MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           7 July 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999015406

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration 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:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Ms. Meta Waller 		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show his date of birth as “17 June 1931”, instead of “18 June 1932”.

APPLICANT STATES:  That his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this date.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

The applicant was inducted in the Army on 29 January 1953.  He completed basic training and was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.  He served several tours overseas and in the United States and was retired from active duty on 31 July 1974.

The applicant’s personnel records contain five DD Forms 214.  These discharge documents, which are authenticated in his own hand, show his date of birth as .  His records also contain enlistment records which indicate his date of birth as .  There is no evidence available to the Board which shows the applicant’s date of birth as .

Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that the date of birth will be entered in the appropriate item of the DD Form 214.  

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has not provided any evidence, which shows that his date of birth is ; therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his records to show this date.  

2.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

INW_____  JEA____  MW______  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015406	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990707  	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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