ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  1 July 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190005284


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction to his home of record (HOR) listed on his                    
DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) from 
“XXX _ Green Street, Decatur, Macon, IL” to “XXXX _____, Houston, TX.”

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:  

DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)

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, in effect, the address in Houston TX was his permanent 
address and is the location listed in item 10b of his DD Form 214, as the Selective 
Service Local Board city and state.  He was working in Illinois temporarily for the 
railroad, but his permanent HOR was the Texas address. 

3.  A review of the applicant’s service contains the following documents: 

   a.  At the time of enlistment, a DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the 
United States), was completed and signed by him on 21 January 1967.  While it shows 
his home address in item 6 was an address on in Decatur, Macon, IL, the form also 
shows in: 
   
*	item 7 (Place of Enlistment), “ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI”
*	item 26d (Selective Service Board Number and Address), “LB#XX, Huston 
(presumably a spelling error for Houston), Texas”

   b.  DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) shows in: 
   
*	item 4 (Permanent Mailing Address), “XXX _ Green Street,” which although 
has no city or state listed, is presumed to be the same address listed as his 
home address in the DD Form 4
*	item 10 (Family) his father’s address is the only one that lists the address in 
Houston, TX to which the applicant is requesting his HOR be changed to
*	item 15 (List All Residences from January 1937), there is no mention of the 
address in Houston Texas, but aside from two addresses in Prichard, AL, the 
only other address listed in “Decatur, IL” as of 1967

   c.  Special Orders Number 296, issued by the United States Army Flight Training 
Center and Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, GA, dated 17 December 1969, reassigns the 
applicant to the US Army Reserve Control (Reinforcement).  In the administrative 
Accounting Data, his HOR is listed as “Decatur. IL,” while his mailing address is shown 
as “Houston, TX.” 
   
   d.  DA Form 2376 (Notification to state Adjutants General Release from Active Duty 
of Obligated Reservist) shows in item 5 (Permanent Mailing Address After Transfer), 
“XXX ____, Houston, Texas.”
   
   e.  DD Form 214 issued on 20 January 1970, shows in: 
   
*	item 21 (Home of Record at Time of Entry into Active Service), “XXX _ Green 
Street, Decatur, Macon, Ill.  XXXXX”
*	item 31 (Permanent Address for Mailing Purposes After Transfer or 
Discharge), XXX __ Houston, Tex.  XXXXX”

4.  The applicant did not provide any documents or evidence to support his request.

5.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) in effect at the time stated to enter 
in item 21 the HOR at time of entry into active duty as shown on the enlistment or 
induction record, regardless of the place physically located at time of entry on active 
duty.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, the address 
on his enlistment document and the location where he entered active duty.  The Board 
determined that while he may have listed an address elsewhere, HOR is determined by 
the place of entry into active duty and absent a break in service remains in place in the 
records.

2.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief was not warranted. 



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 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) 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.  The version of the regulation in effect at the time 
stated to enter in item 21 the HOR at time of entry into active duty as shown on the 
enlistment or induction record, regardless of the place physically located at time of entry 
on active duty.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190005284

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