PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           16 APRIL 2002                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001065632

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Ms. Melinda M. Darby		Member	
	Mr. John T. Meixell		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 that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show that he was inducted into the Army on 30 July 1959, vice the 30 July 1961 date shown. 

3.  The applicant made no other statement. 

4.  The applicant’s DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows that he was inducted into the Army at the Armed Forces Induction Station in Chicago on      30 July 1959.  He completed training and was assigned to an engineer battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia.  He was released from active duty on 28 July 1961 with 1 year, 11 months, and 29 days of service.  His DD Form 214, shows an induction date of 30 July 1961, two days after his release date.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was inducted into the Army on 30 July 1959.  His DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect that date, vice the 30 July 1961 date shown.

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 inducted into the Army on             30 July 1959. 

BOARD VOTE:  

__INW __  __MMD  _  __JTM__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Irene N. Wheelwright__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001065632	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20020416	
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.	100.00	
2.	227	
3.		
4.		
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6.