PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:                              
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999034422

	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. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Elizabeth Buchanon		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 records to show award of the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Medical Badge.

3.  The applicant states that, in effect, these awards were inadvertently omitted from his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 20 September 1966 and completed training as a medical specialist in military occupational specialty (MOS) 91B.  He served in Vietnam from 24 August 1967 to 18 January 1968 when he was medically evacuated from Vietnam.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 31 August 1969.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, or the Combat Medical Badge as authorized awards.

6.  The applicant’s service personnel records contain Americal Division General Orders Number 1804, dated 6 April 1968, which awarded him the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device.

7.  The applicant’s service personnel records contain 67th Evacuation Hospital General Orders Number 18, dated 15 January 1968, which awarded him the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 9 January 1968.

8.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows that he was awarded the Combat Medical Badge based on Americal Division Special Order Number 159, dated 16 November 1967.

9.  Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) shows the applicant is entitled to award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation based on Department of the Army General Orders Number 8, dated 1974.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this decoration.

2.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this decoration.

3.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Combat Medical Badge; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this badge.

4.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this foreign unit award.

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 by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device, the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation.

BOARD VOTE:  

________  ________  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034422	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000427	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19690831	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON	EARLY SEPARATION OF OVERSEAS RTNE	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR SCHNEIDER	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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