627	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0069	
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