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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY — PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: [REDACTED]
HELEN GRACE JAMES COUNSEL: CHRIS MEGAW
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
Her general (under honorable conditions) discharge be upgraded to honorable.
Her DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be amended to include her social security number.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
She was forced out of the Air Force due to her Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) status.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
According to the DD Form 214 provided by the applicant, she initially entered the Regular Air Force on 8 Dec 52. On 11 Mar 55, the applicant received a general discharge under the provisions of AFM 39-12, Separation for Unsuitability, Unfitness or Misconduct; Resignation or Request for Discharge for the Good of the Service; and Procedures for the Rehabilitation Program, Chapter 2, Section B (Discharge for Unfitness). She was credited with two years, three months, and four days of total active service.
According to the DD Form 257, General Discharge Certificate, provided by the applicant, on 11 Mar 55, she was discharged from the Regular Air Force with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge in the grade of Airman Second Class (A/2C).
According to the DD Form 257, provided by the applicant, on 17 Aug 55, she was discharged from the Air Force Reserve with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge in the grade of Second Lieutenant (2Lt).
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
