IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 June 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150011597 BOARD VOTE: _____X____ ___X____ ____X____ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION 2 Enclosures 1. Board Determination/Recommendation 2. Evidence and Consideration IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 June 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150011597 BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to his DD Form 214 the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea). ______________X___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 June 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150011597 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his records to show the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 2. The applicant states he should have been awarded this medal due to his service in Korea from June 1967 to August 1968. 3. The applicant provides his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 November 1965. He held military occupational specialty 93F (Assistant Meteorological Station Chief). He served in Korea from 25 June 1967 to 3 August 1968. 3. He was honorably released from active duty on 7 August 1968. His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded or authorized the: * National Defense Service Medal * Good Conduct Medal * Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-14) 4. On 24 March 2015, he was issued a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from active Duty) that added award of the Korea Defense Service Medal. REFERENCE: Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for the following awards: a. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is authorized for participants in military operations within a specific geographic area during a specified time period. An individual who was not engaged in actual combat or equally hazardous activity must have been a bona fide member of a unit participating in, or be engaged in the direct support of, the operation for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days provided this support involved entering the area of operations. Qualifying service for this award includes participation in Korea from 1 October 1966 to 30 June 1974. Service members who qualified for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal by reasons of service between 1 October 1966 and 30 June 1974, in an area for which the Korea Defense Service Medal was subsequently authorized, are eligible for both the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Korea Defense Service Medal. Award of the Korea Defense Service Medal for this time period is a one-time exception to policy to Title 10, U.S. Code. b. The Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for award to members who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. The period of eligibility is from 28 July 1954 to a date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense. Service members must have been assigned, attached, or mobilized to units operating in the area of eligibility for 30 consecutive or for 60 nonconsecutive days. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The applicant served in Korea from 25 June 1967 to 3 August 1968, which is a qualifying period for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings AR20150000953 Enclosure 1 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150011597 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150011597 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 2