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File: 123096_jul96_decls4_0077.txt
Subject: CASUALTY REPORT AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART
Unit: 1ST ID
Parent Organization: VII CORPS
Box ID: BX001004
Folder Title: AWARD GUEST ROBERT L III-1
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 102
E-Mail to MAJ Walker 5 April 1991
1. Re your fax pertaining to the Guest, Mitchell, and Payne inju-
ries - there were several things that contributed to the confusion
concerning notification to OOK on these three cases.
a. Initial policy was that DA Casualty would telephonically
notify PNOK of soldiers who were reported as VSI/SI/SPEC CAT/WIA.
DA changed their policy, indicating they would telephonically no-
tify PNOK of WIA only if classified as VSI/SI/SPEC CAT. This pol-
icy flip-flopped several times during the period 16-25 Feb 91.
Unfortunately, formal announcements of the policy change was not
made and we were informed only in the process of our many calls to
DA to confirm PNOK notification as we were working the casualty
reports.
b. Initial report on Guest listed him as DRIVE (SPEC CAT).
We received the report on Guest at approximately 0819 hrs, 18 Feb
91 - DA called and confirmed their notification to PNOK. We then
advised Unit Contact Team.
C. Initial report on Mitchell listed him as ABBOTT (treated
and returned to duty). We received casualty report on Mitchell at
approximately 1053 hrs, 18 Feb 91 - DA called and confirmed their
notification to PNOK. Unit Contact Team advised.@ UCT called lat-
er that evening and said Mrs. Payne had not been notified by DA.
We called DA back and they said of the 3 (Mitchell, Payne, &
Guest) - only the NOK on Guest had actually been notified based on
change in policy. UCT advised so they could notify PNOK. Because
PNOK did not have telephone, notification was not possible by UCT
until 21 Feb 91. At that time, PNOK advised that DA had in fact
notified her on 19 Feb 91.
ted
his status as FRIAR (Not SI - hospital care required). Casualty
sup 1 dtd 22 Feb 91 changed status to GAVEL (SI). We received
casualty report on Payne at approximately 1100 hrs, 18 Feb 91 - DA
called and confirmed their notification to PNOK - Unit Contact
Team advised. UCT called later that evening and said Mrs. Payne
had not been notified by DA. We called DA back and they said of
the 3 (Mitchell, Payne, & Guest) - only the NOK on Guest had ac-
tually been notified based on change in policy. UCT advised so
they could notify PNOK. We questioned DA about this case because
even though Payne was listed as FRIAR -- his injuries sounded same
as Guest and they had notified PNOK on Guest. DA then called us
on 19 Feb 91 and said they had reconsidered 'and would make tele-
phone notification. DA was advised PNOK already notified thru
UCT. DA did contact PNOK after-the-fa,ct. DA also provided fol-
low-up telephonic notification to PNOK on 22 Feb based on supple-
mental report.
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-26
Box ID = BX001004
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = AWARD GUEST ROBERT L III-1
Folder Seq # = 102
Subject = CASUALTY REPORT AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART
Document Seq # = 1
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996