IN THE CASE OF:    

		BOARD DATE:  2 November 2016

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20150013936


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:  2 November 2016

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20150013936


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 replacing the entry in item 3 (Social Security Number) of his DD Form 214 with the social security number shown on his DD Form 256A.


                                    _____________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:  2 November 2016

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20150013936


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 social security number (SSN) entered on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 16 January 1968.

2.  The applicant states the SSN shown on his DD Form 214 is incorrect. 

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214, DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge Certificate) from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR), and a copy of his social security card. 

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.  On 17 January 1966, the applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States.  His SSN does not appear on his DD Form 47 (Record of Induction).

3.  His military record does not contain a DA Form 2139 (Military Pay Voucher), which was the form used at the time as the primary source for the SSN entry on the DD Form 214.

4.  On 16 January 1968, he was honorably released from active duty and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR).  Item 3 (SSN) of the DD Form 214 prepared at that time shows his SSN as .  

7.  The applicant provides a copy of his social security card and a DD Form 256A which reflects his SSN as .

REFERENCES:

Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It stated the entry in item 3 of the DD Form 214 was to be transcribed from the Soldier's DA Form 2139.

DISCUSSION:

There was no military pay voucher in the applicant's service record; however, the applicant’s DD Form 256A shows his SSN as .  The evidence supports a conclusion that the SSN recorded on his DD Form 214 contains an error.
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