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INTRODUCTION V V A - Claims by members of Vietnam Veterans of America ================================== |
Heroes or Villains? |
Individuals reported as
of 03/2008
Note: These individuals are IN ADDITION TO those investigated and named in the book STOLEN VALOR. Those
with a "LINK" have records, news articles, pictures or tales
posted |
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Location | Date reported | ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some | Actual Records Indicate/Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head,
Al aka OWL aka Head, Alfred David |
Wilmington, Delaware | 01/2004 |
He wears a Marine Corps Vietnam Vet Hat with a Silver
Star Miniature and the ribbons for a BSM/V and PH. Claims he was
a POW for 2 1/2 years and won the SS for leading 6 officers out of
captivity across the DMZ. Unfortunately
the 6 were killed coming across and he was
wounded by friendly fire on his crossing. Claims to have been awarded
the Purple Heart 13 times! He has Purple Heart Delaware Plates on his
car ..... "Of course I'm not listed as a POW, I was
reported KIA".
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VFW Member,
Wilmington DE E5 3516/Auto mechanic Awards and decorations: Vietnam Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal w/device; Presidential Unit Citation; Purple Heart (19 Feb 68); Combat Action Ribbon
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| Hebert, Robert D. | Rhode Island | 02/2002 | Claims 4 PH, BS/V, Intel in Korea/Nam, POW 2 1/2 months | VFW, AL, AMVETS, DAV- Records indicate ONE PH, NO BS/V, NO POW, NO Korean War service. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedgecock, James | AOL screen
name is OUTLAWST1 -- AOL members chat room Romance-SC over 40 |
09/01 | Claimed POW in SVN after the
Air Force O-1 Aircraft he was allegedly an observer on was shot down in
1970. He claims the pilot, an Air Force captain was killed and he
was taken prisoner and held for 3 days until he was liberated by a US Army Special Forces Team. |
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| Hegyi, Gregory F | Chicago, IL | 12/2002 | Claims Army Warrant Officer, helicopter pilot, assigned to SEAL TEAM Nam 65-66 and 70's. POW for 10 days after SEAL team insertion/chopper shot down. Rescued by USMC 2/5. | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heit, Michael David | MI Elmo, MT Spokane |
01/2001 08/2002 |
"Command Sgt. Major Mike
Heit, AUS, Ret., and POW for 42 months in Hanoi." Claimed to
be a Army Helicopter Pilot with service in VN, two tours. Also
claims SF Medic. "After 21 years in the United States Army, two
combat tours in Vietnam , 42 months in Hanoi, one tour in Desert Shield/Desert Storm ( I was pulled out early due to the sudden death of my wife) I too wish to see a different America." ============= Man lied about being vet, U.S. saysThe former chairman of the Constitution Party of Montana faces newly filed federal charges accusing him of falsely claiming to be a decorated Vietnam War veteran while seeking treatment at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane. Michael D. Heit, who now lives in Harrington in Lincoln County, is scheduled to appear today in U.S. District Court to enter a plea to a two-count criminal information filed Monday by Assistant U.S. Attorney George Jacobs. The first count alleges Heit unlawfully used and possessed a "forged or falsely altered certificate of discharge from military service," claiming he had served in Vietnam and had been a prisoner of war. Heit is accused of using those phony discharge papers on July 20, 2005, when he went to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane seeking medical care, court documents say.The second count alleges Heit submitted papers to the Military Order of the Purple Heart on Aug. 18, 2005, claiming he had been awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his service in Vietnam. Heit once was the chairman of the Constitution Party of Montana and once ran unsuccessfully for the Montana Legislature, according to Internet records that were confirmed by a law enforcement source in Montana. He also was involved with a group called JAIL – Judicial Accountability Initiative Law – which contends the doctrine of judicial immunity has been greatly abused, according to its Web site. Earlier this summer, Heit was identified as an "investigator" working with the National UFO Reporting Center, based in Davenport, Wash. The center's director, Peter Davenport, said he was involved in investigating "crop circles" that appeared in a Lincoln County wheat field near Wilbur. In 2002, when he lived near Kalispell, Mont., Heit was identified as a member of an anti-government militia group, known as Project 7, which had a hit list of law enforcement officials. During that investigation, authorities raided a trailer belonging to Heit and found a fully automatic machine gun, weapons, ammunition and explosives. He was not charged, but the group's leader, David Burgert, was convicted in Montana of federal firearms charges. |
http://www.tpromo.com/gk/feb02/021402.htm
Info on Heit's sentencing: |
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Henderly, Charles Michael
Confronted Pastor, and Henderly admitted all the lies.
Magazine has NOT printed retraction of story. Most of his paperwork
was SELF-MADE.
Charles Michael Henderly served
in the Marine Corps from May 10, 1966 to May 9 1972, with active duty
from Aug 15 66 to June 9 1969. He was discharged a Private. We regret to inform you that we have no record of
a student by the name of Charles Henderly ever being enrolled as a
student at The Ohio State ==================================== From - Sun
Aug 27 18:01:51 2000 Please accept my apology for portraying a POW these past few months. I apologized to the church I "duped" and I am now seeking counseling. I did serve in Vietnam with the Marine Corps and I have nothing but admiration for the "real" POW's. Thank you for exposing this charade before it could escalate further. I am ashamed and regretful for my actions. Charles M.Henderly |
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| HENDERSON, LARRY LLOYD | ALASKA | 03/2008 | LARRY
LLOYD HENDERSON Nov. 14, 1943 ~ March 19, 2008 A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at South Anchorage Assembly of God, Larry was born Nov. 14, 1943, in Larry's health suffered as a result of captivity. He remained at Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital until 1978, making lifelong friends along the way with other soldiers. In 1979, he attended Ferris State College in In Larry moved to His family wrote: "His granddaughter, Jade Henderson, put a sparkle in his eye and a smile on his face. The early death of his daughter, Tina, however, ushered in the end of the marriage. "After a few years, while working in Larry and Amy attended "He was generous to a fault, often bearing gifts for those he visited; recently he delivered entire pots of hearty, homemade, corned beef stew to several Anchorage households in celebration of St. Patrick's Day," his family wrote. "Though he was bound by men and suffered at their hands, Larry yet forgave them in view of Jesus' words: Luke 6:37." Mr. Henderson is survived by his wife, Amy of Anchorage; granddaughter, Jade of Anchorage; two brothers; one sister; mother, Beatrice Baker of Bellaire; son, Larry Henderson Jr. of Bellaire; brothers, Ret. U.S. Army Capt. Jeff Branstettler of Anchorage and Butch Henderson, U.S. Marine Corps, Expeditionary Forces, deployed in Afghanistan. |
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| Heneley, Thomas | Corpus Christi TX | 10/01 | SEAL/POW Escaped after capture. Was a medic - VC thought he was MD..Claims he treated the VC. | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry, Maxwell "Max" | MO | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hernandez, Mario | Fresno | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herviska, Yuri | . | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herrington, Kenneth W. | Flemington, NJ | 08/01 | POW/tortured. Works as male nurse - Avalon at Bridgewater. Claims Navy SEAL too. | DOB 8 Jan 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hewitt, James | . | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heyde, Christopher H. |
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| Hickey, Kevin | NY | 03/2003 | Found on
Classmates.com Profile for Kevin Hickey My Life Biography Since St. Mary's: I went on to Holy Cross High School and transferred to New Hyde Park Memorial H.S. from which I graduated. Following High School, I went to work on Wall Street. I enlisted in the U.S Air Force. Was Statioed in these places. Maine, Thailand, Vietnam-POW 8 months, Spain, England, Italy, and Germany. I speak, read, and write Spanish fluently. Left the U.S. Air Force, went to school at Queensboro Community College. Got Married in 1971. Went to Nassau Community College while working on Wall Street. Graduated Nassau C/C in 1979, went to Hofstra University and acquired a BBA in Accounting. Had four children, went back to Hofstra and Acquired a Master of Science-Business with Distinction in 1985. Became a teacher. Went to work in a CPA firm. I am now presently employed by the Treasury Department for the last 15 or so years Recently, my wife of 30 years, passed away from Cancer of an Unknown Primary aka AdenoCarcinoma. I have recently been promoted to GS 13 Revenue Agent and will be working in Midtown Manhattan on 44th Street between 7th and 6th Ave. Questions and Answers Current country you live in today: |
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| Hill, Chuck Conrad | Medford, OR | 07/2007 (3 reports) |
Army , Veteran/Prior Service E-4 Resides in Oregon Bio1st Special Forces Group,(Recon),1971-1971, Vietnam,,4th ID, Mech Inf. Fort Carson, Colo 1971-1972, 3rd ID Wildflicken, Germany 1972-1973, (Gunner) Driver 2 1/2 Ton Trk. Conflicts & Operations
Proud member of
InterestsSpending time with my wife.reading the Bible daily,target shooting,fishing, Serving In my Church & Doing services for my community. ============================= Capt.,
You wont find any Pow Statis on me unless you have Confidential
Security Clearance,Acess, Defense Information. I am In process
of trying to get that file open. Sorry thats all I can say for
now... Capt.
Are you familiar with the DA form 2962? My Training,Trip to I
will put you on my prayer list because you are the most up tight
person I have ever come across, except drug abusers? You got me
blocked from the forum what else do you want? I can not and will
not deny what I have said, because that would be like denying
Jesus. So send all the Law folks you want, I'll except them with
open arms..
At 09:56 PM 7/8/2007, Debbie Hill wrote: |
NOT
SF, NOT a POW
quote
1)
There is NO classification as "Confidential Security Clearance,
Acess, Defense Information." Take if from a former "TS, SCI,
SIOP, CNWDI." There are ONLY three classifications for military
evidence.
2)
DA Form 2962 is a security termination statement. This is signed by
EVERYONE who had access to information that is FOUO (That's For
Official Use Only...in other words, just about everybody.)
3)
Per OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION from DOD, there are NO opertaions, missions,
etc, that are Classified anymore. A classification as
"Confidential" can mean ANY information rated under the
classification of "Secret."
4)
If everything you did was "confidential" and you can't talk
about it, why are you violating OPSEC and mentioning it?
You
are so full of crap that you need a septic tank. Your story is
pathetic, and blatantly false, as shown by your made up "security
clearance." Obviously you have NO knowledge of restricted
information in the military.
name withheld end
quote
==================== The
1st SFGA, which my sons are members of, had a few teams in Blessings, Don Bendell
blog: http://donbendellsblog.wordpress.com/
Websites: http://www.donbendell.com
http://www.bendellkarate.com
The Military.com membership profile has been edited since Hill was reported. It no longer says POW, but still claims Special Forces. |
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| Hill, Dennis | Illinois | 03/2005 | Claims claims to have been a Sgt in Force Recon during Vietnam. Has PW [POW] plates on his truck. (" he escaped.") | VFW member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hill, Donald O. | Bellevue, IL | 03/2006 |
Donald
Hill Cremation
was accorded. No services are planned. |
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| Hinson, Ollice D | IN | 08/2006 |
22 August 2006
Journal & Courier (LaFayette, West Lafayette, Indiana)
Ollice D. Hinson, 58
FLORA -- Ollice D. Hinson, 58, of 905-1 Mann Manor, died at 6:37 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Sept. 25, 1948 in Bakersfield, Calif.
Mr. Hinson was a veteran of the Vietnam
War and the Libya campaign. He was a former
prisoner of war and had received three Purple Heart medals.
While in Flora, he had attended Living
Faith Church of the Brethren.
Reinke Funeral Home is in charge of local
arrangements.
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NOT a POW. |
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| Hite, Thomas P. | Bowie, MD | 03/2006 | Claims Prisoner of War |
POSSIBLE name match.
Served in NAM - NOT a POW |
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| Hodges, Jerry Wayne | St. Charles, IL Born Searcy, AR |
1970s-
current 2004 |
Claim Vietnam Army Warrant
Officer, helicopter pilot, shot down and captured. Claims CIA. AmericanSingles.com shows he claims to a divorced, aerobatic sport pilot, helicopter pilot in the Army, "professional pilot," BS in Engineering and Masters degree in finance. |
Has no Masters
Degree and BS is NOT in Engineering. Claims Captain with the St. Charles Fires Dept.
Has told his tales since running for public office in the
1970's. Claims only 56 yrs old (News articles when he ran for
office in 1978 show him at 35 years old on 1978.) Reported to be violent
and abusive at times.
Never wounded. NO pilots license can be found. Discharged as PFC in 1966, from USAR 1969. Air traffic controller, helicopter mechanic. Stationed Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Washington State. Awards and Decorations "none." |
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| Hoecherl, Terry R | . | 05/2005 | Claims Army POW while in Vietnam and escaped after 9 months in captivity. Evasive about his dates, giving interviews to High School students doing reports on the Vietnam War. Claims to have been wounded several times. | HOECHERL TERRY R AR E06 0091B4O C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hoffman, Berger Nelson, "Andy" | Concord, CA | . | USMC, WIA Korea, POW Laos 9 months, Red Cross arranged release | Died at his home in Concord, Ca. on 24 July 07. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hoffman, William Frank Jr. | . | 06/2003 | Claims POW and CIA. Captured in EUROPE (somewhere between Dec 65 - and Dec 67 cause he was never in Nam.) | Has VA POW ID card, and 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hogue, Byron Howell | TN | 05/2004
11/2005 06/2007 |
Made claims late 1980's:
claimed captured by the North Vietnamese, and then escaped, while
killing two captors in a hand to hand battle. Claims Marine
fighter pilot, and was shot down prior to being captured.
In October 2005 Byron Howell Hogue filed a police report with the Collierville, Tennessee Police Department claiming that his "Medal of Honor" and /or "Purple Heart" he received during the Vietnam War had been stolen. 2007 - Byron Hogue claims he was shot down in Vietnam while a USMC pilot and that he was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=9700861
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One of the
past Vice
President's of Federal Express
Did serve 20 years. NOT a POW nor MOH. Awards and decorations noted in record: AFEXMDL, VNSM w/4*, NatDef, Air Medal (8th), NUC, VSM, VCG w/frame w/palm, PUC, MUC, Aviation Safety Award, Bronze Star w/Combat V.
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Holbrook, Ricky Herbert aka Greene, William Geoffrey |
GA, FL, MI, NE | # | Claims POW, Special Forces.
Claims private pilot instructor. (crashed private plane on first flight) PHONY DD214's |
Served Army, Nov 69-Feb 70. Received Undesirable Discharge, unfit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holden, William W. | CA/NV | 03/2001 10/2002 11/2005 |
CLICK HERE
for his story
Claims POW escapee. |
1985 - convicted in California - Section 288 (a) of the Penal Code. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holobaugh, Roger Jr. | FL | 06/2003 | Claims POW, spent 17 months
during 68 and 69 as a captive behind enemy lines. He and 6 others escaped..... |
Records indicate He arrived in "USAPAC" in Dec 68...and by Dec 69 was back in Kentucky. He served 56-58 and 66-78. Sgt at discharge. MOS include Heavy equip operator, vehicle repair, track mechanic, motor sgt. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hood, Robert E. | . | 02/2007 | Claims
service 1965-2004. Claims Retired Intel Officer. Claims Silver Star, DFC,
3 Purple Hearts, POW Medal and MORE.
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| Hooks, "Major" John | 8th and Santa Monica, CA | 09/2002 | Uses POW, Medal of Honor and wheelchair to panhandle. Claims he was in the cell next to John McCain | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hopkins, Charles Louis | Farmersville, TX | 08/2003 06/2007 |
He said he was captured close to Da Nang in 1968, and
spent 32 days as a POW in a tiger cage. When asked - since he
had been wounded was he drawing any VA benefits and he said,
"No" because he had resigned from the Marine Corp and worked
for the CIA. He said it was a long story and did not have time
to discuss at this time. He also mentioned that he knew Sam Johnson and had discussed things with
him. Said he was from Covington, Tennessee and knew Nels Tanner.
Works with Shriners. http://www.texasyorkrite.org/grcouncil.htm Most Illustrious Grand Master, C. Louis Hopkins, welcomes you to the Official Web Site of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Master of Texas. We hope you enjoy your visit and will come back often. New material is added to these pages on a regular basis. |
NO
MILITARY RECORD could be located.
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| Horn,
Harold Otto
H o r n |
OR | 12/2002 | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horne, Kitt
H o r n e |
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| Horne,
Marvin E.
H o r n e |
Gainesville, FL | 01/2007 |
WCJB, TV20,
Gainsville/Ocala/Lake City, Florida:
12 January 2007 story on Iraq: The New
Vietnam. http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=14500
Iraq: The New Vietnam?
1/12/2007 Ted Latiak The President's announcement to send more troops to Iraq is being met with mixed reactions from people who once served in the military. While the Senate has not made a decision about sending an additional 20,000 troops, some are saying no matter how many troops we send, the war will not end any sooner, and they are beginning to find similarities between the wars in Iraq and Vietnam. Edward Dias and his four children have 113 years of military service between them. Dias and his oldest son both retired from the Army, and another son and daughter are still actively serving; but Dias said he helped talk his third son out of the Army after 16 years--just four years short of retirement. "This is a war that cannot be won militarily. It's got to be won diplomatically," Dias said. "We've got to get the Sunnis and the Shiites together and that'll stop it." When Dias served in Vietnam, he collected the personal belongings of the troops who were killed or wounded. He said he could imagine the grief felt by the parents when they received the boxes he helped pack and he does not want to go through that with one of his own. "If we were actually fighting an enemy, it would be one thing," he said. "I don't think they really know who they're over there fighting either." Stopping the fighting with 20,000 more troops may not help. Both of Marvin Horne's sons-in-law are in Iraq right now. Horne spent seven-and-a-half years as a Prisoner of War after his aircraft was shot down over Hanoi; he said he doesn't want another Vietnam. "The way the President is going is the way that Johnson did," he said. "Mr. Bush needs to back up and figure out what he's going to do other than send more troops to get our boys out." Horne said the United States should not pull out all of the troops at once; it would not make sense after already risking and losing so much. "Bring them back gradually a little at a time. Not everybody at one time, but a little at a time," he said. "That way the Iraqi people don't say we backed out on them." Dias agrees. He said America should not abandon the Iraqis, but he cannot imagine another country trying to enforce a new government on the United States. "People would head for the hills with their rifles and this war would last 20 to 30 years if they every tried to take us," Dias said. "And now we're doing the same thing to somebody else." Both men said they disagree with the idea of sending more troops, but no matter how many are sent they will continue to support each and every one. |
Horne
served in the Army from Nov of 1968 until July of 1970. He was
discharged an E3.
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| Horton, Terry Lee | Leavenworth, KS | 05/02 08/02 05/2004 |
Claims Navy SEAL teams one and
six and POW, Hanoi Hilton. Claims secret work. 2004 - Terry Lee Horton is still claiming to be a Ex-P.O.W. from the Vietnam War. Still claims he was in Hanoi Hilton. He claims it was all secret work. |
The phone number
for Terry's normal hangout is LORIA'S T-BIRD LOUNGE 618 CHEROKEE LEAVENWORTH KANSAS PHONE NUMBER IS 913-682-6637 |
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| House,
Ken aka House, R.K. |
Canada | 09/01 | Claims POW Jan 66-April 66.Claims Canadian volunteer, top secret, not for public record, strike H-K team, 220 volts attached to testicles and nipples, fingertips pounded flat, feet and heels beaten. Has a "handler" | khouse@pris.bc.ca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard, Daniel | Mexico | 05/2004 |
The only proof I have are several Service Connected VA
Medical ID cards that state POW in the lower right hand corner.
That's it. And the 2 letters from the Red Cross that were last
in the possession of the DAV via Bill Clinton.
The Army lost all my Medical Records and only sent 12
old copies of my Army Service Records. They have no Medical
Records so I wasn't there, get it? They have nothing at all
for my Navy Service.
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| Howe, Larry J. | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howell, Edward | . | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoyle, Ron aka Bravehartx (AOL) |
Green Bay, WI | 1999 | 5 YRS 2 mos 17 days | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hughes, Howard | NJ | . | POW | actual service TOTAL - 91 days. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||