PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               20 May 1999               
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AR1999015272

	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. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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 his first and middle name as  in lieu of.

3.  The applicant states that when he first enlisted, the recruiter instructed him to put down the name he wanted to be called; however, the name which he used for school and personal use differed from his given birth name.  He states that  was a shortened translation of “.  In support of his application, he submits photocopies of his U.S. passport, certificate of baptism, Reserve military identification (I.D.) card and documents from the Social Security Administration.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 11 February 1987 for a period of eight years.  He was ordered to initial active duty training (IADT) and successfully completed training as a multichannel communications systems operator.  The applicant was released from IADT and returned to the USAR.  He was honorably discharged from the USAR on 14 February 1995.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows his name as”.  His DD Form 4 (Enlistment Contract) also shows his name as.  However, the applicant’s U.S. passport, certificate of baptism and his Reserve military I.D. card show his given name as “Romualdo Thomas Bebenista”.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant’s given name as”; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this name.

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 the name of the individual concerned as.

BOARD VOTE:  

EMW___  HOF_____  MVT____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Ernest M. Willcher____
		CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999017552	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990520	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	       	
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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