N
|
| Name |
Location |
Date Reported |
ALL
Claim POW or MIA and then some |
Actual Records
Indicate/Notes |
| Nabors,
Tom |
. |
09/2006 |
DON'T MISS THIS TALE
http://rachelrebibo.com/rachel/wyoming/tom_nabors_1.html
QUOTE:
Tom Nabors is a full-blooded Sioux Indian and Vietnam
Vet who was a POW in Cambodia; right there I feel like
you can grasp the intensity of the stories this man has to tell. ...
.....
For someone with such a violent, painful history I can honestly tell
you that Tom is a true gentle soul. It’s hard to believe when he
tells you what it feels like to kill somebody, or how he
was forced to practice cannibalism in the POW camp, but
...
unquote
|
QUOTE
Tom Nabors is not his legal given name and there
was plenty of personal information and artifacts which verified his
story. I chose not to share all of this with everyone as Tom disclosed
it to me in confidence. Obviously, I will not be posting private
information about people on the internet. ......
Posted by: Rachel | September
6, 2006 12:35 PM
UNQUOTE
NOT A POW BY
ANY NAME
CALL THE PENTAGON
AND ASK
PAO LARRY
GREER - 703-699-1100 EXT 1169 |
| NADEN,
RON |
. |
11/2008 |
STORY
AND AFTERMATH |
no
military service |
|
Nadler, Sheldon |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
aka Nash,
John (Jack)
aka John F. Nash
aka Jack "Dusty" Rhodes
aka JackSlim42
aka CWO40873
real name:
Mckean, Lionel Tucker
|
Richmond,
Charlottesville,
Greenwood, Campbell County, VA
Lancaster PA
|
12/2002 |
click here for the REST OF THE STORY on
LIONEL TUCKER MCKEAN
|
.
|
| Naugle,
Raymond |
. |
11/2002 |
Claims POW at Hanoi Hilton |
. |
| NEAL,
RONALD
AKA RONALD DAVID NEAL
|
MI/TN |
03/2009 |
Claims
POW status while serving with the 101st Abn Div in Vietnam 68-69. He has
phonied up his discharge papers to include the Silver Star, "Jump
Wings" and other awards. In reality he served in Germany as a US
with Special Services. He has cancer now and at the benefit here in
Michigan he showed up with his POW cap and everything again where
he tells everyone he was a POW and got all his bones broke while in a
Tiger cage.
NOW IN TENNESSEE
ACTUAL
RECORDS
|
. |
|
Neel, Ralph |
. |
2000 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
NELMS, Douglas Wesley
|
|
09/2010 |
Normally introduced as a former Navy
SEAL . Has a Tattoo with his SEAL team's emblem. Says his number
was 900 and changed to 904 later. He displayed and wore this
shirt as proof he was a SEAL.
|
A summary of
Mr. NELMS’ military records has been received from the National
Personnel Records Center (NPRC St. Louis, MO), and there is an
entry which indicates he was assigned to the Naval Special
Warfare Center in Coronado, CA, for attendance at Basic
Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training.
Since DOUGLAS WESLEY NELMS is not
listed in the SEAL Database as a successful graduate of the
training program, he either voluntarily left the training
program (Drop On Request or “DOR”), or he was involuntarily
removed from the training program for failure to meet
performance qualifications.
There is just no way for me to
determine whether his departure from the training was voluntary
or involuntary.
When a man is sent to the BUD/S
course, the assignment is a PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION or
“PCS”, rather than one which is denoted as Temporary Duty while
Under Instruction or “TEMDUINS”. Since the inquiry sent to the
NPRC included a specific request for all of Mr. NELMS’ duty
assignments, his PCS transfer to the Naval Special Warfare
Center for BUD/S is specifically listed in their response.
Listing this as a PCS transfer does not, in any way, suggest or
imply that he successfully completed that course of instruction.
It only indicates that his transfer was not a temporary one.
PCS orders mean that whether a man
successfully graduates or he fails the course of instruction, he
has no ties to his previous command, and he will be permanently
assigned to his next/new duty station. Successful graduates of
the BUD/S training program will, of course, continue in the next
stop in the SEAL training sequence, while those who fail BUD/S
training or who voluntarily quit will be transferred to a new
command somewhere in the regular fleet.
I can once more state
conclusively that although he was a student in the SEAL training
program, DOUGLAS
WESLEY NELMS NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he
is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL, a Navy UDT “Frogman”, a
member of any Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU), or a member
of the Naval Amphibious Scouts & Raiders (S&R).
Respectfully,
Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
Defense Analyst – Soviet Threat specialization
1981-1993
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
POW Network Board of Directors
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF
Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org
- Webmaster
Author -
"NO GUTS, NO
GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters"
|
| Nelson,
Robert A. |
Ludlow, KY |
10/01 |
Claims held 6-8 months,
escaped, covert ops, held Hanoi Hilton, jag type clerk and was shot down
(take your pick) |
Born 1951 - Records
indicate NO Foreign Service. All time in KY, Ohio or TX.
July 70-Nov 70 and May 71 to Sept 72. |
Nesmith, James
aka MAJOR Nesmith |
. |
09/2000 |
Claims POW
- article on him [in a religious publication]...seems he 'visualized'
playing golf during his 7 years in [cages] in NVN...did so well that he
dropped about 20 strokes after return...
Major James Nesmith is a one page 'reading',
without attribution, in the book 'God's Little Devotional Bible For
Women', titled 'Visualization' and is opposite/part of 'Reading 241,
August 29'.
Copyright @ 1998 by Honor Books, Inc., P.O.
Box 55388, Tulsa, OK 74155 and phone 918/496-9007.
|
NOT
TO BE CONFUSED WITH REAL ARMY RANGER JAMES NESMITH in Vancouver,
WA // Washougal, WA |
Newcomb,
Tony O.
aka DAVID O NEWCOMB |
COLONIAL
HEIGHTS, VA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
10/2005
12/2008
|
Claims
to be a U.S. Army veteran who was held for 9 years in
Vietnam
. He tells tales of constant torture at the hands of his captors. He
says he had his fingernails and toenails pulled out several times. He
also claims to have been sprayed with agent-orange by his own people
before his capture. He claims to have received a section 8. He also says
he was a convicted felon who has recently had his VA benefits pulled and
is fighting to get them back. |
Name : DAVID O NEWCOMB
Service : ARMY
Service Component :
Pay Grade : E-3
Military Specialty : 0062E2O
Home of Record : Unknown
62E
CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATOR
|
|
Newell, Jim |
. |
1998 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Newkirk, Charles |
UT |
. |
Claims POW |
deceased |
|
Nichols, Stanley H |
Bend OR
Green Valley AZ
SFO Airport CA |
1998
multiple reports |
USN, Korean War POW,
USMC, CIA, Air America, Vietnam POW |
In COMA 6/2001,
STILL receiving queries re POW status. |
| Nicholson, Donald R "Nick" |
OHIO |
multiple |
.
|
EXPOSED
- Pleads GUILTY to
Federal Charges- SENTENCED
Aug '00 |
| Nickel,
Frederick |
. |
02/2005 |
Claims to have been USN Commander, and backseater in
F-111. States that while a prisoner, he would wake up and find rats on
his chest.
|
. |
|
Nickerson, Chester |
ME |
# |
Claims POW |
. |
| Niemeier,
William Charles
Niemeier,
William
aka "Wild Bill"
|
Pittsburg,
PA
Osceola, MO area |
02/2005
05/2005
04/2006
06/2006
07/2006 |
02/2005
- He is
originally from Pittsburgh Pa. Claims to be a Navy Combat Veteran.
States he was a POW for 3 years. He says he flew A-6 Intruders, was a
"Wild Weasel" was a graduate of Officers Candidate School, was
a Navy Seal, and had to shoot a 14 year old Vietnamese boy to escape
after he was shot down. Claims he ate bugs and crocodile eggs in
Vietnam.
Claims he was on the Forrestal and the Enterprise when
the big fires occurred. ".... was covered in Purple-K from head to
toe and it was all sticky and dyed him purple" He said that JP-4
was really hot stuff". Claims he had to fly off a carrier in a
typhoon. Claims he crashed 3 aircraft, and walked away from all three.
05/2005 - Claims
ex-POW, Navy Veteran. Claims he was a POW for 3 years. Claims he flew
A-6 Intruders, was a "Wild Weasel", graduate of Officers
Candidate School, Navy Seal, and had to shoot a 14 year old Vietnamese
boy to escape after he was shot down. Claims stationed in Hawaii, and
Guam.
Claims Annapolis Graduate. He was ordered to fly off a Carrier in a
Typhoon. Was at a Base called Son Li or Tan Li when it came under attack
by the Vietcong. Also claims of being the third largest Drug
Dealer on the Island of Maui during his time at Barber's Point Hawaii.
2006 - Latest - he had to do a "heart
massage" on a guy in his unit who had his chest blown open. How
can you do that while flying an A-6?
While he was in the service his car ran on J-p 4 { jet fuel] all
the time!!
06/2006 - "But it didn't help to have the canopy
of the A-6 Intruder peel back, and take off the front part of my
helmet. .... explain how the canopy came off! "It was from
those thousands of AK-47 rounds being fired at me from the
ground!"
07/2006-
Bill is at it again [Bill Niemeier]. He is now
claiming he was a Wing Commander. There is no record of him being a
POW because he was working "Black OPs and the records are
sealed to this day. He said he went on bombing missions in
Laos. He lost the end of his left index finger when he
"didn't give the Vietcong the answer they wanted to hear".
|
How's Hawaii and
Memphis TN for a nice tour?
NO VIETNAM. He was an Aviation apprentice.
NOT A
SEAL. NOT a POW.
REAL RECORDS
Works for St. Clair County.
|
| Nipper,
Harry |
Claims Virginia
tales in Menlo, Sanford, CA
May be cross country traveling.
FL
NY
|
11/2002
05/2011
06/2011
09/2011
11/2011
11/29/2011 |
|
All info provided, address,
job, dispatcher, etc seem false. 18 wheeler could not be found.
NO MILITARY RECORDS FOUND
ANYWHERE 05/13/03 letter from NPRC
|
| Nishimori,
Yutaka “Bruce” |
MN |
10/2009 |
Yutaka “Bruce” Nishimori, 60, of Fairmont,
MN
Memorial service
for Yutaka “Bruce” Nishimori, 60, of Fairmont, MN, will be 11:00
A.M. Tuesday, October 13, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in
Fairmont. Burial of ashes will follow with full miltary honors
by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion and the Martin County V.F.W.
Post 1222 at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. ... Yutaka Bruce Nishimori was born on April 24, 1949
in Santa Maria, CA, the son of Tadinori and Kimiye Nishimori. He
grew up in Santa Maria and graduated from high school in 1967.
He also attended Santa Barbara Business College. Bruce
entered the U.S. Air Force in October of 1968 and served three tours
during the Vietnam War and was also a prisoner of war.
He was honorably discharged in June of 1983. ...
|
NEVER
A POW
|
| Nix,
Luther Duane |
PA,
FL. GA, NC |
05/2007 |
Claims
POW. Also claims to have the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver
Star, Soldiers Medal, POW Medal, Purple Heart and several other awards.
Travels the Pow Wow circuit on the east coast. He is scheduled to be the
arena director at Griffin Georgia Pow Wow in May |
Served
Army, June 26, 1978 - Feb 19, 1981. Served in Korea in 1980.
|
| Nixon,
Martin Clyde |
Rogers AR |
04/02
05/02 |
Claims Prisoner of War, Silver
Star, Special Forces. Led POW rescue attempt. VFW member. May have VA
POW care! |
records requested |
Nobella, Ed
aka Ed Martinez |
CA |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Noble, Jimmy |
MN |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
| Noel,
Marvin J. |
Greenville,
SC |
01/2008
02/2008 |
Claims
to be a retired LTCol and was shot down and captured in Viet Nam. He was
moved every few weeks and after 13 months was traded to US forces for an
important Vietnamese person. Until the last few years he hasn't been
able to talk about it (with tears in his eyes).
..... Invites all
honorably discharged and retired veterans and spouses to join them at
the Ole Times Buffet on January 15 at 6:30 PM. For dinner (pay as you
go) and to hear Marvin Noel a Vietnam POW speak...
==================================================================
http://www.macon.com/197/story/248855.html
Dear Mr. Rector...You are welcome to use this letter as
a letter to the editor.
Reference: 1-27-08, "Years later, answers
come..."
No man named Marvin Noel 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. The
3,797 MIAs ( to include all POWs) is on the Department
of Defense official web site at the following address: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/files.htm
Mr. Noel is not listed. You and the readers of
your fine paper are owed an apology from this
fraud.
Sincerely,
Captain John M. McGrath, USN (Ret)
Monument, Colorado
=======================================
- 02/2008- I spoke to him, still claims
pilot, LtCol, retired 1987 after 30 years (reserves).. The reason
there is no record is: He was CIA and the mission is still
classified. No medals or awards were given. Not even his family
knows. I told him if he would give me his serial number, this
could be cleared up in a few days. He declined saying
"his little brother was sick with terminal cancer in Michigan
and he didn't have time for this petty stuff."
|
No man by the name of Marvin Noel 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. The real POWs are all listed among the
3,797 names on the Dod official web site at:
Mike McGrath
POW 5 years 8 months
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS COULD LOCATE NO
MILITARY RECORD BASED ON FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, RETIREMENT CLAIMS
AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS.
|
|
Norris, Richard Perry
aka Dick Norris
|
Last
know to be in the vicinity of West Manchester, Ohio. |
2/2001
11/2005
12/2005 |
SVN,
POW 6 months, escaped
2005 - He claims to have been held
in Laos along with 32 other POWs for 8 months until rescued by 2 marine
choppers and half the POWs were killed...He claims to have been awarded
the Silver Star. .and now is saying that after many years of waiting, He
and other POWs will each be given
$250,000.00 for what they went through... he claims the USA has been
withholding this compensation all these years...
|
Tracfone
# (419) 551-9007
OH Vehicle License # DOY 4768
Tan – 2 Door Blazer - Rusted & rear window is broken out
ACTUAL RECORDS
Arrested Friday, January 6, 2006 at 4:30 am by the
Williams County Sheriff’s Department. He was arrested for 2 warrants.
One from Bryan Municipal Court (Williams County) for failure to comply
with a court order & one from Defiance Municipal Court (Defiance
County) for failure to appear. He is being held at the Corrections
Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO).
|
| Norman,
Donald E. |
Nashville, TN |
11/2003
10/2004 |
Claims
POW - Seen 10/17/04 at the VA hospital in Nashville, TN. Still
claims POW status for 2 years in Vietnam after serving 6 years. |
. |
| Norman,
John Lester |
WI |
05/2005 |
John Lester Norman
11 JUNE 2005
1200 Hours Eastern Daylight Time - 1100 Hours CDT
Ride from Anderson Funeral Home to Cemetery for Military Burial
Ceremony.
Gratis Lunch at American Legion Hall.
Rolling Thunder® Wisconsin State Meeting to follow.
All Chapters from all States, including National, and members at large
are welcome.
Funeral of John Norman (expow) 2005-06-11
Funeral of John Norman (expow) who was a native of Michigan and a captured
POW in Vietnam war, Laos. then released in 1971. His passing was in
January 05.
Services to be held this June 11, 05 in Escanaba, Mi 1:00 pm EDT
commencing at Anderson Funeral Home and proceeding to with full military
honors and a gathering afterwards at the American Legion hall.
Anyone needing more info please contact:
Rodger @ 231-843-1199
Rich @ 608-339-2659
Russ @ 715-827-5694
Mark @ 920-434-1346
Mike @ 262-244-0661
====================================
John Lester Norman
John was only Seventeen (17) when he
joined the United States Army. Sent to Vietnam, as a radio
operator, he is still trying to live with the guilt of having been the
only one to be holding the antennae that was seen by the enemy in the
jungle brush on the Cambodian border. He will never be able to
forget watching them murder his Lieutenant while he remained in a
6'x6'metal box with his hands and feet tied together behind his back.
For days he lay there baking in that box with his shoulders dislocated
and sure he would die. When the Marines rescued him, he felt
guilty that he was leaving alive and others had died because of that
antennae...the "IF ONLY'S" continue to haunt him on this and
countless other missions where he lived and his fellow soldiers
died...some gutted alive while he watched helplessly, others still
Missing in Action that he may never know if they died quickly or are
still being tortured today the way his was.
His only consolation was that he was
going to come home and be greeted by supporters who would make him
feel that this trauma was worth it because he was fighting a war that
had to be fought. Perhaps, he would be able to forgive himself,
if they would let him know how much they appreciated his sacrifices.
As he stepped of the plane in his United States Army uniform, a crowd
booing at him and calling him a baby killer greeted him. When
one of the crowd members spit on him as he passed he quickly got his
luggage and went to the airport bathroom where he changed into
civilian clothes and for the nest twenty five (25) years refused to
admit he was ever a soldier in the United States Army. After
broken relationships and nearly drinking and drugging himself to
death, John finally checked into a PTSD program in a Veterans
Hospital. A three (3) month program lasted thirteen (13) months
for him. He was able to make it clean and sober for over a year
until his world fell apart again. A divorce, three of his
friends from Vietnam committing suicide, his brother's and his
father's alcohol related deaths pushed him back to hiding in his own
drunken stupor. Most people don't understand why someone with a full
service connected disability and plenty of money to live where he
wanted would be homeless. John will be the first to say that
homelessness is not only a financial issue, it is a heart issue.
Without connections and having a purpose, there is no reason to settle
down and have a "home".
After his sixth (6) drunk driving
charge, John was offered a place to stay at Randlin Home. He was
doing wellbut when he moved out and got involved with someone, the
relationship triggered old memories and the cycle began to repeat
itself. Now facing prison after violating his probation by
drinking and disorderly conduct, John is back in treatment dealing
with PTSD issues again. He will be coming back to Randlin Home's
second transitional facility where they will work with his probation
officer to provide an alternative to revocation in a supportive home
setting. John will be assured of transportation to his regular
mental health and medical treatment and will also be monitored to
ensure his sobriety. His medications will be managed so he is
not tempteed to self medicate with more than is prescribed and he will
have access to crisis intervention twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven
(7) days a week. John is part of a family again where he is
loved and appreciated for his sacrifices. He also serves on the
Randlin Home Advisory Board to speak to the needs of Veterans that are
in search of the kind of help that Randlin Home can provide.
Randlin Adult Family Care Homes, In
706 N. 10th Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401
Telephone Numbers and Contact Information
(715) 849-2969 Ralph Schlitz or Linda Larson Schlitz
(715) 212-2339 Linda's cellphone
(715) 212-2588 Ralph's cellphone
(715) 848-4161 Fax
randlinhomes@yahoo.com
Email
http://www.geocities.com/randlinhomesWebsite
Fees: Average fee is $1,500/mo., depending on client
needs. Please call for details.
Intake Procedure: Agency and private referrals accepted.
Area Served: Mainly Central Wisconsin.
Major Funding Source: Placing agency.
===========
NOT NOTED BY DoD
on the PMSEA - check with Larry Greer, Pentagon, 703-699-1100 ext
1169 |
North
Star, Timothy
aka
Star, Timothy North
|
CA
S. Dakota
08/2006
CALIF
10/2006
Long Beach
|
06/2000
09/2002
04/2005
04/2005
08/2006
10/2006
05/2007
07/2007
08/2009
|
Claims:
POW, SEAL, Annapolis Naval Academy grad
06/2000 - Claims to be a Tlingit (Alaskan) Native American who's the
"most decorated Native American in the country" and who
is the "only Navey Seal authorized to still wear his Navy
Whites at public ceremonies." HE claims to be one of the last
POW's to leave Viet Nam. That, he was the one shown being removed
from the tail area of the airplane (C17?) on a gurney... (Life
magazine.) Says he was the guy who scratch the piano keys into the
floor of his cell and that this is what he used to "keep
himself sane." Many mroe stories like that... all under the
portence of being a decorated Seal.
About 3 years ago a Indian claiming to be a Lieutenant
in the Navy Seals was around. He said he was captured and rather than
give up the location of his men the Viet Cong ripped out his finger and
toe nails. That is why he walks the way he walks. His last name is
North Star. He said they named a Blvd. after him at juneau Alaska. I had
just purchased a book about that time called "Stolen Valor"
and became interested in so called wannabees. I served south of Saigon
out of a base called "Nha Be" which was decommissioned or
turned over to the South Vietnamese in 1972. I asked him "North
Styar" and "Raymond Aucker" if they served around there
but could never get a answer. They seem to be waiting for my question or
answer. The usual response was still classified or I don't want to talk
about it. Have to go. will keep in touch. Paul
At 4/16/2005 12:02 PM -0700, you wrote:
I was introduced to a man claiming
to be a Vietnam veteran who claimed to be a Navy SEAL team leader in
Vietnam and was a POW for 4 yrs and 3 days. As a POW the
enemy pulled off all his finger nails and toe nails (his fingernails
are all missing, I never saw him without shoes on so I can't vouch for
his toenails being gone). He also claims that the enemy plucked
several of his teeth out and showed me several gold crowns in his
upper and lower jaws. Claims he has cancer from Agent Orange and
that he receives treatment at the VA and does not have to wait in line
because of his Navy SEAL Lt. rank. He claims to be a
Native American holy man (medicine man) from the Linlit (spelling??)
tribe of Alaska. I was asked if this man could stay at a home I
have for disabled people and I said no problem. He was to stay
for a couple of days because he was worn out from his cancer and
needed a couple days rest. He stayed for approx 2 1/2 weeks
during which time he captured my interest with the medicine man
routine and my respect and gratitude for fighting and suffering in a
war, (thank you from depth of my soul to all the men and women who
have put their lives on the line for this country and its people, I
honor each and every one of you whether you are still hear with us or
watching over from heaven. Thank you) So I let him stay
and told him he was welcome for as long as he needed a place.
Then some things didn't add up and I decided to surf the internet for
info on Navy SEAL team leaders. What I found was this website
and the phony list. I was shocked to say the least. So
just to make sure I called a phone number provided and spoke to a
gentleman at the Dept of Defense POW/MIA Dept. and was told that
Timothy Star or Timothy North Star was never a POW. I went
straight home and confronted my war hero (who by the way claims he
escaped from the prison camp) and said "Hey North Star I spoke
with a man today from the Department of Defense and they want you to
call them right away. Apparently you escaped from a POW camp
that they are completely unaware of and now that you have surfaced
they want to see you so that they can get your comrades out of there
right away. So here is the phone and the number ...he stared at
me...I told him he had three choices. call the number in the
morning so any prisoners that may still be there are freed or help me
understand why you found it necessary to lie to me and con me with
your bullsxxt or be gone when I wake up. He chose to be
gone when I woke up. WARNING to all,
this man Timothy Star goes by the name of North Star and claims to be
a Holly Man (medicine man) he got me for $200.00 and almost another
$750.00 that he promised to pay back after he returned from Red Lake
after he and the other medicine men were done burning the dead
children from the shooting that took place there a few weeks ago.
He returned the clothes and misc things I had given to him and left
with a Smith and Wesson hunting knife and a one way bus voucher to
South Dakota (I canceled the bus ticket). The last word is that
he called a friend of mine on 4-16-05 from 605-584-4672. Don't
let this man con you and get your money or possessions and if anyone
sees him....let him know that you know he is a FAKE! the Piece
of S#%T!
Hey North Star....Make your amends and set
your self free...I will pray for you Star.
========================
..... met a man named Timothy North Star Monday 4/18
and 4/19 in Rapid City, SD at an AA club. He told us all the same
story someone reported to you on 4/16/05, with an addition of being
the pipe organ pianist for Rev. Billy Graham at one time and the
organist for St. James Episcopal Church on Wilshire Blvd. LA....A Navy
Seal as he claims and a POW and being decorated with purple hearts,
bronze cluster and a Navy Cross in 1972 by Pres. Nixon He claims to be
a medicine man from Juno Alaska of the Klingit tribe.
=========================================
08/2006 - This is to update your entry on Timothy North
Star. He is living in southern California and he is still claiming
to be a former Navy SEAL and Vietnam POW.
Timothy North Star is living in
the greater Los Angeles area. You see him occasionally at local
pow-wow's and claims to be undergoing cancer treatment in Santa
Monica. Besides still claiming to be a former Navy sea
officer, a Vietnam POW, and Navy Cross winner, he arrived in LA
with many original sacred items from S. Dakota. These I saw myself
and they were originals not fakes, and we were wondering who in
their right mind would allow Tim North Star to carry some other
family's medician like that.
No Lakota that I know of would every allow a non Lakota to bear
such items. So we think they might have been stolen or taken
by other means and sold here in LA. If anyone who reads this
has knowledge of what was taken then you should use this info to
help in maybe tracking it down and returning to the proper family. CONTACT
US
10/2006
He claims to be a Native American Indian from the Klingit tribe in
Juneau Alaska (he even demonstrated some of his own dialect for
me). Same stories as from the others here. only
additional information was that he has a wife (Nancy?), a boy, and
a set of twin girls. he also claims to have adopted a boy
from his sister (?) who had died in a car accident or something.
He came to our church and claimed to have been in the area to
speak at a conference. He did have a pack of old
pictures showing him in white naval attire with lots of medals on
his chest. Dark hair, 5' 11".
05/2007
It's a very sad day
for all of us here who listened to him give the most beautiful
speech and defend the rights to maintain the prayer site for the
medicine men for the Indian Nations here on the west coast (they
are likely to lose this site). He had several of us crying with
the most beautiful speech about memorializing not only the dead,
but those currently in Iraq and how he really wanted our soldiers
to come home.
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05/2007
No man by the name of Timothy North Star was ever with any one
of us, the authentic 661 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War.
Nor is he known by the Department of Defense in this regard.
For the Defense Department official listing of all 3,797 MIAs
(to
You can confirm this information with the Department of Defense:
Mr. Greer, Public Affairs Officer, can be reached at
703-699-1169. Call during normal Washington, DC working
hours.
I am an Annapolis grad. I have the registry of all
attendees (includes non-graduates) here in my hand. Mr.
North Star is not listed. Mary has access to organizations
who have all the registries of anyone who attended and completed
BUDS or SEAL training.
Looks like this guy is just a bunch of Smoke & Mirrors.
If he wears medals, a military device or uniform that is
not earned, he is in violation of Title 18, Section 702 and 704
of the Code. Pictures and witnesses can help get this guy
before a federal judge.
Sincerely,
John M. McGrath
Captain, USN (Retired)
POW NVN 5 years 8 months
NAM-POWs Historian
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| Norton,
Herbert |
OH |
2003 |
Claims "short
term" POW |
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Nothstine, Ralph |
Fountain, CO |
1997 |
Claims POW |
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| NUTTING,
KENNETH |
Sunapee,
NH |
10/2008 |
CLAIMS
101st Army Air SP Forces
" i was a pow and lost my hand to the gooks"
AOL SCREENNAME KEYSAREME1
CLAIMS TO BE A POW FROM NAM. HE HAS USED THIS
CLAIM FOR YEARS TO GET AND SOLICIT MONIES FROM PEOPLE. CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEEN AT THE HANOI HILTON & TO HAVE BEEN
"'RETURNED"" IN 1975.
CLAIMS TO BE FROM NH BORN AND RAISED ON A FAMILY FARM
THERE AND NEVER LEFT STATE EXCEPT TO BE IN MILITARY.
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NO
MILITARY RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED BY NPRC. |
| Nydegger, Robert |
CA |
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09/2001
05/2007
12/2009 |
At 09/27/2001 0157
PM -0700; I am a deputy district
attorney in San Diego County. I prosecuted Robert Nydegger for the
murder of Timothy Cudd (USN retired) He was found guilty of first degree
murder on 2-20-1991 in San Diego Superior Court Case CR102161. He had
previously claimed he was a SEAL. That was debunked at trial with
Microfiche records and the testimony of Master Chief Ray Hollenbeck (20
year SEAL) He also claimed that he was captured in Laos and spent time
with Colonel Shelton USAF. This psycho also told his Shelton's wife he
was dead as he had escaped with him and when recaptured the Pathet Lao
(sp?) had thrown Sheltons shoes, still containing his severed feet back
in the tiger cage.
This fraud gave speeches and
marched in parades for POWs. He was sentenced to prison for 25 years to
life and will not be eligible for parole until 2008. I was proud to nail
this liar..
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NEVER A SEAL and NOT a POW.
Discharged an E5 in 1992 after 21 years of service - 1967-1992. MOS MH 8483.
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I
would suggest that the authors of this site, which I just found,
look into the California Penal system records as I know Mr. Nydegger
was recently up for parole and his service record was brought in to
question at that time by the same very jaded prosecutor noted.
During the proceeding it was made clear that the penal system as
part of protocol had been provided with a complete copy of Mr.
Nydegger service record by the Defense Department, .......
Any
one who has been on your site for more that ten years, without
proof, should be researched and if you can’t say that you can
prove they have lied, they should be removed. Haven’t veterans of
Vietnam suffered enough, why do we have to continue to punish them?
Affidavit
in support of a search warrant that was executed in June of 2005
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Prison inmate charged in 1987 killing of
corpsman
The Associated Press
Posted: 10/15/2009 04:11:15 PM PDT
Updated: 10/15/2009 07:40:19 PM PDT
NATIONAL CITY, Calif.A 62-year-old man already serving a life
sentence for murder pleaded not guilty Thursday to the killing of a
Navy corpsman whose remains were discovered last year, 22 years
after he went missing.
Robert Nydeggerwho is serving his sentence at Solano State Prison
for the 1988 murder of his roommateentered the plea for the murder
of then-25-year-old corpsman Crispino Buzon. Nydegger was ordered
held without bail....
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...thanks for your note and thank you for taking my
call this morning.
As we discussed, no man named Nydegger was ever with
any of us, the real surviving 661 POWs of the
Vietnam War, nor is he known by the Department of Defense in this
regard. The official list of all 3,797 MIAs (to include
all POWs) is posted on the internet at the following site:
Since Mr. Nydegger is not listed, he was not a POW.
I did check his name against the POW Network
page. He is posted. That page also rebukes his claim
of having been a SEAL. If his name is not on the class
lists of those who completed BUDS training, he
could not have been a SEAL. There are several
SEAL verification sources which confirm this information.
Sincerely,
Mike McGrath
POW in North Vietnam 5 years 8 months
NAM-POWs Historian
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