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Name |
Location | Date reported | ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some |
Actual Records Indicate/Notes |
| B'ROAD, KENNETH III | VICTORVILLE | 09/2008 |
Former prisoners of war and missing in action to be
honored
September 18, 2008 - 12:00PM
RYAN ORR Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE - Friday the nation recognizes men
and women who span generations, but all sacrificed years of
their lives or made the ultimate sacrifice - life
itself. ...
Local veterans have
mixed feelings about their experiences in foreign war prison
camps. Kenneth B'road III spent nine years in a Vietnam prison camp,
but says Friday's remembrance should be all about the 2,244 who
are still missing.
...
Ryan Orr may be reached at 951-6277 or rorr@vvdailypress.com.
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... No man with a name similar to "B'road"
was ever with any one of us, the real surviving 661 POWs of the
Vietnam War, nor is he known by the Department of Defense in this
regard. I'm afraid you got snookered by a dilusional wannabe.
You mentioned DPMO in your article. You can go to their official
web site for the complete list of all 3,797 MIAs (to include all POWs)
at the following site:
If I can assist you in your research of the real
background of this wannabe, please ask.
Sincerely,
Captain John M. McGrath, USN (Ret)
POW 5 years 8 months in North Vietnam
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| Bagley, Ronald | CO | . | Claims POW | . |
| Bailey, Gary W | TX | 10/2008 02/2009 05/2010 |
Claims
to have served in Viet Nam in Special Forces and was a POW for 19
months. Claims 2 Purple Hearts and a Silver Star Claims to have served in Viet Nam in Special Forces USA, and was a POW for 19 months. He is a native Texan and was either raised in Humble or Conroe, Texas Claims pension from the military for being wounded as a POW.
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ST
LOUIS COULD LOCATE NO MILITARY RECORD --------------------------------------------------------
No man with a name Gary Bailey was ever with any
one of us, the 661 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor is he
known by the Department of Defense in this regard. All 3,797
names of MIAs (including POWs) are listed by the Department of
Defense in their PMSEA list at:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/files.htm
... These guys usually turn out to be men of low self esteem who need a little boost with girls, co-workers, et al. He owes an apology to all he has told his false tale. Best wishes, Captain Mike McGrath, USN (ret) |
| Bailey, James | Planville, CT | 07/01 | Claims 6 months in a tiger cage, liberated by American Forces | . |
| Bailey, John A | Port St. Lucie | 10/2005 | Claims Army Special Forces for 5 years, was a prisoner of war in Cambodia for 6 months. Claims Dad is a retired 4 star General named Walter Bailey. | . |
| Bailey, Lonnie Willis | TN | 09/2006 |
Lonnie Willis 'Buddy' Bailey
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NOT A POW
E5 BAILEY LONNIE W entered the Army in May 1968 and got out 28 November 1973 during which time he served in Vietnam with an MOS of 11B4O and 95B4O which was Military Police. |
| Baker, James | IL | # | Claims POW | . |
| Baldridge, Richard D | . | 06/2005 | http://www.kentontimes.com/kentontimes/obits/obit0301.html
Baldridge Richard D., 60 |
. |
| Baldwin, Fred | . | 11/97 | Claims POW | . |
| Bales,
James H
aka 1stSgt Jim Bales |
TX | 05/2006 |
CLAIMS:
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| Ball, Carlton | Glen Rock, NJ | 05/99 | USAF POW | . |
|
Ballinger, JiM AKA mARION jIMMIE BALLINGER deceased 01/28//2011 |
Arkansas Oregon |
07/2003 09/2009 12/2009 05/2010 |
.Sorry
to be the bearer of bad news. These guys with the false claims are
coming out of the woodwork by the
thousands....over 2,000 phony POWs from Vietnam, over 4,000 phony SEALS,
over 7,000 phony Special Forces. People ask me why folks do this sort of thing. After looking at thousands of cases I can only conclude that they all have low self esteem. Some do it for sympathy, some to make hits on girls in a bar, some to impress their co-workers and friends, and some to help them commit fraud. Some are desperate for some security as they get older. They probably do not have medical insurance and they try to fool the VA. I am currently assisting the VA in routing out hundreds of these guys who have fooled the VA with false claims. We will get them all charged and indicted. It just takes time when working with a bureaucracy. Meanwhile, your friend is just a lonely old man who is looking for sympathy, maybe your respect and friendship. You need to tell him to grow up and act like an honorable man. One has to wonder if he ever served at all. We have a great number of these guys who never served in the armed services, yet they are "wannabes." You can get a copy of his service record with a Form 180 request from St. Louis, You might be curious as to the contents. The real Gy SGt Orville Roger Ballinger was a POW.
He is member of our organization. He is not
Jim Ballinger. |
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| Barber, Donald Ray | Ohio | 06/2007 | On 6/10/2007, the Blade, Toledo, OH newspaper, listed an obit for Donald Ray Barber, USN, DOB: 9/16/52, as a former Navy Gunner and former POW in Vietnam. | NOT A POW |
| BARBER,
William M. aka Gaianvanno, Miceal aka Barber, William Micheal aka "Doc" Barber aka CJ Micheal Barber aka Micheal Barber aka James M. Barber aka Chris Barber and MORE (up to 24) aka Robert Allen Kroon |
MO,
NJ Lives on Pine St. Wharton, NJ |
09/01 08/2002 05/2004 05/2005 again 09/2008 06/2010 |
Claims POW,
leukemia, medic, helicopter pilot, shot down in Laos. ======================= This story seen on MONTEL, Good Morning America,
Dateline, ------------------------------------- 09/2008 - Reportedly getting married again in PA. 06/2010 = = BACK ON DATING WEBSITES CLICK for more |
Has felony record for bigamy and fraud. Multiple Social Security numbers. Membership revoked Rolling Thunder MO. Dishonorable Discharge. Has been known to wear medals in public, meetings. James Michael Barber was a Mason but was expelled in 2005. Records indicate service from May
7, 1970 to November 16, 1971. Rank, Private. Record of Assignments notes
DROPPED FROM ROLES FOR DESERTION 3 Aug 1970/AWOL AND 13 April
71/DESERTION. |
| Barker, Edward E. | Goliad, TX | 05/2005 | Claims Vietnam POW and Brig General. Resides in LaBahia Nursing Home. | . |
| BARKETT, STEPHEN A | Troy OH | 08/2008 | ACTUAL
RECORDS
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| Barnes, Roger Dale | Madison/Lewisburg, TN | 10/2004
08/2005 |
http://home.att.net/~Lzzzbolt/Wall2.htm
ROGER DALE BARNES: Doctor working for the VA, who says that he is a retired "Green Beret" Colonel, who has been awarded every medal for Valor except the MOH. Brags about the time his A-team "stole" a C-130 and flew it in to "save" a Battalion of Marines. Guess he must also be a pilot. Yeah, and I'm the Pope!!! =============================Roger Dale Barnes has claimed POW status for 100+ days to students at a High School in Murfreesboro, TN. He did this to several classes as part of a POW/MIA series to History classes. Several adults were present. HE CLAIMED HIS RECORDS ARE STILL CLASSIFIED. He claimed the rank of Colonel US Army and is delusional about still being activated periodically. Last seen wearing a general's star.========================================= Read more about the Results System--a specific technique in Energy Psychology. Dr. Clement and Dr. Roger Dale Barnes (a consultant, Viet-Nam Vet and PTSD expert), have had training in many effective technigues and therapies and we have experience of over 25 years each to know which ones may work the best for you! Claims Army 8/67 - 6/87 ======================== ....
my father .... was referred to him by the VA. After two sessions
my father questioned his claims. Well, actually in true fashion, he
said, “That fat ass is full of shit.” Dr.
Barnes claims were all visible in a huge shadow box on the wall: |
VVA member
St. Louis could NOT locate any military records. Pentagon denies POW status. SFA denies SF claims. Not a member of SFA, SOG. Not found in TN, AMA databases. Rangers state not a member of USARA.
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| Barney, Murray | . | 11/98 | Claims POW. | . |
| Baringer, "Bear" | North Shore, Houston, TX | 2001 | Forced to play Russian Roulette while a POW | . |
| Barron, Robert Allan | . | 05/2005 | Claims he was with the CIA while in the ARMY and was involved in the Phoenix Project. Claims POW, tortured, and alot of other stuff.... | He was never in Nam. He was discharged prior to completing recruit training. |
| Barth, Melvin D. | N. Virginia | . | Private Investigator | |
| Bartlett, Myron C | KS | 07/2006 | Claims Vietnam Prisoner of War. | St. Louis could locate no military record. |
| Bartnick, Don | Lampe, MO | 1998 | Claims POW | . |
| Bassoff, Robert | . | . | Claims POW, USAF pilot shot down in '68 | . |
| Battaglia, Edward James | Pennsylvania (truck driver) formerly from IL |
09/2005 | Claims listed KIA but was actually a POW. Claims his parents had buried him and that his "death" had been the cause of their breakup. States his sister kept a candle burning for him at home refusing to believe that he was dead. ....she fought with the powers that be to try to get them to look for him and lo and behold he was found alive, then sent to Germany and put in a hospital there. Once healed he had to finish his tour. | Served
in Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Europe. |
| Battle, Robert Wayne | FL/OK Shelby, NC |
07/2002 03/2006 04/2006 03/2007 |
Claims retired. Delta Force, SOG 8256, in Vietnam. Shot down in helicopter, held 9.5 months by VC. Two Purple Hearts. Claims served 62-82. Claims #83 of 100 in 2nd Special Forces Class, SF instructor until 1965. Claims ELEVEN captured and ELEVEN escaped. Claims ret as Sgt Major and is a U.S. Marshall. | Ready to move in with one lady, he was shopping on match.com ! |
| BAUMAN,
CHESTER C JR
aka CHET BAUMAN |
Baldwinsville, NY | 05/2009 |
http://www.cnylink.com/cnynews/view_news.php?news_id=1243435150 .... B’ville’s Grand Marshall |
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| Bayonet,
Ed aka Bayonet, Edward Joseph |
NY | 04/2003 05/2003 |
Claims POW for 5 yrs; Army
SPEAKING IN SCHOOLS |
TOTAL service time: one and a half MONTHS. |
| Beach,
John aka JB |
Omaha NE | 10/2002 | Claims POW, 100% Service related. Claims PTSD so bad he can't recall kid's names. "Forced" to accept Silver Star Nebraska license plates. Receives VA care at Omaha. Recently married AGAIN. | . |
| Beale, John R. | IA | # | Claims POW | . |
| Beale, Rick | IA/IL | 1980 | Claims POW | was in Prison 90's - theft from VVA chapter |
| Beck, Robert W. "Bob" | CA | again 04/2005 | claims grad from IL, NWU - POW
04/2005
I just wanted you to know that he is still out there
telling people he is a POW and NW grad.
... Claims retired Lt. Col. in the Air Force and a fighter pilot in Korea and Vietnam. He also said that he was shot down in both wars and spent 2 1/2 years in the Hanoi Hilton. He said he came from a military family and his father won the Medal of Honor and his son was a fighter pilot and Academy grad. ...
.... his boss, who said he is a Vietnam Vet was
irritated... and said "what's the big deal if he tells a
few stories."
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Works as an electrical contractor. No Medal of Honor has been issued to a Beck since 1901. |
| Beck, William Alan | CA | 02/2003 |
Beck claims to be a POW, and a retired Lt. Colonel of the Air Force, captured and moved around for nine months while on tour in Vietnam...he claims he's not on the POW list cause of being moved around over that nine month period. Claims (2) Silver Stars (1) Bronze Star and (1) Distinguished Flying Cross while in the Air Force! Claims he was shot down while doing a search and rescue mission in Vietnam. |
Has ONE
Bronze with V, NO Silver Stars, NO DFC. Rank - Sgt. Served Oct 1968 till June 1971. Air Cargo Specialist at Tan Son Nhut. |
| Becker,
James
James (Jim) A. Becker |
Punta Gorda FL | 03/2006
04/2010 |
Reports
himself to be a Marine four Star General and a POW escapee. Says that no
data bases list his name due to the "secret" nature of his
service. Asked why he doesn't have any retirement benefits and he blames
it on his ex-wife taking all his benefits and President Bush (senior)
putting a hold on his retirement. Asked why he can't present his ID
card and he states that he was ordered to keep it in a safety box in
California. Even when presented with all the facts negating his claim,
he insists on his service. He doesn't have an explanation for the fact
that the only four star Marine during his claimed service was the
Commandant of the Corp which is one thing he doesn't claim to be because
that would be too easy to trace.
==============================================
He also claims to have been a POW
in LAOS in 1961 (freed by Vietnamese Montagnards!!!), flown U-2s and
F-4s, run the Desert One operation in Iran in 1980, run Afghanistan
Mujahedeen operations in the 1980s, been the Consul General for DOS in
Bombay, India, is a personal friend of VP Biden and a litany of other
"accomplishments."
=========================================================
....introduced to an individual who presented himself
as a retired USMC Lt. Gen. This individual, James (Jim) A.
Becker, proceeded to tell us that he was asked to be the Director of
the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) when he retired in 1997, at
the request of GEN(R) John Shalikashvili, a close personal friend.
He also claimed the following:
1. That he has used his retired rank/status to
attempt to influence the issuance of visas at the Consulate in
Guayaquil, Ecuador.
2. That he had influenced Miltec Security Corp. to
send mercenaries to Northern Ecuador and that these people had been
employed in operations to neutralize (kill) FARC insurgents.
3. That he has used his position as a Rotary
Officer and retired military officer to gain access to the highest
levels of the Ecuadorian Military in the 3rd Division.
4. That he had a 38 or 39 year-old son (USMC)
who was gravely injured in Beirut - supposedly this son was born in
1980 - the math doesn't work unless he joined the Corps at the age
of of 9 or 10 (Semper Fi). His other son, (45 yrs old) is
supposedly the President of the Americas Division of ING (Google
Search shows that Jeffrey T. Becker is the CEO of ING Americas and
that he attended Colgate Univ., which corroborates with what he told
us).
5. That he is a retired Company Officer and
current board member of Miltec Security Corp. (formerly Blackwatch)
and has a 20% share in the company.
6. That he could use his influence both as a
military professional and retired civilian with Miltech to bring
additional resources to bear in the FARC threat along Ecuador's
Northern Border - funds, equipment, personnel
and use his " personal contacts" with
Robert Gates (Sec Def) and former President Clinton to shape
US/Embassy policy with regards to the US position on the Northern
Border. He intimated that he had personal funds and knew
donors that would help finance these activities.
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NO MILITARY RECORD FOUND
American in Ecuador accused of faking
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| Beckman, Gary Lee | Jacksonville, FL area | 09/2001
05/2009 06/2009 |
Claimed POW TWICE, Vietnam.
Silver Star. Special Forces
===== In addition to that Silver Star he says he had, he claimed he was a POW twice and both times escaped. He claimed that he had intimate ties with the FBI Sniper Team in the Jacksonville, FL area. He claimed numerous medals and awards from the Republic of Vietnam. This man wore 10 rows (30) of ribbons and medals on both sides of his chest. It was impressive. However, it seems that Gary Lee was stationed as far West as Travis AFB, CA before he was discharged from the U.S. Air Force. It seems that while Gary Lee was being processed for discharge, he acquired some DD 214's and some Letterhead so that he could type them up later at his leisure. He even had letter's signed by General Westmoreland (probably Iron Mike'd). Discharged In Disgrace. Gary Lee is well versed in firearms and has an affinity for them. ===== Claims he served in the Army, the Air Force, and retired in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander. Also claims he was Air Force para rescue in Vietnam, and that he assisted in the recovery of downed pilots. Stated that the UH-1 he was on was shot down by ground fire, and he was captured by Viet Cong forces. He said after he was captured a Viet Cong soldier stabbed him in his leg with an SKS bayonet so that he could not run. He later stated that he and another man perpetrated an escape as they were being marched through the jungle by overtaking a small guard. He says that he was recaptured by a different group of Viet Cong, but that he was traded to some farmers for livestock. He then claims he was returned to US custody. He claims this earned him a Distinguished Service Cross, awarded by Nixon in D.C sometime later. He had the medal in his office. He also claims he was part of the Saigon evacuation at the end of the war, and that he was on the last helicopter out of the city. |
Sentenced at GMC for fraud 1986 |
|
Belotti,
Andy aka Andrew Belotti |
NC | 03/2010 | Claimed
he was a POW to members of AL Post 187
|
In reference to your inquiry, no man named Andy
Belotti was ever with any one of us, the real
664 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor is
he known by the Department of Defense in this
regard. You can call the DoD Public
Affairs Officer directly during Washington, DC working hours to
verify this. Talk to Larry Greer.
Here is the official DoD website listing all 3,797 MIAs (to include all POWs): If his name is not on this list, he is a wannabe POW. The list has never been proven wrong in the last 35 years. No one was left off the lift for wannabe claims of "secret" missions, CIA missions, records burned in St. Louis, etc. If you find ut his address, and can summarize his Vietnam POW claims, we can get his service record from St. Louis through a FOIA
request. Please work with Mary Schantag at POW
Network for any investigative effort. I
can only assist. She is the real investigative talent to find
out Mr. Belotti's real background.
Mike McGrath
5 years 8 months POW in North Vietnam
NAM-POWs Historian
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| Benedict, Bill O | Winneconne, WI | 07/2000 04/2007 |
This
incident was reported in "The Winneconne News"; the Newspaper
article was published in Volume 89. Number 23 on June 07, 2000. Mr. William O. Benedict first denied making this Claim when confronted with he fact that he is not listed on the Official Department Of Defense List of People Missing South East Asia, PMSEA. When the Newspaper insisted that they had quoted him correctly, and three School Board Members also stated that Benedict did in fact present himself as a Vietnam POW, he took the position that he had misspoke. He now states that he was a POW of the Korean War. ======================================================= |
quote July 2000 Mr. William O. Benedict is a member of the Vietnam Veterans' Association Chapter #437 in Oshkosh WI, and its past President. In this position he often addresses School Classes and other Community venues. You can rest assured, that Mr. Benedict did not get up on the morning of June 7, 2000 and suddenly decide to lie about his POW status. Mr. Benedict has been telling this lie for years. He only now has be exposed. Mike A. end quote |
| BENNETT, CARL | Haw Creek, Forsyth County | 08/2100 | Claims POW | Actual records |
| Bennett, Paul A | Nevada | 03/2006 09/2006 03/2010 04/2010 |
He
claims to have been a POW for 90 days, as well as having a Navy Cross, Silver
Star, DFC and 2 Purple Hearts.
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| Bennett, R.L. | . | 1997 | Claims POW | . |
| Berger, John J. | . | 1997 | Claims POW | . |
| BERGER, THOMAS B |
07/2011 08/2011 |
Dumaguete City and Angeles City, Philippines |
USAF hero F-105 thud
pilot former 2 year POW. Claims: CPT/MAJ. Claims he was shot
down circa 67' 69' time frame.... that when released as a
POW after about 2 years that he left the USAF and had a career with
N.Y.P.D., subsequently retiring and moving with the brother (the Army
Captain) to the Philippines.
He did state that he was an
F-102 "fighter" pilot (not F-105) who's
mission was mostly dropping Napalm bombs for
"Troop Ground Support" missions and dropping
Napalm on Haiphong Harbor North Vietnam,
where he was shot down and became a POW!
Circa, 1969. Although shot down by a S.A.M.
over N. Vietnam, he was immediately moved to
Laos and Cambodia, but couldn't remember
where or the names of the camps.
After release, he spent 32 years with the
NYPD. *** He proudly claims
permanent special VA compensation as a POW
for life.
He's
not exactly sure who pays it.
* The "F" stands
for Fighter, Not "B" for bomber. A limited
action fighter escort/interceptor aircraft
in V.N. Several went down, mostly from
mechanical, accidents, 1 shot down - but not
as described by the POW.
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NEVER HELD CAPTIVE...Perusing his personnel record form, there is no mention of USAF Flight School or aircraft qualifications. He appears to have been trained as an airborne radar operator only with 40+ missions in Viet Nam. Discharged as an E-4! Additionally - NO record of POW or MIA or Escapee status. |
| Berry, Shawn | . | 1998 | Claims POW | . |
| Beyer, Darwin L. "Dutch" | Vets
remember lost, captured comrades Monday, September 17, 2007 BY Robert Wang <http://www.cantonrep.com/static/contactDisplay.php?contactLast=Wang&contactFirst=Robert REPOSITORY STAFF WRITER ALLIANCE On Sunday afternoon, millions of people were thinking about football. At Freedom Square, about 100 people were thinking about America’s missing soldiers.... “When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as Americans have lost,” said Sherman Brick, the president of the Alliance Veterans Council, as he gave his opening remarks. He then read a poem he said was written by Dutch Beyer, 64, of Canton, when he was held prisoner in Laos for 16 days during the Vietnam War.... |
NOT
noted as a POW or MIA by DOD in the PMSEA.
From: robert.wang@cantonrep.com
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Follow Up Question On Mr. Darwin L.
"Dutch" Beyer, NOT a Vietnam POW
My
editors decided that not being on the POW list in Washington was not
sufficient proof that someone wasn’t a POW. They decided that unless
we could prove he wasn’t a POW, we weren’t going to do a correction. |
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