ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  30 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180001208


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his military occupational specialty (MOS) 
and number on his DD Form 214 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation 
Honorable Discharge)

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge)

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 (ABCMR) 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 he never drove a truck during his time in the service.  He 
was on Tachikawa Japan Air Base and was in charge of unloading planes with 
supplies for the war house.  He noticed the error in justice when he requested an 
Honorable Discharge Certificate.

3.  The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review.  A fire 
destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National 
Personnel Records Center in 1973.  It is believed his records were lost or destroyed 
in that fire.  However, there were sufficient documents remaining in a reconstructed 
record, along with records provided by the applicant, to conduct a fair and impartial 
review of this case.  

4.  The applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States on 24 October 
1945.  His DD Form 214 shows in:

*	Block 30 - (military occupational specialty and number) – Truck Driver Lt 345
*	Block 31 (military qualification and date) - none
*	Block 41 (service schools attended) - none 
5.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 29 January 1947, 
following his completion of 1 year, 3 months, and 6 days of total net service.

6.  By regulation (AR 635-5), the DD Form 214 is a summary of a soldier’s most 
recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active 
duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  It 
states for item 11 (Primary Specialty), from the Enlisted Record Brief, enter the titles 
of all MOS for at least 1 year and include for each MOS the number of years and 
months served.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
relief was not warranted.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered.  
The evidence available only shows he was qualified in the MOS listed on his 
separation document.  The Board agreed there is insufficient evidence to grant relief.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

X	X	X	DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or 
injustice.  Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are 
insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.


	  
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.

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):
Not applicable

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 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 611-201 (Enlisted Career Management Fields and Military 
Occupational Specialties), in effect at the time, provided that the official title for MOS 
67N was UH-1 Helicopter Repairman and MOS 67U was CH-47 Helicopter 
Repairman. 

3.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations 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 Active Army.  It provided that the 
DD Form 214 was a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous 
active duty.  The DD Form 214 provided a brief, clear-cut record of active Army 
service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  For item 
23a (Specialty Number and Title), the preparer should enter the separating Soldier's 
primary MOS code number and title.


NOTHING FOLLOWS

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180001208

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