ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 18 October 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20190002826 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of item 22c (Foreign and/or Sea Service) of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), with effective date 26 January 1971, to show his period of service in Vietnam. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * DA Form 2658 (Health Record – Abstract of Service), dated 9 August 1968 * Special Orders (SO) Number 252 EXTRACT, Headquarters (HQ), 2nd Logistical Command, dated 10 October 1968 * Letter of Commendation, HQ, Maintenance Battalion (PROVISIONAL), dated 22 January 1969 * SO Number 295 EXTRACT, HQ, U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands, dated 7 November 1969 * Letter of Appreciation, Bravo Company , Maintenance Battalion , dated 15 December 1969 * Letter of Commendation, HQ, Maintenance Battalion, Support Brigade, dated 15 July 1970 * DA Form 2 — 1 (Personnel Qualification Record) * Privacy Release and Constituent Information Form, dated 19 March 2019 * two pages, various photo copies 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, in effect, during his personnel processing he was ordered to be assigned to 185th Supply but his orders were changed to read his unit of assignment as 585th Maintenance Company. He contends the orders were changed by Lieutenant "B," and the following circumstances apply: * he never served in the 185th Supply * the 585th was located in Vietnam * he had a period of service in Vietnam in a temporary duty status 3. On 24 January 1968, the applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States and he was discharged on 30 January 1968. His DD Form 214 shows he was unassigned and his reason for discharge was to enlist in the Regular Army. 4. On 31 January 1968, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years. 5. The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record), item 31 (Foreign Service), shows his foreign service and overseas command as "Okinawa – United States Army Pacific (USARPAC)" from 8 August 1968 to 23 January 1971. He was assigned to: * 185th Supply Company, USARPAC, on 9 August 1968 * 585th Maintenance Company, USARPAC, from 10 August 1968 to 27 December 1968 * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Logistical Command, USARPAC, from 28 December 1968 to 17 March 1969 * "AUG, 2nd Logistical Command (SPT Staff), USARPAC," from 18 March 1969 to 25 January 1971 6. On 26 January 1971, the applicant was released from active duty. His DD Form 214 shows: * item 12 (Last Duty Assignment and Major Command) – Charlie Company, Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Logistical Command, U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands * item 22c (Foreign and/or Sea Service) – USARPAC * item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) – * National Defense Service Medal * Good Conduct Medal * Army Commendation Medal 7. The applicant provides orders which list the publishing unit's Army or Air Force Post Office (APO) as APO San Francisco 96248 [Okinawa, Japan] and APO San Francisco 96331 [Okinawa, Japan]. 8. The applicant's record is void of orders or evidence which shows he was assigned or on temporary duty in Vietnam during his active duty service. 9. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. It directs that total active duty outside the continental limits of the United States for the period covered by the DD Form 214 and the last overseas theater in which service was performed be entered in Item 22c. BOARD DISCUSSION: 1. After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the requested relief is not warranted. 2. The Board found no military service records that corroborate the applicant's claim to have been on temporary duty in Vietnam. In the absence of such documentation, the Board agreed that the available evidence is insufficient as a basis for correcting his record to show he served in Vietnam. 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. 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 (Separation Documents), then in effect, established the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. In pertinent part, it directed that total active duty outside the continental limits of the United States for the period covered by the DD Form 214 and the last overseas theater in which service was performed be entered in Item 22c e.g., "Foreign and/or Sea Service (USAREUR)." 3. Department of Defense Directive 4525.6 – L – 1 (Single Manager for Military Postal Service), in effect, provides a list of military post office numbers and their location for Department of Defense use in addressing and routing mail. The term "Military Post Office (MPO)" refers to all post offices operated by the Military Departments. The terms "Army/Air Force Post Office (APO) and Fleet Post Office (FPO)" shall be used in addressing mail. Part I (Military Post Office Location List Sorted by Zip Code) shows: * Zip Code 96248 as Geographical Location – Makiminato Okinawa, Japan * Zip Code 96331 as Geographical Location – Makiminato Okinawa, Japan 4. Army Regulation 15-185 (ABCMR), paragraph 2-9 states the ABCMR begins its consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity. The applicant has the burden of proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the evidence. NOTHING FOLLOWS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20190002826 3 1