PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            26 April 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999034474

	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. Joseph A. Adriance		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, in effect, that he be authorized a 4th bronze service star to his Korean Service Medal (KSM).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he is authorized one additional bronze service star to his KSM based on the campaigns for which credit was awarded during his tenure of service in Korea.   

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Regular Army on 
7 March 1950 and continuously served on active duty until being honorably separated, in the rank of private first class, on 24 December 1953.

5.  The record verifies that the applicant served in Korea from 11 September 1950 to 22 May 1951.  A DD Form 214 (Report of Separation From the Armed Forces of the United States) contained in the record shows, in block 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), that the applicant earned the following awards and decorations during his tenure in service:  the KSM with/3 bronze service stars; the Combat Infantryman Badge; the National Defense Service Medal; and a Presidential Unit Citation.

6.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military awards.  Paragraph 5-8 (Korean Service Medal) states that the KSM was established by Executive Order 10179, dated 8 November 1950. It is awarded for service between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954.  It also indicates that one bronze service star is authorized for each campaign, if the individual was assigned or attached to and present for duty with a unit during the period in which it participated in combat. 

7.  Table B (Campaigns, Service Requirements, and Inscriptions Prescribed for Streamers) of the awards regulation lists, in pertinent part, the authorized campaigns of the Korean War and the inclusive dates for which they are authorized.  The table shows that the following campaigns of the Korean War took place during the period the applicant was assigned to Korea: the UN Defensive (27 June-15 September 1950); the UN Offensive (16 September-
2 November 1950); the CCF Intervention (3 November 1950-24 January 1951); and the First UN Counteroffensive (25 January-21 April 1951).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  After a careful review of the evidence of record, the Board concluded that the applicant was awarded 3 bronze service stars to his KSM, which codified his participation in the UN Defensive, UN Offensive, and the CCF Intervention Campaigns of the Korean War. 

2.  The record makes clear the fact that the applicant served in Korea during a period of time in which a bronze service star was authorized for participation in the First UN Counteroffensive Campaign of the Korean War.  The applicant served in Korea between from 11 September 1950 to 22 May 1951 and participation credit for the First UN Counteroffensive Campaign was granted for anyone who served in Korea between 25 January and 21 April 1951.  Therefore, the Board determined it would be appropriate to authorize the applicant a 4th bronze service star to his KSM at this time. 

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 the applicant is authorized the 4th bronze service star to his KSM based on his participation in the First UN Counteroffensive Campaign of the Korean War.

BOARD VOTE:  

__sk____  __kak___  ___clg___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_____Stanley Kelley______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034474	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/04/26	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	N/A	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	N/A	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	N/A	
DISCHARGE REASON	N/A	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 46	107.0000	
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