PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            15 February 2000      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999028358

	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.  

	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Member	
	Mr. Roger Able		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 his records be corrected to reflect award of the Combat Medical Badge.

3.  Records indicate he entered active duty on 9 January 1969 and served in Vietnam as a medical corpsman/radio telephone operator (specialty 91A) with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry between July 1969 and August 1970.  The 101st Airborne Division, on 27 September 1969, published orders confirming award of the Combat Medical Badge.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 
12 August 1970 although his award of the Combat Medical Badge was omitted from his separation document.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was awarded the Combat Medical Badge for his services in Vietnam but the award was omitted from his separation document.

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 that the individual concerned was awarded the Combat Medal Badge.

BOARD VOTE:  

___fe___  ___ra___  ___kak__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028358	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000215	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(grant)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.159	107.00	
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