|
Name
|
Location |
Date reported |
ALL
Claim POW or MIA
and then some |
Actual
Records Indicate/Notes
|
|
Braden,
James L |
WA |
05/2007 |
Claims
POW for 2-3 days while serving on a tanker in Nam. Went ashore to retrieve
caskets and !! Captured.... |
Served
from Oct 1973 - Oct 1979. NO awards are noted in record. Transcript of
court martial is not in file. Only training is on submarines. Discharged
an MM3. |
|
Braden, Ken |
El Toro
CA Shawnee, OK |
repeat
report
00 |
1989 article |
AOL
chatroom, [kenbrad] |
Braddock, James
aka Col. James Braddock
|
South
Carolina
|
#
1997
2002
08/2006
2008
01/2010 08/2011 |
1997 -
2nd report 04/2002 - and on and on and on
2011 - Mr. Braddock is still up to his tricks ......asked
just this past month during a trip .......whether Mr. Braddock was
telling the truth about being a POW. ......but that Mr. Braddock was not
telling the truth. It appears that during trips, during concealed
weapons classes and while in contact with other military and police that
Jim is sticking to his story of being a POW, green Beret and being
nominated for a congressional medal of honor. This is extremely sad and
something needs to be done.
|
. |
|
Bradley,
Larry DEAN |
NC |
12/2002
05/2005
11/2009
|
Claims USMC POW, 2 months Laos. He and
"several others" escaped, roaming for 20 days before finding
friendly forces.
STILL claims the same story PLUS he also claimed
to have the Silver Star and Bronze Star. .... Bradley admits that the
USMC does not recognize that he was a POW. Bradley's card
identifies him as the Commandant of the "Gen Raymond Davis
Detachment" of the Marine Corps League of Gaston, Lincoln Counties,
North Carolina.
----------------------
-
Larry
claims to have been honorably discharged from the US Marine Corps.
This is true.
-
Larry
claims to have served in
Vietnam
. This is true.
-
Larry
claims to have achieved the rank of Master Sgt (E8). According to
his record his highest rank was Sgt (E5)
-
Larry
claims to have served twenty years. According to his record he
served four years.
-
Larry
claims to have been wounded four times. According to his record, he
was wounded once and, therefore, rates one Purple Heart.
-
Larry
claims to have served with Force Recon. There is no record of this.
-
Larry
claims that while serving with Force Recon he went on joint missions
with Army Special Forces. There is no record of this.
-
Larry
claims to have been awarded a Bronze Star. There is no record of
this.
-
Larry
claims to have been awarded a Silver Star (presented by President
Johnson personally). There is no record of this.
-
Larry
claims to have briefly been captured and escaped by traveling
through the jungle for 20 days. There is no record of this.
-
Due
to the previous claim, Larry claims the right to a Prisoner of War
Medal. There is no record of this.
-
Larry
has all these medals framed and hanging on a wall in his home.
This
case is unusual in that Larry Bradley has a military record that he can
be proud of and has no need to embellish. Unfortunately, he went far
beyond embellishment and to this day often wears rank insignia and
displays awards, to which he is not entitled. Larry was instrumental in
starting Marine Corps League detachment 1162 and was the first elected
Commandant of the detachment.
However,
after being confronted with the results of the investigation, he chose
to resign rather than face disciplinary action, by the Marine Corps
League. Therefore, Larry Bradley is no longer a member of Marine Corps
League Detachment 1162.
|
Gaston VFW Post 9337. Article in GASTON
GAZETTE, June 12, 2002 |
|
Bradley, Wray E |
AK |
# |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brady,
Thomas |
FL |
04/2006 |
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=228879......
A cup of coffee and
a doughnut aren’t going to get me to lunch,” said Thomas Brady, a
former Vietnam prisoner of war from Florida. He was stranded in
Fayetteville a week ago. He
doesn’t know where he is going to get breakfast now. “This is a
bad thing. A lot of these people are going to go hungry,” Brady
said.
Staff writer Kevin Maurer can be
reached at maurerk@fayettevillenc.com or 486-3587.
Copyright 2006 The Fayetteville (NC) Observer
|
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|
Braley, Lt. Jeff |
OH |
06/2011 |
|
. |
|
BRANDREIT, STEVE |
SD |
09/2010 |
Claims to be a Viet Nam POW - Captain, U.S. Army, Steve
(?sp?) Brandreit. He has also made many other claims.
|
NOT A POW |
|
Branham,
James Clement Sr |
Cleveland,
OH
Pepperpike, OH
Halethorpe, MD |
05/2005
08/2007 |
2005
Claims:
SFC Enlisted Feb/56
POW/Vietnam/green berets/special forces.
Vietnam 1959/1962
US23310235 USASF Dog Tag
numbers
"If you
are so smart, you must know that there were forces there not recognized
because of covert actions. not all things were reported to the public.
Areas you cannot crack."
"What about all the records that were lost
in the great fire. A-D listings were destroyed."
"There is quite a lot of classified info you have no access to, nor
do a lot of people. Lying about being in Nam is one thing. Being there
as an advisor is another."
"If you saw what he looked like when he came
home, you would would not question it at all. documented 350 saves as a
combat medic. paper work from weisbaden, germany for training. pictures
with pres. johnson-silver starx2. 4 purple hearts. all of vietnam
medals..."
"he's not on your sites. know you have the wrong guy.
would love to have a legal battle with you. maybe you will stop
maligning the real heros."
=============================
Thank you, James
C Branham
216-292-7258 If you want, i can
call you.
2007- - Claims to be a Vietnam vet but is not...he has
gone to the wall in DC and cried for his "lost friends" and
has told many stories (has obtained metals from flea markets) he has vet
tags also...
|
THE
RECORDS CENTER FIRE
There were no recorded SF
elements in RVN between 1957 (when Harry Cramer was killed) and 1960.
Steve Sherman sends
Website http//www.greenberet.net/books/
or Mirror Website http//www.SpecialForcesBooks.com
Website http//www.ButtonDePress.com/BostonManifesto/
Website http//www.ButtonDePress.com
Website http//www.Viet-Myths.net
"The time has come to set the record straight" --
Swiftvets.com
=========
With full name, date of birth, NO MILITARY RECORDS could be located.
No Lawrence Gray as Special Forces either.
|
|
Branham,
James Howard |
Baltimore, MD |
2000 |
Claims NAVY SEAL
|
.
|
Braun,
Bill H.
aka Braun, William Houston |
Brackettville, TX |
2000 |
Claims POW, USMC 11/65 - 11/71 and Army
7/74-8/91 (POW, SS, BS, PH, CIB..) |
. |
|
Braun, William John |
Utah State Prison |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Braveo, James Manuel |
Pensacola ID |
. |
"SonTay Raider, left behind" |
records indicate charged with AWOL,
Theft, concealed knife, Nov
6, 71 through 23 Aug 72 |
Bredehoeft,
Edwin L.
aka
Bredehoeft, Ted |
Eustace, TX
Garland, TX |
1997 12/2002
01/2004 |
Letter to the Editor, the Dallas Morning News, dated
Tuesday, March 19, 1996. The writer signed
his name, "Ted Bredehoeft, Frisco" (a little town 10 miles
north of Plano, TX).
".....This has all been said for the
40 plus years I have read newspapers and magazines. As a former
Vietnam POW, I was told I would have to "bite the bullet"
for the short term, but...." "....It really pains me
to think I spent 3 1/2 years in a four-foot cage for cowards and
gutless wonders."
Still claiming POW escapee even after being
confronted. Then he was "NSA, top secret".
Claims Navy Fighter
pilot, 1963.
He has additionally claimed to be a pilot in the Navy
who was recruited by the N.A.S. to fly courrier flight services.
Claims to have flown off of Carriers. Claims to
have been shot down and held prisoner by the VC for 2 1/2 years.
All the while being tortured by tooth extraction, eardrums punctured
by bamboo, etc
May be employed as truck driver.
|
|
|
Brehmer, "Doc" Robert |
Springfield IL |
. |
Claims POW |
jailed - attempted murder |
|
BREVARD,
GEORGE FREDRICK |
WA |
09/2007
03/2009 |
 CLAIMS |
ACTUAL
RECORDS |
|
Brice, Edward G. |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Briere, Eugene |
Sun Lakes, AZ |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
BRIGGS,
BILL |
St.
Louis Area |
04/2008 |
Video
filmed by a St. Louis TV station covering the flood loss of AMVETS Post
# 1 in Valley Park. http://www.ksdk.com:80/video/default.aspx?aid=72375&bw
There is a guy standing in the back of the room wearing a black ballcap,
black shirt, and glasses. Just before mid-way in the video he begins to
speak, it's not clear what he is saying. The man with the microphone
mentions the speaker works at Boyd Construction, then mentions what
sounds like his name to be "Bill Briggs, Vietnam, ex-POW etc".
You will notice the man in question did not correct the speaker about
himself being a POW.
|
NEVER
a POW.
Might have another story here. Is this man getting preference
in contracts or construction work by claiming to be a Prisoner of War?
|
|
Briggs, Jeffrye Allen |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
Briseno, James A.
aka DiMarino, Jameson or James
aka "Inde"
aka Jamison A. DiMarino |
. |
10/98 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Broce, David |
MT |
# |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brock, Randy G |
MI |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brockmeyer, John |
OH |
# |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brockschmidt,
Leo |
. |
04/02 |
Claims USMC, POW NINE AND A HALF YEARS !!!! |
LONGEST held Vietnam POW
was Floyd J Thompson. NINE years. |
|
Brodie, Robert "Bob" |
Toronto/Winnipeg originally |
. |
held in cage 1.5 yrs. Canadian, served with
Israeli's |
. |
|
Brooks,
Curtis Lee |
CA Bay Area |
07/2001 |
POW/CIA |
. |
|
Brooks, Jack |
. |
# |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brooks,
Thomas L. |
. |
06/01 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brower, James Bruce Dunreath |
. |
03/99 |
Claims POW |
no
military record found |
|
Brown
Donald Thomas Sr. |
. |
06/01 |
Claims Special Forces, Delta
Force, POW Jan-Nov 68 |
. |
| Brown,
Greg
DECEASED 04/2011 |
Murrieta,
Temecula, CA |
09/2002
08/2004
09/2004 |
Newspaper
article in the CALIFORNIA (09/01/2002) and North County Times headlined
"Ex-POW provides special help to victims."
Brown, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces
during the Vietnam War and holder of a black belt in tae kwon do, was
captured and endured 12 days as a prisoner of war. During his captivity,
he was tortured, beaten senseless and sexually assaulted......
Later, story changed to held in CHINA, as a Civilian. Also claims past
president of Rotary in Big Bear, Ca
--------------------------------------
Works as Bank Officer. Member of Rotary. Counsels male
RAPE victims in new crisis center in Murietta.
2002 - Voted Citizen of the Year AND Rotarian of the
Year.
One of our most widely printed and quoted
statements of business ethics in the world is the ROTARY "4-WAY
TEST" (Rotary is International):
1.Is it the Truth?
2.Is it fair to all concerned?
3.Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4.Will it be beneficial to all concerned??
Feb 2004: " Greg Brown named Vice President
at Southwest Community Bank..."
Advocate for the Riverside Rape Crisis Center
- counseling RAPE VICTIMS.
Former POWs state he is NOT one of them. Pentagon says no evidence
exists to back up his POW tales.
He is not recognized as a Special Forces team member. At this time
we are still attempting to find out if he EVER even served. And NO - he
was not covert, on black ops, on secret missions, or
"sanitized." Sept 2004 -
Formerly worked as a Bank Officer. STILL no correction/retraction
of news articles regarding POW claims in 2002 |
|
Brown,
Jesse |
Marina, Ca |
07/01 |
Claims POW, 1969. Claims Fonda
got him and 200 others "released" in 69. Made claims to a REAL
Vietnam returnee! |
. |
|
Brown, Theodore J. |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Brown, Truman Boyd |
Fair Play, MO |
1999 - 2nd report 2001 |
Claims POW - Does public speaking at POW
vigils ... |
Served 14 Oct 63 to 11
Oct 66, Sgt, served as Radio mechanic/Msg Clerk/Sr. Radio operator. No
captivity, no Purple Heart. |
|
Brown,
William H. ‘Wild Bill’ |
MT |
12/2005 |
William
H. ‘Wild Bill’ Brown, 62
Posted: Saturday, Dec 17, 2005
- 11:38:01 pm PST
William H. “Wild Bill” Brown, 62,
passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at the Kalispell Regional
Medical Center in Kalispell.
He was born on June 1, 1943, in Rocky
Ford, Colo., to Mr. and Mrs. William Brown....He was
fiercely proud of his military service as a Marine and his tours in
Vietnam were he was a POW for 15 months.
.....
The Daily Inter Lake
727 East Idaho Street / Kalispell, Montana 59901 / 406-755-7000 |
Dear Mr. Miele
(Managing Editor, DailyInterLake News):
I noticed the DailyInterLake obituary dated 17 December 2005 for William
H. "Wild Bill" Brown, 62.
In the obituary it states that Mr. Brown was a "POW for 15
months." You might want to consider a retraction or
correction to this statement. Mr. Brown
was never with any one of us, the real 661 surviving POWs of
the Vietnam War. Nor is he known by Department of Defense in
this regard. I'm afraid that someone has
pulled a cruel hoax on Mr. Brown's family if
they are the ones who provided your news service with the false
information. There is no documentation supporting Mr.
Brown's claims. It is an insult to all
servicemen who honorably served to read false
claims of Mr. Brown having been a prisoner of war, when he wasn't one..
You may call up the official list of all 3,792 missing and/or POWs
of the Vietnam War at: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/files.htm
Please notice that Mr. Brown is not listed. Next, I suggest
you call Mr. Larry Greer, Public Affairs Officer for the Department
of Defense who is
authorized to speak to you about these affairs.
Mr. Greer can be reached during Washington, DC working hours at:
703-699-1169.
Mr. Greer is info copied on this message. He will be expecting
your call. If you wish to use this communication as a Letter
to the Editor, you are welcome to do so. My home is in
Monument, Colorado.
Sincerely,
Captain John M. McGrath, USN (ret)
Historian for NAM-POWs
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Bruneau,
Dennis W.
|
. |
01/2008 |
| Dennis W.
Bruneau |
| Knew what it
means to have courage |
|
|
| Monitor
staff |
|
January 11. 2008
12:01AM
|
|
Dennis
W. Bruneau, 58, died peacefully with his
family and close friends by his side
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Dennis
courageously battled COPD/Emphysema; he
had been on life support for the past
eight months at Concord Hospital.
Dennis
was born in Westfield, Mass., on March 21,
1949. He graduated from Westfield (Mass.)
High School after attending from 1968 to
1971. His unit was "Forced
Recon"; he was a POW and received
many medals....
|
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|
|
|
NEVER a POW.
ACTUAL RECORDS
|
|
Bryant,
James A. |
Jacksonville, FL |
12/2002
08/2005
|
Wears a full Colonel's uniform at times with many
ribbons and other insignia (RANGER). He conducts
memorial services (witnessed one in a church in High Springs,
Fla.) He also presented a box with medals that the deceased had
earned in the service. National Defense, Good Conduct and
one other. He stated he presented
them on behalf of the VA and Department
of the Army. Tells
stories of being tortured and held prisoner. He
claims to be a retired Colonel with all benefits and retirement pay.
2005: Claiming to be a POW of the Vietnam war. He is
also claiming he was A colonel in the Army rangers special forces .
|
. |
|
Bryant,
JonLater
|
CA |
03/2003
|
Claims held Hanoi Hilton with John
McCain...2 yrs, 4.5 yrs - depends on tale. Claims Major Corporal, Special ops, pilot,
Stealth and helicopter. Reserves, activated for Afghanistan; served in 5
wars. Married to "Angelique Anthony, esquire"; claims
millionaire, owns private plane, Gulf Stream; best friend is CNN's Judge
Catherine Crier's ex-husb - Crier's "son" is cadet at USAFA
according to Bryant. Owns "EXTREME" [some type of aerospace
firm] ... refurbishes aircrafts. Held POW with flyboy LORENZO
ROMANAZZI.
|
.
|
Bryson,
Wayne
aka Bryson, Wayne Edwin Jr. |
Warner Robins,
GA
St. Louisville, OH area
Newark. OH |
11/01
05/2004
01/2005 |
Claims POW
05/2004: Seen in local Lowes with leg brace on OUTSIDE
of leg, Legion emblem on jacket, POW/MIA cap.!
01/2005
Seems he was in a local bar (Newark, OH) and putting on his POW routine.
Well he made the mistake of doing it in front of an informed Vet who
informed the Veteran bar owner. Things got ugly and Bryson left in a big
hurry.
==========================
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051211/OBITUARIES/512110317/1023
Wayne Edwin Bryson Jr.
July 9, 1946--Dec. 8, 2005
|
A funeral service for Wayne Edwin Bryson Jr.,
59, of Heath, will be held at noon Monday at the Brucker &
Kishler Funeral Home, with Pastor Josh Pennington officiating.
Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Bryson died on Dec. 8, 2005, at his
residence. He was born July 9, 1946, in Newark to the late Anna
Mae (Pyles) Bryson of Newark and Wayne Edwin Bryson Sr.
He was a former employee of Warner-Robbins
Georgia AFB and a member of More Life Church and served in the
Navy during the Vietnam conflict..... |
|
NOT A MEMBER OF but
hangs around VFW Post 6605 and AL Post 172.
05/2004 - Newark, OH - approx.
1 1/2 months ago managed to obtain membership @ American Legion Post 85
w/o any DD-214
NGUS and USAR, served
from Jan 18 63 to Jan 14 64. Discharged as a PVT. ONLY award Marksman
Badge w/Rifle Bar.
|
|
Buccino,
Dave |
Irvine, Lake
Forest, Long Beach, Santa Ana CA
Henderson NV
|
2004
04/2009
|
Claims POW in Vietnam |
Prelim investigation shows possible match
to Army E-4, David F Buccino
MOS 76Y:
ARMORER
ARMORER/UNIT SUPPLY SPECIALIST
ARTIFICER
SATCOM STATION REC/TRANSMITTER ATTENDANT
STORAGE INSPECTOR
SUPPLY SERGEANT
SUPPLY SPECIALIST |
|
Buchanan, Merrill |
H.
Merrill Buchanan died in March of 2004 at home in Murray, Utah. |
2001 |
POW secret ops |
Records
indicate Service from Aug 66 to July
67 - no captivity. Assigned Engr Battalions |
Bunting,
Clarence Dennis
aka Bunting,
Dennis |
Festus,
Missouri
|
01/2003
05/2003 |
Claims POW
Claims member of VFW, American Legion, and the Special
Forces Assoc.
========================================================
Dear
No man named Dennis Bunting was ever a POW/MIA in the Vietnam War. He was not with any one of us,
the 661 surviving POWs, nor was he listed
by Department of Defense. He was not one
of the 32 military men to escape... they are well documented and are
members of our organization, NAM-POWs.
Sincerely,
Mike McGrath
NAM-POW Historian
POW 5 years 8 months
|
RECORDS INDICATE:
Retired as an E-7, SFC from Btry C
Stf & Fac Bn
Tactical Communications Systems Operator/Mechanic
Wire systems Installer Operator.
Over the years MOS -
31G , 31K, 31V, P31V40, 11B, S36C40.
Served from Feb 14, 1966- April 30, 1987
VFW POST 3777 FORMER Commander ...as
soon as the majority of us found out about that low life SOB being a
fake, he just kinda disappeared, which is fine with us.
|
|
Burger, John B. |
CA |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Burgess, Larry E |
. |
. |
USMC, POW 1969, ONI, rescued by
Marine Recon |
. |
|
Burgess, William E. |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Burke, James E. |
. |
. |
POW escapee after 3 yrs in Cambodia, 6th/8th SF,
Marauders |
records indicate
SF but NOT POW captivity or 1968 assassination missions. |
|
Burkett, Cecil |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Burlace,
John |
Villa
Park, IL area
Manteno, IL |
10/01
12/2009
|
Claims captured for 3 days.
Source of email hoax on restaurant reaction to anti-war
protesters.
|
[clipped] ...OK - I'm really mad
now and I jump up and go over to their table.
(In retrospect - Over the entrance to the
Restaurantis a huge
American Flag. On each table is an American
Flag and a small hand painted
sign "United We Stand")
I excuse myself and ask the Professor if I can
ask him a question. He
says yes. I said that he appears to be of age
to have served in Viet Nam,
and asked him if he had served.
His answer was, "NO - I defended this
Campus and told the truth
to the students.
I then asked if he remembered what he was doing
on February 16,
1969.
When he answered, "Of course not - that
was too long ago," I
responded, "Really, I remember what I was
doing. That was the second day of
my capture and I had been standing in a bamboo
cage for 24 hours
with water up to my chest."
I then said "Sir, your comments about how
POW's in Nam were treated are a
lie and I personally say to you, you are a
******* liar, as you never were
there. I was a POW and they did not treat our
POWs humanly. The only other
person I have ever heard make the statements
like you have is Jane Fonda. Is
she telling the truth and not me?"
He stood up and after about 10 seconds said,
"Jane is a great patriot and I
cannot visualize her lying."
With that, I reached over and grabbed the small
American Flag and
United We Stand sign and said, "I'm taking
this back to my table where
it can be appreciated".
No one said a word to me as I started to walk
back....
|
2009-
Claims to have been awarded the Navy Cross, Claims to have been a POW.
His story always was different. He stated after he escaped with a LT from
the Army, he stayed in-country, yet every other escaped POW was
whisked immediately out of country.
Re his medals and ribbons, (he had the ribbons out of order), he
stated the Navy wears them in a different order, yet the order of
precedent is clear from the Dept. of Defense.
==========================================
Veterans Honored At the 11th Hour
STAKProd 11/11/09
02:59 PM 568 hits
http://www.triblocal.com/Villa_Park/List_View/view.html?type=photos&action=detail&sub_id=117379
By Al Stasch
In every community large and small there exists a
group of people who carry with them the gratitude of the entire country
- the American Veterans. ...
Viet Nam Veteran and former Prisoner
of War - John Burlace spoke to the crowd reminding everyone that it is
appropriate and common that the service every Veteran gave to our
country is remembered. John earned the second highest medal for valor
from the United States Navy during his service - the Navy Cross....
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ACTUAL
RECORDS |
|
Burnett, Terry |
. |
. |
POW claims 101st AB |
. |
|
BURNSWORTH,
DAVID W |
OHIO |
07/2008 |
|
David W. Burnsworth
|
|
|
|
 David
W.
Burnsworth
David W. Burnsworth, age 61,
of Canton, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 06, 2008.
He was born on June 10, 1947, in Dover, OH, to the late Wendell
and Madeleine Burnsworth. David was a 1965 graduate of Canton
South High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during
Vietnam, where he was a P.O.W. for two years, which resulted in
David being 100% disabled. David was a member of the Disabled
American Veterans, and was a true patriot with his love for his
country. .....Reed Online Guestbook at www.reedfuneralhome.com.
|
|
DID
SERVE IN THE ARMY, WAS NOT A POW |
|
Bush, Charles |
. |
. |
POW/SEAL |
. |
|
Bush,
Robert C. |
Manchester
TN |
06/2005 |
Claims
POW, escaped after 11 days. |
. |
|
BUSHNELL,
ELLSWORTH |
. |
12/2009 |
US Army Carolers spread Christmas cheer in Bagram
Iraq
http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2009/12/22/us-army-carolers-spread-christmas-cheer-in-bagram-iraq/
By
Army Spc. Michael J. MacLeod
Special to American Forces Press Service
CAMP RAMADI, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2009 – In the dew-laden
predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, Everton Bushnell jumped into
Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, with the two-year-old 82nd Airborne
Division. Twenty-five years later, his son, Ellsworth Bushnell, fought
with the “All Americans” in Vietnam and spent six months as a
prisoner of war.....
(Army Spc. Michael J. MacLeod serves in the
Multinational Force West with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade
public affairs office.) |
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Butler, Michael |
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1998 |
Claims POW |
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BUTLER, RALPH EUGENE JR |
West
Virginia |
07/2010 |
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NOT A POW
Dear Sir: In reference to the below published
obituary, no man named
Ralph E. Butler was ever with any one of us, the real
661 surviving POWs
from the Vietnam War, nor is he know by the
Department of Defense in this
regard. The obit reflects the dreams of a wannabe.
Sincerely,
Mike McGrath
POW 5 years 8 months in North Vietnam
Historian, NAM-POWs Corporation
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Byers, Steven (Stephen) |
Canton, IL |
09/97 |
Claims POW, MOH, Green Beret, escaped with
3 others, CIA |
Born in Arkansas. |
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Byrd,
Fred J. |
Las
Vegas, NV |
03/2005 |
FRED J.
BYRD is looking for Vietnam veterans or former prisoners of war who
can verify his experience, briefly outlined below.
If you are aware of this situation, please contact me:
Fred Byrd, 1105 Vaughn Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101 –
Telephone: 702-642-8717.....
In re: POW status:
Prisoner of War category: Vietnam
Theater participated in: Southeast
Asia
Approximate date of capture: April 1969
Captured in a group – flight crew of six
people
Time in captivity:
Approximately 6-weeks, 2-days
We had
just made landing in C-123K (cargo plane) at US operated army base “Tam
La Chan” near Anke Vietnam, close to Benja AB Saigon, Vietnam.
We were hauling ammunition and food items.
Engines on A/C still running. Flight crew was in progress of
pushing ammo out of cargo door on wooden pallets when A/C was hit while
still on the runway, by Viet Cong launching mortar rounds disabling A/C.
Captors
(Viet Cong) were rapidly approaching A/C as the whole aircrew was
attempting to tear up all A/C technical manuals and mission orders and
maps. Viet Cong tied us up
using ropes, blindfolded all of us and marched us up into a large wagon
pulled by horses. We were
taken to a wooded area on a long bumpy dirt road, placed in wooden cages
with wooden bars. Blindfolds
were removed, food and water then thrown to the floor where slept on
straw/hay on the ground in closed cages. I was interrogated every day almost all day, worked in rice
fields and then in tent as an interpreter (language).
Escaped from Viet Cong prison camp with aid of “Mama Sans”,
their husbands and children cutting barbed wire.
We floated and swam on backs, breathing through bamboo poles in
muddy water ditch, then crawled and walked through wooded area and
swamps to friendly U.S. outpost camp.
Three fellow air crewmen were shot by Viet Cong in the muddy
water while trying to escape. Upon
arriving to U.S. forces, was taken to hospital.
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Byrd's
tour in Nam was from 21 Sept 68 to 14 Oct 69. [Had he been captured, he
would have been sent out of country IMMEDIATELY upon his return to
military control.]
On April 6, 1969 he went from Flight engineer, C123 to INSTRUCTOR with
the 309 SOS Phan Rang AB in RVN.
A transcript of his court martial was "not
in the file."
He IS a highly decorated (DFC) 20 yr veteran. He served in the
Corps from 52 to 61. USAF 61-72.
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Dear Editor: concerning your story of 22 Dec 2009, “US Army Carolers spread Christmas cheer in Bagram Iraq,” no man named “Ellsworth Bushnell,” was ever with any one of us, the real 661 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor is he known by the Department of Defense in this regard. The official DoD list of all 3,797 MIAs (to include all POWs) is posted on the DoD official web site:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/files.htm
Sincerely,
Captain John M. McGrath, USN (Ret)
5 years 8 months POW in Hanoi
Monument, Colorado