ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	BOARD DATE:  6 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170013538


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his social security number (SSN) in Item 3 
(Social Security Number) of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States 
Report of Transfer or Discharge).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	social security card

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 

2.  The applicant states there was a typographical error in the SSN entry on his 
DD Form 214.  The correct SSN is .  The incorrect SSN is 
X.

3.  The applicant provides a social security card showing his SSN as .

4.  The applicant service record shows:

	a.  On 12 November 1969, he was inducted in the Army of the United States.  His 
DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), block 2 (Service Number), shows .

	b.  On 18 November 1969, he enlisted in the Regular Army.  His DD Form 4 
(Enlistment Contract of Armed Forces of the United States), block 1(Service Number), 
shows X.

	c.  General Orders 14, dated 2 May 1972 show his SSN as .

	d.  His DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record), block 2 (SSN), shows his 
SSN as .
	e.  On 20 August 1972, he was honorably released from active duty.  The DD Form 
214 completed at that time shows his SSN as .  He continued his service 
in the U.S. Army Reserve.

	f.  Orders 062-61, dated 3 March 1999, discharged him from the U.S. Army Reserve 
effective 2 March 1999.  His SSN is shown as .

5.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated the DD Form 214 would be prepared for all 
personnel at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty. The 
regulation stated item 3 would list the SSN verified in the Soldier's records.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
evidence supports the requested relief.

2.  The applicant's record shows he consistently used the SSN shown on his social 
security card.  The evidence supports a conclusion that a typographical error occurred 
in recording his SSN on his DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 August 1972.  
BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:X	:X	:X:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION













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 
recorded in item 3 of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 August 1972 with the 
SSN shown on his social security card.

	  
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.

REFERENCES:

1.  Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military 
records must be filed within three 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 three-year statute of 
limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.
2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated the DD Form 214 would be prepared for all 
personal at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty. The 
regulation stated item 3 would list the SSN verified in the Soldier's records.

3.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous 
active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior active, and 
prior inactive duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or 
discharge.  The information entered thereon reflects the conditions as they existed at 
the time of separation.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170013538

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