PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:           

	BOARD DATE:                19 August 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999015613

	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	
	Mr. Hubert S. Shaw, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler		Chairperson	
	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Member	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		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 award of the Purple Heart and any other awards to which he is entitled.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded.  In support of his application, he submitted copies of unit Morning Reports for the unit to which he was assigned in Vietnam.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 23 March 1966 and completed training as a heavy vehicle driver.  He served in Vietnam from September 1967 to March 1968.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 18 March 1968.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award.  

6.  The applicant provided a copy of unit Morning Report for 5 January 1968 which shows that he was “WIA” [wounded in action] by fragmentation to right ear. 

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

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action.  Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify that the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action; therefore, he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart.

2.  The applicant is entitled to the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

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:

a.  by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action in Vietnam on 5 January 1968 and by correcting his records to show this award; and 

b.  by showing that he was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.

BOARD VOTE:  

CMF____  CLA____  MHM____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Calvin M. Fowler______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015613	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990819	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19680318	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON	ETS	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	MR HARRELL	
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
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