ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 20 August 2020
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20200000744


APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United 
States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his first name as instead
of and to show as his middle initial.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

   *	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
   *	DD Form 214
   *	copy of his Certificate of Birth Registration 
FACTS:
1.	The applicant did not file within the three-year time frame provided in Title 10, U.S. 
Code, 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, he would like his DD Form 214 corrected to show his 
first name and middle initial as shown on his Certificate of Birth Registration.

3.	The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 17 October 1962. His DD Form 4 
(Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States) shows his first name was 
recorded as (no middle initial (NMI)).

4.	The applicant's records contain the following documents showing his name as shown 
on his DD Form 4:

*	DA Form 24 (Service Record)
*	DA Form 664 (Serviceman's Statement Concerning Application for 
Compensation from the Veterans Administration)
*	DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data)




5.	Orders issued on 27 September 1965, directed the applicant's release from active 
duty and his transfer to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Reinforcement). 
These orders show his first name as and the middle initial 

6.	The applicant was released from active duty and transferred to the USAR on
27 September 1965.  His DD Form 214 shows his first name as 

7.	There is no evidence in the applicant's available records showing he ever listed his 
first name as during his period of active duty service.

8.	The applicant provided a copy of his Certificate of Birth Registration that shows his 
first name as and his middle name as 

BOARD DISCUSSION:

The Board noted the slight deviation in the spelling of the name in the applicant's 
military service record and the name on his Certificate of Birth Registration. The Board 
also noted that his middle initial was used in his military service record. The Board 
found this evidence sufficient to support a recommendation for relief. The Board 
determined that, given the evidence in this case, it would be appropriate to add an entry 
to the Remarks block of his DD Form 214 documenting his name as it is spelled on his 
Certificate of Birth Registration.


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:X
:X
:X
GRANT FULL RELIEF
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:
GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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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 adding the name recorded 
on his Certificate of Birth Registration to item 32 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214.

9/18/2020

X 
 
CHAIRPERSON
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, U.S. Code, 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), in effect during the applicant's 
active duty service, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. It 
established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states the 
DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
service. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release 
from active duty, retirement, or discharge.

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