Barner, Fred J. 
 aka Barnes, Fred 
aka Skeeter
aka Skeeterman
aka Harold L McEachern

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NPRC could locate no military records when provided with identifiers.

  • Claims Navy Captain

  • Aviator, Korean and Vietnam War

  • The Navy Cross resulted from aerial flight actions on AUGUST 5, 1952.

  • Retired Navy Captain with 30 years. 

  • Former Navy Korea and Vietnam fighter pilot.

  • Spent 20 years in Navy, and 14 of those years piloting jet airctaft.

  • Flew the F9F Panther, and F2H Banshee jets in Korea, and A-4 Skyhawk in Vietnam. 

  • U.S.Navy flight training in 1949, and three combat tours during the Korean war, and two during the Vietnam war. 

  • Retired from Navy in 1974, and moved back to Missouri. 

  • "delayed his advancement to Admiral"

  • Being an old Navy man with 24 years....

Here's the forum post  with over a year's worth of posts beginning in 2002 (they finally doubted him in 2004 and he ran off). Appears to be one of first incarnations, too. He has over 200 posts there and most of them have him mentioning "fact" that he's a Korean War Navy pilot, which is common practice for him. Most also have inaccuracies about flying or unit names as well as inappropriate phraseology that bites him eventually. This is also where he mentions his son in the Army is a recalled reservist who works for EPA:

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11-20-2003, 06:08 PM
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 219
 
Hardcore

Your are certainly correct on that subject. He (Bush)has depleted most all of the local National Guard units here in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. My son works for the Government as a EPA agent, he was called up last January and is stationed at Fort McCoy, Wis. He is a Major in Army and so far he hasn't gone to Irag. He was ordered in for 6 months, but that went by, and now he may not return to regular life till next July so he tells me.

12-27-2003, 07:08 PM
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 219
My Christmas 2003
This Christmas was a happy one.. As my son, Major in Army stationed at For McCoy, Wis (Been there a year now) still in the States and not in Irag.. He trained the troops that leave for Irag.
Also Wife finds her health is very good, and I think I'm in good health at 73 yrs. old.
Got a computer toy as a gift from the wife.. Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator2.. This is fun to play, but it is not the real thing like flying a real jet in combat... It came with all kinds of enemy aircraft to shoot down.. It has the pedals and stick to simulate your are in a real plane... Brings back memories..

Hope all of you got your Christmas wish..
04-12-2004, 03:24 PM
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 219
For The Non-Believers & The Proud Ones
I'm late with this, as I was gone over the week-end to visit a Military man. son Major. Lee (Skeeter)
 
Here's a rich one:
 
04-30-2004, 07:43 AM
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 219
 GIMPY IS A DISTINGUISHED MAN
Gimpy:

This really isn't my right to discuss the issue here, but I commend you on allowing you to post your DD214. I wouldn't have done what you did, not that I don't have anything to hide. I don't think it is proper to show your form to someone, who I feel could care less.
I also have my opinion, and you may also feel the same "he" cannot show his, as he probably doesn't have one. There is a growing trend in this country, men who for some reason want to say they are veterans, and never came close to getting into a uniform. And everyday they have been sought out.

Appears Skeeter was really bothered (on Patriot Files) once he tripped up on calling ribbons medals and his street cred plummeted. What to do, what to do?....how about registering with another username and pose as yet another Navy pilot who flew with you who can vouch for your incredible flying skills? Yeah, that's the ticket! And then fake like he can't use a computer and has his wife post for him (VERY original username BTW) and give clues that you are actually Harold O McEachern, holder of the ...Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross (an Army medal)!

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03-03-2004, 02:59 PM
mrscaptain
Junior Member

Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1

Kick A Good Man Down!

To: Patriot Files Members

No. 1 This is the wife's computer, and she is doing the words on the keyboard for me. I'm not computer savvy, and have no desire to learn.

No. 2 On here for a couple of reasons (Oh!. had to join (register) to send a message) My good friend H.O. Mc, part of his real name.

No. 3 Received a phone call from (H.O.Mc) a old Navy bud who I have known some 52 years. We were in the Korea war serving aboard aircraft carriers flying jet aircraft. He was a better pilot than I could be, sort of a thoroughbred in the flying category. He knew no dangers when it become to fighting for his country. Perfect example of what the Navy stands for.
He retired as a Captain after 24 years in, and I retired as Captain with 30 years. So one of us had the smarts or the breaks.

No. 4 He mentioned about this "Patrilot Files" web site, and asked me to get on and read some of the "posts" people make on just about any subject matter, and how some individuals can get so riled over some remarks one may make. He mentioned two individuals from Texas would get so upset over remarks about President G.W. Bush duties (or lack of) in the National Guard.. I told him that would be the wrong place to discuss GWB
National Guard , is with a couple of Texans.

No. 5 The person I'm referring to, is known as "Skeeter" here.. I know him as "HOM" or Harold O. Mc in the Navy. HOM is a highly decorated Naval Officer. His military record has no flaws, having earned the Navy Cross, Distingushed Service Cross, Distingushed Flying Cross, 18 Air Medals. Four with Valor, Navy/Marine Corps Medal, and a lot more to mentioned.. He is one of eleven Navy pilots to get the Navy Cross for the Korean war. President Harry Truman awarded him the NC, and President Dwight Eisenhower gave him the NC in Nov. 1953. He also appeared on the Bob Hope TV show that same month.

No. 6. It is understanding that he was barred from the Patriot Files, and he feels it all resulted from his remarks he made on a couple of posts about the duties of the President and the two Texans didn't like the remarks.

HOM (Skeeter) is not a Republician or a Democrat, but he will stand up for the person that joined or was drafted in the military service. He was always for the enlisted man,

No. 7 So if you as members here (or whoever has the authority) think about allowing on Skeeter to return.. If he made the remarks that someone didn't like, get over it, you are grown men, and former military men at that.

Enough said, and thank you for your time.


Captain. Jack Hallworth. (ret)
Fountain Inn, Sc.

Allows you to track IPs for every post, it correlates them to users when someone tried to reregister). Here's ones he used:
 
Skeeterman   68.103.65.31   [Find Posts by User] [View Other IP Addresses for this User] 
 
When banned, he tried to come back as bjfa205 from 68.103.64.138 but software detect that was same ISP/IP and he was banned a second time.
 
He used one computer for all his posts as Skeeterman. Was found on computer forums asking how to mask his IP to chase A4s and soon afterwards, this is the attempt he made to register using a masked IP:
 
swamp rat   85.195.119.14   [Find Posts by User] [View Other IP Addresses for this User] 

One of our loyal Skeeter-hunters found him on White Rose as "King Fisher" so checked to see if he's used it elsewhere. Turns out he's very active on TVNEWSLies.org and was aghast at seeing this, but read and weep:
 
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Catherine 
Site Admin                                                                         Post subject: Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:00 pm 
 
Joined: Sat May 29, 2004 11:46 pm
Posts: 12371
Location: NC 
 
KING FISHER IS OUR OCTOBER MEMBER OF THE MONTH.
King Fisher was one of the first people I met when I started to post at TVNL. He was a wonderful tutor and managed to help me learn the discussion board "ropes." Since then, we've been at a variety of discussion boards together, along with several other TVNL members, but we always seem to find our way back here to the place we call HOME.
King Fisher served his country in the Navy so he's also an American hero!
I'm proud to call King Fisher my friend. I'm grateful that he's here and that he's willing to take on a thankless moderator job.
Thank you, King Fisher, for all you do.
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His acceptance speech and self referencing, as usual, to being a Korean War hero (yawn):
 
 

King Fisher
Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:37 pm 
 
Moderator
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:53 pm
Posts: 495
Location: Kansas 
Thanks to all for the nomination and vote of confidence. I would consider myself not worthy of the charges (recommendation) as applied.
Yes, as Catherine made reference to, I've been around many political discussion forums these past 17 years. I can lay claim to have been booted, banned from a few, and for nothing more than my shoot straight, take no prisoners, don't surrender type of political talk.
Giving me the designation as being a American Hero, may be a bit too much. My wife will still tell people that I had to be a Hero just to survive my years in the Navy. Those flight missions during the Korean war wasn't a drive to the ice cream parlor.
Due to the fact we have a politician running for president, that many proclaim is a Hero, makes me want to meet this former Navy pilot. and compare my 242 combat missions to his supposedly two before being shot down. My definition of a Hero goes way beyond what his military record show. Having spent 5 plus years in a Vietnam prison camp doesn't register on the hero list. He was just a victim of war... nothing more.

Now that I'm Member Of The Month, where are the cookies?

Many thanks again, TVNI members
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