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| Nagle, Paul Allen | 10/2007 | Butler, KY | Claims Special Forces in Nam. |
Actual
Records (NO NAM) Discharged and upgraded in 1979 to "UHC" |
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Nalls, James Edward |
04/2007 07/2008 |
PA | FAKE "NAVY
SEAL" BUSTED
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| Nave, Arthur Arnold | 05/2004 | Marion County, FL | Claims Bronze Star, CIB, USAF Wings, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct, Korean Service, National Defense, Korean PUC, UN Service...... |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Needham, William
Lei Jr aka Boyce, Samuel aka Samuel boyce norwood |
02/2001 04/2008 |
Eureka CA area | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman... He is a member of the local Mason organization and has told
each and everyone of his Mason members he was a SEAL and earned the Silver
Star.
He displayed a Silver Star as his own and made up a story about being in Vietnam and being in the water for days with the man he saved and another died. He even has a retaining wall on his patio with the buds insignia in it...
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NO record of
military service
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| Neil, Robert Victor | 10/2004 | . | Claims to have been awarded a
Silver Star for jumping in a fuel truck that caught fire on an airfield
and driving it off of said airfield thus saving numerous lives, aircraft
and equipment during post Korean War- Pre Vietnam War (peacetime).
Claims Chief Petty Officer and he lied about that too. He only made A03 or PFC in Navy speak. Claims he was a bombardier on P-38's flying missions over North Korea. |
Records indicate ONLY award is Navy Good Conduct. He was made A03 (= to PFC). He was a A0-6809-01 Armament Mechanic or bomb loader. | |||||||||||||
| Nelson, Joseph J. | 01/2008 | FL | http://www.legacy.com/Gainesville/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=101689331
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NOT
an MOH recipient.
Served in the Army, Oct 70 to Dec 73. Discharged an E3, MOS 05C20 Radio Teletype Operator |
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| Nelson, Kenneth J |
01/2008 |
CA |
THE CLAIMS AND THE RECORDS (pictures load slowly) |
Subject:
Fw: NELSON, Kenneth J. - FOIA REPORT Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:07:11 -0800
Hello Everyone,
This email with attachment (FOIA Report) is self explanatory for
subject NELSON an IMPOSTER/FRAUD who has been sent a NOTICE,
Certified Mail with receipt request, that he is being
permanently removed from the MARINE CORPS LEAGUE membership rolls.
FBI, Fraud Special Agent, ..., was telephonically (voice mail)
advised on 2/8/08, of subject Nelson and FOIA Report.
It can not be overstated that the Marine Corps League has to
have PROOF OF HONORABLE SEPARATION before applicants can be sworn
in as a Regular Members.
I give special thanks to Marine John Freeman, Mary Schantag, Marine
Mike Slater, and Sanborn Ross, for the efforts concerning
Nelson.
Semper Fidelis,
Gene Rivers
Commandant
Department of California
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
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| Ness, Daniel A. | 03/2006 | WI |
Using the handles "GhostSix" and "Warlock6," one
Daniel A. Nessis listed on many outdoor, knife, gun, and LEO forums.
Mr. Ness claims to have risen from enlisted man to Colonel in the USA before retiring in 1984. He implied some sort of current connection with the CIA and top-level security clearances as of 2003. He claims to be a "Marshall" of Council Bay, WI, but no such jurisdiction seems to exist. Mr. Ness states: "It's hard to get over the many men I killed in Viet Nam, but that was my job - to inflict the maximum destruction in the minimum amount of time. It took skiploaders to carry away the bodies." |
Army,
Spec 4 served 25 March 64 to 25 March 67 MOS 11B4P Authorized Purple Heart w/OLC; NDM; VSM; CIB; VCM; Parachute Badge; Marksman Badge/rifle Conduct April 66 - "UNSAT" Note on Assignments "June 66 - "USARV Transient Stockade" ==================
I don't have a Daniel A in SF or SOG in my database for SE Asia
Steve Sherman sends
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He has credentials - but - has expanded what
and who he is.
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| Nickerson, Chester | . | ME | Claims Korean War POW | . | |||||||||||||
| Nicosia, Michael Frank | June
2005
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Tomah, Wisconsin |
Claims to have been an Airborne Ranger in Vietnam around 1970-71.
================================================================ Name: Nicosia, Michael Frank AS noted on the form the man was on active
duty from January 1971 to June
1973. Afterwards he was a reservist. Any tour of duty in Vietnam had to
occur during his active duty phase. The 101st Airborne (AB) Division
left
Vietnam in March 1972. A tour of duty usually lasted 13 months. Thus he
would have had to be there staring in April of 1971 if he claimed to
have
served the entire tour with the 101st AB. He couldn't have completed
basic
training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training as listed in time. The
listing of assignments doesn't reflect any service outside of the
continental United States (OCONUS). The majority of his service was
apparently spent at Ent Air Force Base, with the Army Air Defense
Command,
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| Nissen, Carl Anthony | 04/2008 | Billings MT |
Vet admits wearing false medals By CLAIR JOHNSON Of The Gazette Staff Carl Anthony Nissen claimed he had served 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, served three tours of duty in Vietnam and earned numerous medals and decorations, including the Silver Star. Trouble was, it wasn't true. Nissen, of Billings, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to a misdemeanor charge of false wearing of medals. U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Ostby fined him $250, which he paid immediately. Appearing on a summons, Nissen said he did not want an attorney. At times barely audible, Nissen admitted he altered documents about his military record and wore medals he didn't earn. The case was part of a national investigation called Operation Stolen Valor to investigate and prosecute those who lie about their military service to receive financial benefits or for other reasons. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Fehr said that last December, the FBI in Billings received a tip based on the national investigation that Nissen was wearing ribbons and badges that he had not earned on his Marine Corps dress blue uniform. Nissen allegedly wore these decorations on numerous occasions while attending events sponsored by the local Marine Corps League. The FBI got a copy of his discharge documents and compared them with the copy Nissen provided to the Marine Corps League. Nissen's document had altered information, including his discharge date, decorations, medals, badges, commendations, citations and campaign ribbons. The altered document also claimed additional education and training, Fehr said. Investigators found that Nissen had been interviewed for a story about the fall of Saigon that appeared in The Billings Gazette in April 2005. Nissen claimed in the story to have served three tours of duty in Vietnam and to having served 12 years in the Marine Corps. Nissen actually served three years in the Marine Corps and one tour of duty in Vietnam, Fehr said. Nissen also falsely claimed to have served in Operation Desert Storm. The medals and decorations Nissen claimed to have been awarded included the Silver Star, Combat Action Ribbon with two devices, Navy Commendation with device, Navy Achievement Medal and Navy Unit Commendation. When interviewed, Nissen confessed to altering his discharge document. He sent the medals he wore to the FBI along with a letter of apology, Fehr said. Nissen did not use the altered document to obtain veterans' benefits or preferences. Nissen faced a possible penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Fehr recommended the $250 fine. Published on Friday, April 11, 2008. Last modified on 4/11/2008 at 1:11 am |
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| Nixon, Jerry | . | Defiance, OH | Claims Medal of Honor | . | |||||||||||||
| Noyes,
David Taylor
aka John David Noyes goes by lynxsquadron45 on paltalk |
01/2007 06/2007 |
Worthington OH |
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| Nunez, Alexander | 05/2008 | . |
http://www.southbeachdivers.com/divecenter_mtc.asp
...guy at the dive shop says it was put on their web site by the boss (owner Sasha Boulanger) who did it as "a joke.".... [The below quote has now been removed.]
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BUD/S: NUNEZ, ALEXANDER / ALVAR:
**NO RECORD FOUND**
No record of the Subject's
graduation from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) was found.
Completion of BUD/S is the first requirement for all prospective SEAL
personnel. If no record was found, the Subject was not a U.S.
Navy SEAL.
Cc: FBI
DCIS
NAVSPECWARCOM
PAO
VeriSEAL Group
The Original SEAL Verification
Project
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| Nye, Steven W. | 01/2007 07/2007 |
Wichita, KS | Claims Army Ranger -- and more. Appears to have falsified permanent military record. | MORE
Works for National Plastics Color as maintenance man in Valley Center
KS. |
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O'Brien, Judge Michael
DECEASED |
. | Kane County, IL | Claims Medal of Honor [now an attorney] - removed
from bench. Claimed TWO medals for Navy service off the coast of Lebanon
in 1958. Forced to resign from the bench or face prosecution in 1995.
EXPOSED ==================================================== Former judge dies in car crash A car accident has claimed the life of former 16th Circuit Judge Michael F. O'Brien. O'Brien, 68, of Rockwall, Texas, and formerly of St. Charles, died about 2 p.m. April 3 when the car he was driving entered the median on Interstate 80 about 32 miles south of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hit a culvert and rolled over two or three times before coming to rest on its top, according to the Iowa Highway Patrol. His wife, Gail, was injured in the accident and was treated at the University of Iowa Hospital. Hospital officials declined to give out any information about her condition. O'Brien spent 14 years as a 16th Circuit Court judge before stepping down about a decade ago in the wake of charges he falsely portrayed himself as a Medal of Honor winner. At the time, O'Brien apologized for a 20-year ruse that he won the medal, blaming a battle with alcoholism for affecting his judgment. The situation came to light when he applied in 1992 for special Illinois license plates for Medal of Honor winners. He faced pressure from most of his fellow judges at the time, the Illinois Courts Commission and even the state General Assembly, which threatened to attempt impeachment. "My error in personal judgment was my failing to admit — even to close friends and family — that this, in fact, was not a true story long after I had recognized and begun a lifelong battle with the disease of alcoholism," O'Brien wrote in a statement in 1995...... O'Brien served in the Navy and graduated with a law degree in 1963 from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, with continuing education at the National Judicial College.....
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| Obryan, Lawrence Dean | 01/2008 06/2008 |
CA // FL | Short version: Claims Special Forces, CIA, Mayaguez Rescue, Grenada 1983 | St. Louis could locate NO MILITARY RECORDS. | |||||||||||||
| O'Dell, Marc | . | VA | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
SF, medic, CIA, SS, DEA, FBI. 6 or more wives (Son of Digger O'Dell, but NOT the USAF Donald "Digger" Odell, former POW) |
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| Oliverio Jr, Pedro | 12/2004 | overseas | CLAIMS OFFICER.
Retired after 20 years as a SSGT.
DEERS reads: W1 Was a GS6 in Okinawa - now a GS11 in Bahrain! |
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| Ooton, Kirby Alan | 12/2005 | West Chicago, IL | OOTON, AW2 Kirby kirby@loveable.com
"...Served as a reserve in VP-60
from 75 to 77 when I went on active duty as a TAR. Served at NAS
Glenview, Illinois for 30 greath months and then got stupid and got out.
I haven't enjoyed any job I've had quite so much since. I would like to get
in contact with any of my old Shipmates.
Miss you all. (I wonder what ever happened to WFPL. Probably killed by a
jealous hubby.) Please contact me..." [28JAN99]
----------------------------------------------------------------------- He stated he was in the Navy in Vietnam prior to his Reserve duty. Says when his fellow Navy men were killed and he was wounded he went to "sick bay" and so his family was never notified of his wounds. Stated that all his records were lost in the St. Louis fire. Then he said he worked for the VA and he destroyed all of his documents. Then he claims he falsified his documents and is afraid of getting caught because he went through such horrible times...he is so traumatized he doesn't want to talk about his experiences. He speaks of his buddies engaging in atrocities where one guy would walk and shoot any woman he saw. ====================== http://www.wegoumc.org/sermons/2003_05_25/text.htm A SIMPLE SOLDIER (Author Unknown) Read by Kirby Ooton, Vietnam Veteran He was
getting old and paunchy |
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| Opacity, Alfred P. | Still claims covert
ops 07/2004
Claims far MORE extraordinary than in court case - 09/2004 |
Lyndhurst, NJ | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"...
SF, CIB, PH, BS - EXPOSED and ORDERED TO APOLOGIZE/RESIGN - altering DD214 after serving as Finance Commissioner - VFW 09/2004 Claims "Hatchet team" in Vietnam 1975, dual files (one held by NSA or ASA). Claims he personally visited St. Louis, saw his file, clerk said "things were missing" and the file had been altered. Is afraid to use his REAL DD214, and now only uses the one St. Louis sent for court. |
Actual,
CLERK, 1975-1977
Hired an attorney demanding name be removed from website 06/2004 - 'cause he REALLY was SF, a hero and "his heroism remains anonymous."
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| Orlandi, William Averaldo | 10/2003 05/2007 |
WESTERLY R.I. |
Claims Former CIA, Army, 101st Airborne, Vietnam.
Not 101st, no Nam, no active duty 'cept
training. Never left the county. Served 4 yrs Army Reserve -
discharged as PVT.
2007 - still up to his old claims of Combat service in RVN
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| Orr, Kevin | 02/2007 10/2007 |
IL |
quote ... I have 6 purple hearts, 2 silver stars, 4 Bronze stars and i have a recently been told that I have been nominated to receive the Medal of Honor.... I received all of my Medals and awards some time ago but again, they all burned up in the fire. I have already received the MOH as well but again, it is gone... end quote |
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| Ortiz, J.C. aka Brown, Gerrald Jerome |
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| Ortiz, Manuel Jr.
DECEASED |
12/2004 | San Jose |
Obit - (San Jose Mercury-News)
.... ORTIZ, MANUEL JR. born 17 Oct 42 (San Jose, CA), passed away 27 Dec 04. Obit states Vietnam War Vet, Retired Sergeant Major, 27 years service. This is the part that got me curious:
"Awarded 8 Purple Hearts, 5 Bronze Stars 1 Medal of Valor (?), 3
Silver Stars and 2 Congressional Medal of Honor nominations."...
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Ortiz was a Ret Sgt First Class, MOS
"First Cook"
ONE Bronze Star, ONE Purple Heart, ONE CIB. NO Silver Stars. DID serve in Vietnam in 1968. |
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| Orzel, James R. | 07/2006 | MI |
http://www.dailypress.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=2724ESCANABA James R. Orzel, 63, of 525 N. 19th St., Escanaba, passed away Saturday morning, July 1, 2006, at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was a recipient of a heart transplant in 1998. James was born in LaBranche on Jan. 3, 1943, the son of Benjamin and Anna (Szypta) Orzel. He was raised in LaBranche and attended school in Perronville. James enlisted in the Navy on Dec. 9, 1963. As a Navy Seal, he was on the U.S.S. Midway Aircraft Carrier. Following the military, James resided in Milwaukee. In 1979, James married Karen Liberatore. She preceded him in death in 1987. While in Milwaukee, he worked for Wisconsin Motors, Briggs & Stratton, A.O. Smith and for 17 years was employed with Unit Drop Forge. Later, James moved to Peshtigo, Wis., where he owned and operated Jimmy’s Hideway from 1983 to 1990. He has lived in Escanaba for the past 15 years. James loved his family. He enjoyed walking, country music, and was an avid Packer fan. James had a real passion for history and trains. James was a member of the VFW Post 2998 of Escanaba, August Mattson American Legion Post 71 of Gladstone, and Eagles Aerie 1088.... Visitation will be on Thursday, July 6, 2006, from 4 to 7 p.m. (EDT) at the Crawford Funeral Home in Escanaba. August Mattson American Legion Post 71 will have military rites at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. |
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| OUTHIER, J. RICHARD | 07/2008 | WI |
Madison man gets prison for ID theft of
Down syndrome man
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| Ott, Grant | 02/2004 | NY | Claims Special Forces Ranger, Vietnam Vet. He was a "sniper that was color blind because you can see camo better." Claims active duty from 1962 -1965, spent 6 months in Vietnam. Claims taught Nuclear weapons at West Point. |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! St. Louis could locate NO RECORD of military service. |
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| Owens, David George
aka Jacques Marcel
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08/2004
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Claims USMC, Korean War POW, held 7 months, escaped with 148 others. Claims he and 6 other men from the "special forces," were part of a "deal." Claims "It makes Watergate look like a tea party." Bigger than JFK.
He says he was a POW for 7 months and 6 days. He also claims to have liberated himself and 148 other POW's. He claims to have been awarded the bronze star, 2 silver stars, navy and marine corp medal, & 4 purple hearts. He has NO paperwork (lost in the fire he claims) and has said he turned down his veteran benefits. He says he was a Sgt. stationed at San Diego, CA then shipped to Korea. He also claims to be a member of the special forces. For 26 years I have been proud of this man. He wears his ribbons and displays his medals. His 9 yr old grandson is also very proud of him and determined to be a Marine. Is he a fake? How can I find out for sure? Can you help at all? Please let me know something. .... he is carrying around a fake DD214
with the name Jacques Marcel on it. He made this fake form
himself to stay with the VFW # 6678... ..... we got the records, thank you. I am going to mail you his "story" & the DD214 & I would like you to post him on your web-site. The truth should be known. Thank you again for all your help in this, I now know that this lie WILL NOT go any farther in this town or in this family. I am going to try and get his name removed off the wall in Mannford, there has to be a way to get it done. Thank you again,
Shawna Spoonemore Please feel free to post any of my letters to you on your web site, people should know how badly one man's lies can tear his daughter & 9 year old grandson to pieces. Thank you. |
Served USMC July 1953 to Feb
1956. "Transcript of Court Martial" "Not in file.
" Discharged as PVT
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