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| Waddell, Michael T. | 04/2007 | WI |
Claimed Navy Cross, Silver Star, Navy/Marine corps medal, Bronze
Star, 3 Purple Hearts and many more, even used a doctored citation for
Navy Cross:
Citation for Micheal Waddell:
HM1 MICHAEL T. WADDELL, U.S.N.
Citation: Navy Cross
War: Vietnam War
MICHAEL T. WADDELL, Hospital Corpsman First Class, United States Navy. For
extraordinary heroism on 21 May 1974, as a medical corpsman serving with
Marine Observation Squadron TWO in the Republic of Vietnam as a
member of the Squadron's Medical Evacuation Team. Receiving an emergency
medical evacuation call from the Third Platoon, "A" Company,
Ninth Marines, the
Medical Evacuation Team immediately went to aid the platoon which was
engaged in bitter combat, pinned down by a large well-armed North
Vietnamese force, and therefore unable to assist their wounded
comrades. As the medical evacuation helicopter landed in the zone,
Petty Officer Waddell, without hesitation, leaped from the aircraft
and, with intense enemy fire hitting
> all around him, raced back and forth carrying the wounded and dead to
the aircraft. Again and again, during eight trips into zones around the
scene of battle, he exposed himself fearlessly to enemy fire in
order to rescue the wounded Marines. Due to his courageous and
selfless actions, twenty-three casualties were evacuated under fire. Petty
Officer Waddell's repeated voluntary actions in trying to save his
wounded and dying comrades, at obvious risk to his own life, were
in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval
Service.
Real citation
MAYTON, JAMES A.
Hospitalman First Class, U.S. Navy
Corpsman (Attached), Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2), Marine
Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Date of Action:
May 21, 1966 Citation:
The Navy Cross is presented to James A. Mayton, Hospitalman First Class,
U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 21 May 1966, as a Medical Corpsman
serving with Marine Observation Squadron TWO (VMO-2), Marine
Aircraft Group SIXTEEN, First Marine Aircraft Wing, in the Republic of Vietnam as a member of the Squadron's
Medical Evacuation Team. Receiving an emergency medical evacuation call
from the Third Platoon, A Company, Ninth Marines, the Medical Evacuation
Team immediately went to aid the platoon which was engaged
in bitter combat, pinned down by a large well-armed North
Vietnamese force, and therefore unable to assist their wounded comrades.
As the medical evacuation helicopter landed in the zone, Petty Officer
Mayton, without hesitation, leaped from the aircraft and, with intense
enemy fire hitting all around him, raced back and forth carrying the
wounded and dead to the aircraft. Again and again, during eight trips into
zones around the scene of battle, he exposed himself fearlessly to
enemy fire in order to rescue the wounded Marines. Due to his courageous
and selfless actions, twenty-three casualties were evacuated under
fire. Petty Officer Mayton's repeated voluntary
actions in trying to save his wounded and dying comrades, at obvious risk
to his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United
States Naval Service.
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ONLY AWARD - NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVED NAVY - NOV 4 71 TO NOV 29 1971 AND APRIL 13 1974 - JULY 10 1978 Except for short period on USS Lexington CVT 16, all duty was Great Lakes or NRMC JAX FL or NRTC Colorado Springs. |
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| WAGNER, JAMES | 05/2008 | Huntington Beach/Irvine CA |
Is shown on the cover of multiple magazines in what appears to be a U.S.
Army Uniform including rank. 2. Is using the Marine Sniper School at Pendleton as a reference but was never a Marine. 3. Has a non governmental Marne Sniper Certificate, linked here, http://www.jimwagnertraining.com/aboutjimwagner/documentation.html and attached below. 4. Constantly refers to himself as Sergeant in reference to his military background while in a military uniform when he has produced no DD 214 to verify rank or service. Some basic information: http://www.military-writers.com/jim_wagner.html |
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| WAITE, ROSS ANDREW | 03/2008 | OR |
This former Oregon Army National Guard Captain (O-3) claimed:
DSC
Silver Star
Purple Heart - 2
Bronze Star w/ V
Air Assault
Free Fall Parachutist
Ranger
Airborne
And the usual lower ranked ribbons.
Army Service Ribbon
NDSM
Oregon National Guard Commendation - 2
========================================= http://www.komotv.com/news/local/16729136.htmlMarch 17, 2008 - Seattle, Washington By Associated PressSALEM, Ore. (AP) - A former sheriff's deputy convicted of forging military awards on an application to become a teacher has been sentenced to 18 months on probation.Ross Andrew Waite, 40, pleaded guilty to forgery, said Marion County Deputy District Attorney Jodie Bureta. Waite had worked for both the Marion County and Clackamas County sheriff's departments. He also voluntarily surrendered his police officer certification as part of the plea agreement, Bureta said. In March 2007, Waite applied to the Salem-Keizer School District to become a teacher after serving as a substitute teacher in the 1990s, said Kathryn Nove, the district's director of employee relations. Along with the application, Waite attached a resume of his military service, which was not required, Nove said. When district employees reviewed Waite's application, dates and details appeared suspicious, and the district attorney's office was notified. Waite claimed he earned several military awards and honors, including a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star and a Distinguished Service Award, Bureta said.
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http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080315/NEWS/803150335/1001 Man guilty of forging teaching application A man accused of forging military awards on an application to become a Salem-Keizer teacher was sentenced to 18 months of probation Friday, the district attorney's office said. Ross Andrew Waite, 40, pleaded guilty and was convicted of first-degree forgery, Marion County Deputy District Attorney Jodie Bureta said. Waite, who once worked as a member of the Marion County Sheriff's Office and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, also voluntarily revoked his police officer certification as part of the plea agreement, Bureta said. Waite's attorney James Susee declined to comment. In March 2007, Waite applied to the Salem-Keizer School District to become a teacher, said Kathryn Nove, the district's director of employee relations. Waite was employed as a substitute teacher by the school district for several school terms in 1992 and 1993, but was applying to be a full-time teacher in 2007, Nove said. Along with the application, Wait attached a resume of his military service, although it was not required, Nove said. When district employees reviewed Waite's application, dates and details appeared suspicious, and the district attorney's office was notified. Along with the teacher application, Waite attached a "DD 214," a military document that lists dates of service. Waite had served in the military for a few years, but was not deployed overseas, Bureta said. On the document, Waite claimed he earned several military awards and honors, including a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star and a Distinguished Service Award, Bureta said. "That's where he embellished," Bureta said. District attorney investigators checked with military officials, who confirmed that the accolades were not awarded to Waite. Waite was a certified police officer in Oregon and worked for Clackamas County Sheriff's Office between 1995 and 1998, Bureta said. Waite had worked for the Marion County Sheriff's Office prior to working in Clackamas County, Bureta said. As part of the plea agreement, Waite gave up his certification through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Bureta said. Waite is licensed as a basic teacher and a substitute teacher in Oregon, according to the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Conviction of first-degree forgery does not warrant an automatic revocation of an Oregon teaching license, Bureta said. rliao@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 589-6941 |
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| Waldron, Charles Andrew | 11/2001 | Hamilton, OH | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
Claims POW (10 days, 6 wks, 10 wks, take your pick...) member of Flying Tigers, NAVY SEAL, assassin. Claims 4 tours, and Medal of Honor (that he returned). NOT SEAl, NOT POW, NOT MOH. Dob 1951. |
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| W, D | 10/2007 | . | FROM:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/for/457975388.html Reply to: sale-457975388@craigslist.org ·
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services
or other commercial interests
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See
the post from Craig’s List. A total of 23 Navy Crosses were presented to
individuals whose last name started with "W"
for heroism in action in Vietnam prior to November 15, 1969. NONE of them
have a first name starting with a "D"
and only ONE has a middle name starting with "D". 12 of the 23
were Marines and none of them seem to match the action of saving individuals
from aircraft. ... Sincerely, Doug
Sterner
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| Walker, Robert B | 02/2009 | FL | http://www.ocala.com/article/20090206/ARTICLES/902061003
Ocala resident served with Tuskegee Airmen
Alan Youngblood/Staff Photographer
Ocala resident and Tuskegee Airmen veteran Robert Walker displays his
Congressional Medal of Honor.
Published: Friday, February 6, 2009 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 6, 2009 at 10:01 a.m. Mission accomplished; we broke the stereotypes. That is how Robert Walker sums up the impact of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of highly decorated black pilots. The flyers, including Walker, endured discrimination by some of their own countrymen while putting their lives on the line and proving they could be exemplary soldiers and pilots. In 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, our country's highest civilian award. "We've been recognized. I'm honored," said Walker, 88. According to Air Force Association literature, the all-black flight school program was established by President Roosevelt at Tuskegee University in Alabama in 1940, when the Army Air Corps, precursor to the Air Force, was "as racially biased as the rest of the nation." The information states that between 1942 and 1946, the program graduated 994 black pilots, known as Tuskegee Airmen. "The program was designed to fail," Walker said, indicating that many felt the black aviation unit would not perform up to standards. He recalls how the outfit was often issued sub-standard equipment and, in one instance, a tanker truck would not fill the flyers' planes with gas on the airfield because the aviators were black. "We proved we could excel," Walker said. "You can judge character by what one does under adverse conditions." "It's noteworthy that he lived through all of it to talk about it; what he endured because of his high ideals. He can feel good about himself," said Bill Banfield, 85, of Ocala, a friend of Walker's for 50 years. Banfield, originally from Detroit, said he dealt with a segregated Navy in World War II and similar treatment when he retuned home from the South Pacific. Walker flew single engine P-51 fighter missions over Italy, escorting four-engine B-17 aircraft on bombing runs and carrying out missions destroying enemy guns carried on flat rail cars and other ground targets. "We protected them," Walker said of the scores of B-17 Flying Fortresses, each carrying a crew of up to nine men. "We fought the same enemy, but we were treated differently." The Tuskegee University Web site states: "The Airmen's success - not losing a single bomber to enemy fire in more than 200 combat missions - is a record unmatched by any fighter group." In 1948, President Truman signed an order to end segregation in the armed forces. "We had a lot of help," said Walker. "Every white person is not a segregationist. All the time, remember the good can learn from the bad. If they opened the door, we could achieve." Returning to the states, Walker earned a doctorate in vocational education and helped open five educational centers in the Detroit area. Walker stopped flying in 1976 due to an eye condition, but said he still would "like a crack at flying a helicopter." Led to the Ocala area by a snowbird friend, Walker and Alyce, his wife of 61 years, moved here in 1988. Alyce passed away in September 2008. "My grandfather is walking history," said Robert Walker III, 44, of Ocala. "He still teaches me lessons in life." As Walker's grandson learns from him, so the airman learned from his father. "My father Arthur worked as a typewriter repairman," Walker said, explaining how he often saw his father, with a family of nine, jumping on a streetcar to go to large office buildings to work on equipment. "My father said, 'Don't start a fight, but defend yourself,'●" Walker said, adding that his father taught him the enduring philosophy of the Golden Rule. "How far from segregation it has come," Walker said recently. "It is way better today." Walker plans to meet with Vernice Armour, America's first female Marine Corps combat pilot, during a gala being hosted today by the Sircle, in honor of Black History Month. "While we were training at Tuskegee Airfield, four T-6 advanced trainers landed. Women pilots climbed out. During World War II, women ferried planes from the manufacturer to the airfields," Walker said. "Vernice Armour is the first combat pilot. We need more. The equality has always been there." |
The person named in the article, Robert B. Walker, washed out of flight
training (Class X45H)...HE DID NOT FLY P-51
FIGHTER MISSIONS OVER ITALY AS INDICATED IN THE ARTICLE!!!!
FYI...Ron Brewington
P.S. Walker lives in Ocala, Florida, but is a member of the Detroit
Chapter...
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| WALLACE, HARRY A | 02/2009 | CT | http://brownwater-navy.com/guestbook/Gbook600.htm
Record
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Not listed as a NAVY SEAL. Served 1949 - 1974 MOS 5332 |
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| Wallace, Lee A. |
01/2007 | TN, CA | email: business: Intermarket Trading Corp. 888-533-5188 CLAIMS: To have been a Seal in SEAL team 1 during Vietnam War. Claims to be suffering/dying from Agent Orange expose due to clandestine OPS in 3 or 4 Corps using swift boats to get to L.Z. Claims all team members dead or dying from A.O. |
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NPRC states ....extensive searches of every records source and alternate records source at this Center; however we have been unable to locate any information that would help us verify... military service. |
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| WALSH, JAROB | 06/2004 08/2004 10/2004 12/2009 |
. | The story and the comments | "First of all, every soldier who was at Camp Anaconda in Iraq, in the ambushed convoy or not, received the Army Commendation Medal with Valor. The Valor comes because of being in a combat situation. Every soldier who was injured, no matter how, received a Purple Heart; unfortunate & sad I know, but it's true." | |||||||||||||||
| WALSH, STEPHEN MICHAEL
aka DOC aka DoCFMF [myspace] |
08/2008 | FL // KS // NY // VA |
Claims Navy Corpsman Senior Chief Claims Master Chief Claims Navy SEAL Team 2 from 6/86 - 2/95 Claims daughter and father died in auto crash in 1999 Claims all possessions lost in N Carolina flood in 1999 Claims nominated for Medal of Honor Claims Silver Star with V; Navy Cross; Purple Heart; Bronze Star/V Associated himself with Military Vets Motorcycle Club. At least 2 resumes use Navy SEAL claims. Reportedly has been caught impersonating a NAVY seal Corpsman, Police Officer, Doctor and a Priest. Has previously been arrested for battery/dv
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DD214 states separation in lieu of
trial by Court Martial. Reportedly AWOL for 743 days. Discharged from
Quantico. ONLY Decoration/Award/Badge is M16 Rifle Marksman Badge.
=============== Certificate reads: USS John F Kennedy (CV 67) "Let it be known that on this fifth day on the month of July in the year of nineteen hundred and ninety nine. A one Sr. Chief Stephen M.Walsh Corpsman U.S.N. (HMSC) has preformed [YES, PREformed] his duty to the United States Navy in a most exemplary fashion. Herewith HMSC SM Walsh is regrettably discharged form [YES FORM] active service with full retirement privileges." It's signed by Commanding Officer Admiral Frank J. Palmer and Command Master Chief James C. Winters. |
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| Walter, Robert | 01/2008 | . | The story and the records | . | |||||||||||||||
| Walters, Russell "Chuck" | 06/2005 | AUS | http://www.cpmh.net/cases.html | EXPOSED | |||||||||||||||
| Ware, Daniel Carl | 06/2005 | . |
WASHINGTON COUNTY Daniel Ware Sr. Daniel Carl Ware Sr., a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, died Sunday in a local hospital. He was 47. Ware, a native of Chatom and resident of Millry, was an attorney, a Mason in the W.N. Reynlds Lodge in Frankville and a member of the Millry Baptist Church. |
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| Warner, Walter Edmund | 05/2005 06/2007 |
OH |
Claims Bronze Star w/V; Navy Commendation w/V, Purple Heart.
Authorized: Korean Service Medal with 2 bronze service stars; United Nations Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal
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Cmdr of VFW 1079 ELYRIA, Oh finally talked to Walt Warner he his taking off the medals he doesn't rate. They are keeping him as head of the Honor Guard and the Post Adjudant. This Post is the eight largest in the USA. The American Legion is going to do a complete white wash - He is on the board of Gov's there. end quote 2007 - Now claims Two Purple Heart and that he "got his medals back."
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| WARKE, DALE ROBERT | 01/2009 | IL |
Claims US Army Special Forces. Claims he left the Air Force
and joined a reserve SF unit and was called up during DESERT STORM but was
released because he weighed too much for airdrops.
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| Warnke, Mike | . | . |
CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS We could retrieve NO service records. Others state he has SOME Navy service. Wrote "Satan Seller" and spoke to Christian youth groups and concerts on his Vietnam heroics. |
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| Washington, George | 03/2005 | TX | Claims to have been wounded in Afghanistan resulting in restriction to wheelchair. | The Rest of the Story | |||||||||||||||
| Waters, Danny Lee aka Donelle Gambino |
05/2007 | . |
NAVY SEALWarning: Looking for love on the Internet (pt 2) We warn our children all the time about the dangers of the Internet, but how many of us heed our own advice? May 23, 2007 09:44 PM EDT INSIDE 14WFIE.com Warning: Looking for love on the Internet (pt 1) 14 WFIE Daily Headlines more>> Reporter: Stefanie Silvey New Media Producer: Rachel Chambliss We warn our children all the time about the dangers of the Internet, but how many of us heed our own advice? In "Warning: Looking for love on the Internet (pt 1)", we showed you several Tri-State profiles of men looking for love. We found everything from a writer and poet, to a doctor and Navy SEAL. Some are divorced, some single, some widowed. But all have one thing in common: They're the same person. So, who is this man? Stefanie Silvey found so many profiles online by this same man, it makes her wonder how many computers does he have and how does he keep up with all his different personas? It's one thing to pretend to be something you're not online, but it's another when that relationship goes offline and into the hearts of Tri-State women. "He told me his name was Donelle Gambino," says one person whose relative once dated him. A "Gambino" that doesn't know how to spell his own last name? "He said he was a Navy SEAL. The Navy says no. And he said he was with the mafia, and he said he was Rudy Giuliani's brother." Rudy Giuliani's brother lives in Evansville? No, but Danny Lee Waters does. Meet the man behind the computer screen. "I think he just uses his Italian charm to get these women and that accent. He has a very thick Italian accent." He does? But when talking with Stefanie, he did not. Donelle says, "Put a story out on me. I don't care. I have nothing to hide." Danny Lee Waters was born and raised in Evansville not Italy. His mom is also from Indiana. His dad is from Kentucky. At least that is the way his family is listed on his marriage certificate! "I don't care if you say anything in front of my wife because my wife is a beautiful and nice lady. We've been married a hundred years," defends Donelle. He married on Christmas Eve 1969. The woman says Danny Waters never mentioned a wife while carrying on a lengthy relationship with a relative of hers. "I know that she never went to his house. How can you be with someone for a year and never go to their house?" And this woman says her sister is currently in a relationship with him. She's even told family and friends they plan to marry after she recovers from a recent heart surgery and he recovers from cancer treatments and a liver transplant. We're shielding their identities as to not identify their loved ones. "He has to be in the hospital frequently for these cancer treatments, but it always seems to happen at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve." He's been using her sister's cell phone and only car, claiming his is in the shop and he needs it for transportation to those treatments. But that's not where we found him. On days she thought he was in the hospital, we found him driving his wife around town. "I drive her car, and my wife drives the other one," says Donelle. That's not what we saw. Never did we see another vehicle. "There have been so many times I've wanted to say, can you not see what he is doing?" comments the person whose relative once dated Donelle. And everyone we talked to also said Danny Waters claims to be a millionaire. "He told me a doctor wanted to buy his house from him but couldn't afford the payments, so he bought it back from him with $4 million in cash." We found him living in an apartment. Court records show a history of financial claims against him, including foreclosure on his home and several small financial claims currently pending. Court records also show past protective orders against him. He's been arrested for failing to appear in court, criminal mischief and check deception. And according to a police report in 2003, he admitted to police he was selling food products he solicited from businesses across the country under a false business name. He agreed to stop. In return, no charges were filed. Donelle says, "You don't know me. Everybody who knows me knows that I'm a nice guy and I will do anything for anybody... And I will not, will not hurt anybody." And for the last year, Danny Waters has also been corresponding with another woman who goes by Monica. She calls him Angelo. We found at those times, when he was supposed to be in the hospital, he was posting sexual messages online with her. Donelle defends, "I have files of poetry that I've written and that others have written to me... But none of it is sexual, erotic or anything. It's about unicorns." On other posts to Monica, he's asked her to marry him. Coincidentally, on the same day, he married his wife. The two have talked about the romantic weekends they've spent together, and, at one point, told others online they just got married. "I have never, ever, ever been into a chat room to try and get a woman to be with me because I can have any woman I want," claims Donelle. He says his wife knows everything. "My wife has sat right there with me many times you know. I could be out being a drunk. I could be out being a thug and all that, but it's not." Henderson County Sheriff Ed Brady says now just imagine what could happen if someone more sinister went online and did the same thing as waters. "There are good people on the Internet, but how do you know the good person from the person who has a lengthy record, someone that would steal from you and might even rape you or even kill you under the right circumstances." While Waters actions may not be criminal, this woman says they will have lasting effects on her sister and the family. "I think I would like to tell him what he has done to her, but, I think, he knows. But I don't think he cares. I would like to see the man placed in jail forever, so he can't hurt anyone else, but I don't know that he's done anything illegal because she is allowing this to go on." We attempted to the talk to her. She declined saying "Donelle" was a good man and she has cutoff all ties with her sister. We also attempted to talk to the woman calling herself Monica, but, like Danny Waters, there's no way to really know if she is who she claims to be, as well. We also talked to other women who know Waters, some who have for years. They say they were pursued relentlessly and agree a wife was never mentioned. Waters insists his wife is his one and only. Several of the women Stefanie talked to also said their relationship ended when they received word their boyfriend was dead. They found out afterward that wasn't the case when they saw him online romancing others. |
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| Watson, William | 05/2007 | Misfit
soldier recalls adventures
Mal Cooper/Larson Newspapers LARSON NEWSPAPERS "Go to Special Forces or go to jail," William Watson says. Watson, 71, basks in the afternoon heat baking his back patio. He pulls no punches and denies nothing. Between 1953 and 1963, he worked as a cook in the U.S. Army. During the earlier part of that time, while stationed in France, he says he operated in the black market selling liquor and cigarettes, for which he was arrested. In 1961, he admits, the military's Criminal Investigation Division connected him to a prostitution ring at Fort Huachuca, southeast of Tucson. After his second major offense in eight years, CID cornered Watson. "Go to Special Forces or go to jail," he remembers them saying. According to Watson, he went to Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1963 to begin training in what he endears as "spook school." There he became a highly-skilled airborne soldier, although he'd rather call himself a "thief." "We were misfits. Almost everyone had a record," he says. Watson says one of the soldiers at the time of his training was a previous member of Nazi Germany's paramilitary Hitler Youth. Others came from the French Foreign Legion. Watson's next 14 years were mostly spent between Asia and Latin America working anything but legitimate military.... |
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| Wavell-Smith, Stewart. | 2003 2004
Palm Springs Area |
Claims
Army, Special Forces, Bird Colonel, ESP expert, Vietnam, Desert
Shield, Desert Storm, Kosavo, Afghanistan, Bosnia. Claims
instructor at Pendleton, Bragg, Pentagon, West Point. Claims
"Q" security clearance.
Has been known to wear CIB, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal AND MORE. Also LTC AND Col rank, Airborne Wings on full military dress uniform for Veterans Day. ======================
I wish to thank you for your valiant watchdog efforts
and your commitment to keeping the records
straight. It has come to my attention that I am on your list and would
like to clarify, or have someone in the Pentagon clarify. His name is
Russell Kirk and is the Director of the U.S. Airforce art Program, and
can be reached at (703) 697-2858.
I wish to say I was an E-5 when I separated from the the army as an artist MOS 81E20. And have continued to provide Art support to DoD and DOE. My Father (God rest him) knick-named me the Col. and my friends address me as such, and was given a gift of a flight suite with Col's birds on my shoulders, but if you look closer the Eagle is incorrectly facing backwards. I am a volunteer artist for the AFAP and donate my painting to this program and have gone to Afghanistan and other places in the World to document and honor our service men and woman. Your implication that Enduring Freedom KIA Fund is a Questionable organization, pains me. We are an all volunteer non paid group that are providing financial help to some very needy widow's. It would seem I have upset someone on my appointed path and hope you will check with Rusty Kirk in the Pentagon.
Yours,
Respectfully,
Stewart Wavell-Smith
Artist
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QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!SERVED 9 Dec 1965 to 8 Dec 1967. Discharged as E-5. Stationed Ft Gordon, GA; Ft Knox, KY; Mt Myer, VA.MEMBER
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| WEAVER, JUSTIN NEWLY | 07/2008 | MD | myspace
Previously claimed SGT, Silver Star in 2007, Purple Heart on TWS site. Previous MYSPACE stated "SGT JW" |
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| Webb, David James | 05/2003 | . | Claims secret life.... he assisted in running guns, working with Special Forces. Claims Army Colonel, rescued many, killed many more (executions). Spend entire time in College, majored in Poly Sci. Age 53. |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Webb, Robert "Cowboy" | 08/2004 | Kenoza Lake, Sullivan County, NY. | Claims Disabled Vietnam Vet and
he lost his legs in Laos when he stepped on a land mine. When he was
asked for a copy of his DD214 [to verify service] he had endless supply
of excuses, to which he was told that he must produced the DD214.
Robert [Cowboy] Webb is 49 years old. He received many services and ALMOST had a home rehabbed before the truth was found out. |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!No records found. |
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| WEBER, DAVID VINCENT | 09/2008
11/2009 |
CA | CLAIMS
USMC Retired Major General David Weber, MOS 0202. JAG attorney,
NAVY SEAL (frogmen), retired 6-'93. Served in Lebanon, Vietnam,
Cambodia, China, among others.
He lives in Ramona, (San Diego
area) California and does get medical service at the Vista,
California VA. He retired from the Corps on 6-2-1993 and was under the
command of Carl Epling Munday, Jr.. Gen. Weber indicates he was trained
as a frogman (now SEALs?), perhaps a reason why he won't come up as a
SEAL (He was assigned to frogmen training as part of his intelligence
0202 preparation.) |
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MILITARY: Ramona man admits faking status as retired Marine generalDavid Weber says he regrets actions By MARK WALKER - mlwalker@nctimes.com | Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 A Ramona man who portrayed himself as a retired Marine Corps major general is admitting he was never an officer and has apologized. David Weber said Monday that he regrets what he did because he has tremendous respect for the service. It was unclear if Weber could face prosecution under the 2005 Stolen Valor Act, which makes it a crime to fraudulently wear military medals. "I don't want to bring any discredit to the Marine Corps, because I love it," Weber said, adding that he didn't want to go into detail about why he falsely held himself as a two-star general. Weber, 68, was profiled and pictured wearing a general's uniform in the Ramona Sentinel newspaper. The paper was covering a celebration at the town's Veterans of Foreign Wars post. But the newspaper learned shortly after the story was published that there were questions about Weber's background. By Friday evening, the weekly paper had removed the story from its Web site and replaced it with a follow-up in which Weber's deception was detailed. Weber told the North County Times on Monday that he is referring questions to his attorney, whom he identified as Walter Pinkerton. Multiple calls to Pinkerton were not returned. "Before I say or do anything more, I want you to talk to him because I want to make sure I am doing the right thing," Weber said in brief telephone interview. "I don't want to fan the flames any more." Weber said he was in the Marine Corps from 1958 until 1967 and was discharged as a staff sergeant. At Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, 1st Lt. Josh Diddams said officials were not immediately able to confirm Weber's statement that he was a leatherneck during the period he claims. Weber's undoing started Nov. 7, when the Ramona VFW conducted a ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps' 234th birthday. Weber showed up for the celebration wearing the dress uniform of a major general and sporting an array of medals. The story and picture of that event was sent to Marine Corps officials, who determined Weber was never a general and ordered him to stop wearing the uniform. The story is topic No. 1 at the VFW this week. "The guy turns up for our celebration and it turns out he's a fraud," said post Cmdr. Dale Smith, adding he had never met Weber previously. "It's been the talk of the post. We are very disappointed in the guy." Smith said several post members said they golfed with Weber and heard "a lot of war stories." Those stories are now suspect, he said. "I kind of feel sorry for the guy," Smith said. Diddams said any further investigation into Weber's actions is up to the FBI. FBI spokesman Darrell Foxworth in San Diego said he was unfamiliar with Weber, adding that a complaint could be filed. Last week, a Palm Springs man was charged with a federal misdemeanor offense after authorities accused him of wearing combat medals he had never earned to a class reunion. The defendant in that case, Steven Burton, 39, faces up to a year in prison if convicted. Five stolen valor prosecutions have been filed in California this year and about 60 overall since the act became law in 2006, according to federal officials. Call staff writer Mark Walker at 760-740-3529. |
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| Webster, DougLAS LEE | Kansas City, MO | Claims Vietnam Vet that was wounded and received the Purple Heart. Not old enough to have served and he is utilizing this status to promote himself within the US government. He works for Bering Straits Information Technology. They have a contract with the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Kansas City MO. He also claims to be an Army officer that went through OCS, he also claims to be a sniper. | ACTUAL RECORD | ||||||||||||||||
| Webster, Timothy R. | . | . | Claiming SEALS and/or
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| WEEKS, JAMES H SR | 10/2009 | GA | Claims to have flown F-105s in SE Asia. He also claims he is a retired Col. He is an engineer in Jonesboro, GA. Claims he was in the AL ARNG and was sent to FT Rucker as a Warrant Officer for helicopter training. He said he then went to the USAF Academy but was activated after 2 years and went to fly fighters in SE Asia and finished his engineering later. He told me he retired as a Colonel out of Robins AFB, GA, and implied that he was flying at the time. He also told me, that he had over 28000 hours of flying time. | ACTUAL RECORDS | |||||||||||||||
| Weilbacher, Michael G | 11/2006 | Kansas |
Highly decorated Marine Major wearing civilian dress seen at USMC Birthday Ball who was wearing a Navy Cross and about 4 Bronze Stars amidst a slew of other awards on his dress jacket. His name is not listed in any Navy Cross records. It is possible his award is anonymous due to the secrecy of the mission he was on. Talking to him, he received the Navy Cross for a mission that went bad in Bogota, Colombia dealing with the drug cartels. He is a recon Marine with 16 1/2 years of service, but presently out due to medical issues. ... stated he was in Operation Just Cause in Granada in 1983 as part of the Marine Recon force that was disastrous at that time as well. .... |
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| Weilbacher, Michael N | 11/2006 | Riverside, CA |
 http://www.ez2findhomes.com/about_us.aspWho Is Michael Weilbacher? Michael was born in Hollywood, California and was raised both in the Los Feliz and Bel Air areas of Los Angeles. He attended St. John Military Academy in Los Angeles and Urban Military Academy, which became the Brentwood Military Academy in Brentwood, CA. He joined the United States Army in an elite unit, Special Forces – The Green Beret and, after serving in the military, went to Chapman University in Orange, CA, with a course study in marketing. He opened his own insurance office in 1971. He joined the Paramount Rodeo Realty, family in March 2004... |
E1 WEILBACHER MICHAEL entered the Army in
1971 from California and got out of the Army 5 March 1971. His
MOS was 09B0O which was Basic Trainee.
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| Weiss, Justin | 01/2007 02/2007 05/2009 |
Montreal,
Quebec Columbus GA Fayetteville NC |
  "Me, Veterans day, 2006"
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former Rangers:
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- He's wearing the DSC in his web page, veterans day picture http://search.friendster.com/ranger75
if you blow it up a bit you'll also see the silver star (maybe - I
can't tell from the picture if there's a red band in the center), not
sure what medal is in third precedence, purple heart and he doesn't
wear the NCO Professional development ribbon yet he's a SSG and no
overseas/combat bars on his sleeve yet he's got plenty of combat
awards. I'm sure we can find some other noteworthy inconsistencies but
the longer I spend on this guy the more it sickens me.
MORE!!: http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=32359
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| WELLS, ROBERT M AKA BOB WELLS |
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| WENDLANDT, SARAH | 09/2009 | . | http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/list-of-washington-state-university-people
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While this may be a cruel
joke, or malicious prank against Ms. Wendlandt - the false
statement cannot be allowed to stand as truth.
NO WOMAN has ever graduated BUD/s training to become a SEAL. NO ONE has ever earned 27 Purple Hearts... |
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| WERTHEIM, MANFRED | . | NY |
Not an MOH recipient. The
44th Infantry Division did NOT Participate in the D-Day
(June 6, 1944) landings…the Division was still in the United States
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| West, Boyd W III | . | . | Claims Army Captain, 1st Cav helicopter pilot, Ranger, Green Beret. NO RECORD of pilot training found. |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Westphal,
SAMMY L
AKA SAM WESTPHAL AKA Sam Iceberg |
06/2009 | New Town, ND |
Claims to be a Seal. Claims 100% VA disability and or he said he
was unable to obtain VA compensation because "lost records."
Claims the last he remembers is when he was in Vietnam. When he came
to, he was stateside in a hospital. He doesn't remember which one
tho. Said Navy Officers came in and presented him with a Purple Heart,
Bronze Star, and a Silver Star medals. Later they came back in and took
them back because the mission he was on, was classified. And still
classified to this day. |
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| WHIM, JAMES | 05/2008 | . |
Claims that he was in charge of over 200 soldiers
in Afghanistan conducting operations and only answered to the battalion
commander. He also has claimed he held the rank of sergeant.
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This individual held the rank of Specialist and was the PSYOP Specialist on a Tactical PSYOP Team. They are referred to as “Team Bitches” because they are the lowest man on the team. His only responsibilities were the maintenance of the teams loudspeakers, commo equipment, vehicle and as the team vehicle driver. He was never in charge of so much as a shit burning detail. He was not even a marginal soldier at best. He was an habitual Army Physical Fitness Test failure and had ballooned to nearly 300 lbs when he was finally discharged “Under Other Than Honorable Conditions” for failing to show up for drills. He couldn’t even honor his obligation to the Army and the country by just showing up. | |||||||||||||||
| Whitaker-Betances, John | . | . |
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| White, Allen - TX | . | . | CLAIMING NAVY CROSS - arrested 11/2002 - alleged fraud for US MC medals, full uniform at Marine Corps Ball. EXPOSED/CONVICTED. | . | |||||||||||||||
| WHITE, JAMES A | 08/2008 | prison |
http://astore.amazon.com/hmonstudinter0f-20/detail/155395131X
Bio from his book " Laotian Highway Patrol" Published on: 2002-12-09 Released on: 2006-07-06 "James A. White, Jr., known as "JAW" in the U.S. Marine Corps and as "Sneaky" in the U.S. Army, was a warrior of the Vietnam War. His first tour in Vietnam, he served as a U.S. Marine helicopter gunner and crew-chief on CH-46 type aircraft with HMM-262. During this tour he became the first enlisted Marine to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross since World War II. After completing his U.S. Marine Corps service, White transferred into the U.S. Army. There after a short Vietnam tour as an infantry Sergeant, he became a Warrant Officer/helicopter pilot. As a pilot White flew for two tours in Vietnam on Cobra gunships and LOH scout helicopters. He flew many missions along the DMZ and into both Laos and North Vietnam. Among his decorations are three Silver Stars, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Purple Hearts and 130 Air Medals. Since his retirement from the U.S. Army, White has been active with assorted veterans\' groups. He co-founded the HMM-262 (Vietnam) Association and is a life member of Special Operations Association, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots\' Association, Vietnam Crewmembers\' Association, Khe Sanh Association, Disabled American Veterans, and other veterans\' organizations. He currently resides in California." --------------------------------------------------- Currently doing life in prison from a 1985 murder conviction in CA http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051113/news_1c13vet.html |
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| White, Justin William | 06/2006 | . |
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SP4
Rigger with the 1/507 in Ft. Benning during the early '90's.
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| WHITE, ROBERT | 11/2008 01/2009 |
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Former chief never officially approved
to get Purple Heart
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jan 4, 2009 8:41:03 EST Whether Robert White was injured in Iraq in 2005 and deserved a Purple Heart makes no difference now. The chief hospital corpsman wore the award without receiving it through official channels, and in the Navy’s eyes, that makes him a faker. The 19-year sailor, who was selected for advancement to senior chief in March, pleaded guilty on Dec. 16 to the unauthorized wearing of a Purple Heart while he worked at Great Lakes, Ill. White’s military judge sentenced him to 45 days in the brig, busted him down to E-5 and ordered him to forfeit four months of pay. The Navy initially charged White with several counts of filing false documents, making false statements and knowingly wearing a Purple Heart he never formally received. He pleaded guilty to Article 134, unauthorized wearing of a Purple Heart; and to Article 107, making a false official statement. White also pleaded guilty to fraternization for dating the second-class personnel clerk who entered White’s Purple Heart information in his official Navy file. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges related to submitting false documents. White’s guilty plea marks an ambiguous end to the case that initially threatened a general court-martial, years in the brig and a dishonorable discharge. Still unresolved is his claim that he sustained a minor hand injury during a mortar attack in July 2005, when he was deployed with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, in Hit, Iraq. White and his immediate supervisor — who testified in September — put in paperwork for the Purple Heart several weeks after White said he was wounded. Marine officials said they have no record of granting or denying the award to White. In White’s guilty plea, he told a military judge that he knew he did not receive the award through official channels, and that he went out and bought the medal himself. “He did put in [paperwork] for it, but he never got it — and he knew he never got it,” said Lt. Carrie Theis, the lawyer who prosecuted White at Great Lakes Naval Station. The question of whether White deserved the award is moot, Theis said. |
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