ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF: 
BOARD DATE: 17 October 2019 
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20180005190

APPLICANT REQUESTS: update of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty to reflect missing awards and deployment.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

  *	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Army Achievement Medal, orders 102-182, dated 25 June 1984
*	Army Achievement Medal, orders 131-20, dated 6 August 1984
*	Army Achievement Medal Certificate, dated 29 October 1982
*	Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), orders 139-9, dated 28 July 1980
*	Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), orders 33-11, dated 23 February 1982
*	Army Commendation Medal (4OLC), order 284-2, dated 21 December 1982
*	Certificated of Service, dated 11 January 1984
*	DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record)
  *	DD Form 214 (Certificated of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 
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 the following benchmarks do not appear on his DD Form 
214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), a deployment to 
Grenada “Operation Urgent Fury” with the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne 
Division from 10 November 1983 to 16 November 1983. He states he has also be 
awarded or authorized awards not reflected on his DD Form 214 and would like 
them added.  He provided the following documents:

*	Army Achievement Medal Certificate, dated 29 October 1982
*	Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), orders 131-20, dated 6 August 1984
*	Army Achievement Medal, orders 102-182, dated 25 June 1984
*	Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), orders 139-9, dated 28 July 1980



*	Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), orders 33-11, dated 23 February 1982
*	Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), order 284-2, dated 21 December 1982
*	Certificated of Service, dated 11 January 1984
*	DD Form 214 (Certificated of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)

3.	The applicant is eligible for additional awards not reflected on his DD Form 214. 
As a result, these awards will be added to his DD Form 214 as an administrative 
correction and do not require action by the Board. The Board will only consider the 
issue correcting the applicant’s deployment to Grenada from 10 November 1983 to 
16 November 1983.

4.	A review of the applicant’s military record shows:

   a.	On 20 November 1976, he enlisted in the Regular Army.

b.	He served in Korea from 4 December 1981 to 12 January 1983.

   c.	He deployed to Grenada while assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd 
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg.

   d.	He received a Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division Certificate of Service for 
his deployment with the 82nd Airborne Division to the country of Grenada from
10 November 1983 to 16 November 1983 as part of the United States Forces 
deployed to that country to rescue American citizens and restore a democratic form 
of government.

   e.	On 10 August 1984, his DD Form 214 shows he was honorably discharged 
from active duty for expiration term of service. He completed 7 years, 1 month, and 
21 days of active service. His DD Form 214 shows in item 12f (Foreign Active 
Service) 01 00 00 and block 18 shows no previous deployments.

5.	By regulation, AR 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents), 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. The instructions for completing the DD Form 214 states for item 12f 
(Foreign Active Service), enter the total amount of Foreign Service completed during 
the period covered.



BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief 
was warranted. The Board that found evidence in the record that the applicant had 
a certificate that shows the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to the country of 
Grenada from 10 November 1983 to 16 November 1983. As a result, the Board 
recommended granting the request to add foreign service to the applicant’s record.

Additionally, the Board noted the administrative notes below from the analyst of 
record and recommended those changes be completed to more accurately reflect 
his military service.

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:
1.	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 amending his 
DD Form 214 for the period ending 10 August 1984 by entering in block 18 
"SERVICE IN GRENADA FROM 10 November 1983 TO 16 November 1983."

2.	The Board noted the administrative notes below from the analyst of record and 
recommended those changes be completed to more accurately reflect his military 
service.

11/13/2019

 X	
CHAIRPERSON
Signed by: 

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):

A review of the applicant’s service record shows he is authorized awards not 
annotated on his DD Form 214. As a result, amend item 13 (Decorations, Medals, 
Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) 
of his DD Form 214 to add:

   *	Army Achievement Medal (1OLC)
   *	Army Commendation Medal (4th OLC) 
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 635-5 (Personnel Separations – Separation Documents), in 
effect at the time, prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. 
It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214 (Armed 
Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge).

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