INTRODUCTION

CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

V V A - Claims by members of  Vietnam Veterans of America

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More Reported Claims:
Medal of Honor, Other than Vietnam POWs, Son Tay Raiders, DSC, DFC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross, SEALS, Rangers, Pilots, Special Forces, Green Berets, Combat, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots, Flying Tigers, DOUBT EVERYTHING, Don't Encourage 

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Heroes or Villains?

Individuals reported as of  03/2008
CLAIMING VIETNAM POW STATUS  or as noted
#  =  on list over 11 years

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
Comments in GREEN are from information contained in military records (or lack of military records) obtained through FOIA when requested THROUGH the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.

THOSE CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00 each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined (up to $10,000) and jailed (up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought, sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 150 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today.

 

The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. 

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F-14 Experts on hand by the aircraft

Frederic Dangoy       F-14 Association
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Here are some pictures from Mr. Dangoy's website - 
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/photos.html 
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonesbriefingb.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonesflightops.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/boneslockerroomts.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonestarmac.jpg

CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
READ THE DETAILS AND THE EXPOSÉ

Continues to claim he is a "descendent" of a POW and Purple Heart recipient.  Witnesses report the impression HE was the POW and medal recipient, as did the U.S. Attorney in CA.

Don't miss this article!
www.metnews.com/articles/2006/lowe042006.htm

DECEASED

Claims Navy SEAL team 21, dob 8/24/51. Works for New Mexico State Police.

- Claims 30 years retired Army SgtMajor (E-9) Special Forces with combat in Viet Nam

- Tells stories of his heroism on special forces missions in Korea & Vietnam, to attorneys, federal/state officials, etc.

- Car has official "Combat Veteran" State of Hawaii license plates

- Claims receiving full retired military medical care at local VA and Tripler Army Medical Center

- Decals on car windshield of Sergeant Major on windshield, but "NO" DOD base access vehicle stickers

- Claims combat duty Korea and Vietnam , with three (3) Purple Hearts pending, Paratrooper & Ranger

- Claims was NCOIC Reserve Component, 187 Airborne Infantry, Command SgtMajor (E-9)

- Claims was with National Guard 257 Paratrooper Airborne Training Command

- Claims Bachelors degree from University San Francisco CA

ACTUAL RECORD

Actual Dates of Military Service: 

13 years total ... Aug 20, 1951 to June 10, 1953; Oct 7, 1954 to June 5, 1964

Actual Military History: (NO Korea, NO Vietnam)

- 1957, Tank Cmdr 3ReconSq, 4^th Calvary GERMANY

- 1960-1961, Junior ROTC Instructor, USAIG HAWAII

- 1961–1963, Army ROTC Instructor, University Santa Clara CA, 12 months

- 1964–1967, Army ROTC Instructor, University San Francisco CA, 19 months

Discharged as Sergeant First Class.
Awards and Decorations: NDSM; Good Conduct (2); Sharpshooter/Marksman/Expert. 

==============  FROM RAGING  BULL MSG BOARDS

 .... truly, you have really overstepped the line of being full of ####.  hell no i don't know what i am talking about, i only flew f-15's for the navy for years, and you worked on "wink wink" secret projects. why don't you take your secretary and keep on writing emails to opmr telling them how to run their company. or better yet, maybe you should call Mr. Bush and become our national security advisor. hell you might even be a match in stupidity with sandy berger. don

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4396&mid=4397&tof=-1&rt=2&frt=2&off=1
no problem gray!! any vets out their will understand when i say that i flew for naval search and rescue. don

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_O/threadview?m=tm&bn=13437&tid=5459&
mid=5513&tof=-1&rt=2&frt=2&off=1
stockwather, may I ask why you even waste your time with the #####? I  find it very interesting that she seems to be as defiant as the taliban. Having flown F-18s for the U.S. Navy, let me assure you, the power is awesome. The taliban is mocking the country while they are in hiding. They are surging their citizens to be brave, while they themselves are hanging out in caves, or fleeing the country. If you ever see first hand what a missle can do, you might not be so flippant. The ##### is merely baiting us, knowing that the U.S. will come roaring back marketwise. don 

Tofu moose? My friend I have flown many missions for the navy in a search and rescue capacity, and I must say that I don't think that was nearly as
scary as the thoughts of staring down a plateful of tofu moose!!! Had a soy burger once, called the emergency room, called the lifeline helicopters, called the CDC, called priests, rabbis, and other assorted charlatons, but I don't know about this. Can I tame it with a bottle of tobasco and smother the evil thing in garlic? don

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_O/threadview?m=tm&bn=13437&tid=7406&mid=7406&tof=-1&off=1
you are so concerned about your "rights" as a disabled person. as i  recall  from my civics classes as citizens of the United States, we are guaranteed only 3 rights. those being: 1. the right of life, 2. the right of  liberty, 3. the right of the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. you seem to have given up  number 3 in the pursuit of misery and "the world owes me because i am disabled".  doesn't work that way my friend. rights are only their because someone fought for them and you are protecting them. amongst other injuries i gave my left ball in the defense of my country and my beliefs. do i piss and moan about it? hell no, i just chase pat around the room faster due to the decreased weight!!! get a grip yewscan, life is what you make of it. noone, and i repeat NO ONE owes you, me, or any one else jack shit. Don

02/2008

SILVER STAR - BRONZE STAR - PURPLE HEART

http://www.vfwpost2015.com/robert.html 

• Co H (Ranger), 75th Inf, 3rd Bgd (Separate) (ABN), 1st Cav Div
• Task Force "Garry Owen" Provincial 1st Cav Div (Airmobile)
• Rangers Lead The Way
• 1st Infantry Training Brigade, Ft. Benning, (Last Assignment)

I arrived in South Vietnam in December, 1971. I was assigned to the infamous H Company, 1st Cavalry Division Reconnaissance unit, as a member of Ranger Team 78. We replaced the departing elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
I was honored to attend an unofficial Recondo school because Project Delta had (supposedly?) ceased its operations and departed RVN on the 30th of June 1970, with the Recondo school officially closing on the 31st of December 1970. During its operational time the MACV-RECONDO school graduated 3,357 troops from a total of 5,395 who attended its courses. Due to this fact I never received an official recondo patch but I was given an in-country one.
After recondo training I was assigned to Fire Support Base Spudis which was more well know when it was named Fiddlers Green with coordinates YT943268. The Fire Support Base as Fiddlers Green opened on 12/30/71 and as Spudis it opened on 03/07/72.
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02/17/2008

The ORIGINAL tale.  Note the awards listed.

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If you read down go to the sidebars indicating the medals he was awarded, click on the "Bronze Star" and it takes you to a copy of the Heroes or Villains list maintained by the POW Network, at:  http://users.cwnet.com/aljoy/phonies/phonies1057.htm.   This appears to be a bogus copy of the Heroes or Villains list containing the altered correspondence from Curtis and Anton, making it appear that he was checked out and that it was determined that he was legit.

The actual list maintained by the POW Network and the actual correspondence from Bill and Larry can be seen at:
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies1057.htm  (THE PAGE YOU ARE READING  N O W.

For photos: http://www.vfwpost2015.com/officers.html

He is supposedly the service officer for the VFW post.

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Larry:

Please confirm that this individual was NOT a member of H/75. I went through the roster you sent me in Jan and could not find this guy. This guy Deppe also said he came to H/75 in Dec 71 - I was there during this time and through the end of April 72 and I don't remember this guy. I don't ever remember H/75 fighting in the battle of Khontoum - that was in II Corps. Yes, we did work III Corps and the Easter Offensive of 72 in An Loc and Loc Ninh. Seems this guy went to some books and did some creative writing.

Additionally - the photos are NOTHING of what I remember of what our unit AO looked like in Bien Hoa.

See the bottom of this message for some bogus Silver Star and Bronze Star Orders. This guy needs to be exposed!

Bill Anton
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- since all paratroopers were on hazardous duty orders and drew additional pay for this. If you see what he has it is incorrect.

Additionally, there would be NO reason for MACV to cut orders for these Valor awards, since our unit and the 1st CAV were part of USARV - NOT MACV, and the orders would have been cut from the 1st Cavalry Division.

The photos are a "dream of his. They do NOT reflect anything close to what our compound looked like in 1971-1972. I was there at the time that this "wannabe" said he was in our unit and I have NO recollection of him at all.

RLTW,

Bill Anton
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March 22, 2005
By KRISTI BAILEY

Helen Thomas says she has been broken down, but she’s not giving up. She said she’s preparing for the fight of her life — and it’s against her eldest son.

The 83-year-old St. Joseph resident says her son, William L. Detwieler, 65, stole almost $1 million from her by overmedicating her and tricking her into allowing him to become her power of attorney.

Mr. Detwieler has been charged with felony stealing. He will go to trial in Buchanan County on July 1. Mr. Detwieler couldn’t be reached for comment. His lawyer, Philip Eveloff, said he and his client would deny all of Mrs. Thomas’ claims during his trial......

Dilorenzo, Michael Albert (birth name)
D'Lorenzo, Mike
        aka: Mike Lawrence
        CONVICTED - Did 2-5 yrs in RI for wire fraud
aka Higgins, Col Hank --  LA-CA
        aka Mike D'Lorenzo
        aka Mike Dilorenzo
        aka Mike Laurence
        aka Mad Mike
        aka William T. Edmonds
         [not to be  confused with "TERM", William Edmonds]
Passed himself off as retired AF Colonel, retired AF General, rated commercial pilot, possibly impersonating "Term" for a time.

BACK AGAIN in 2003 - Claiming to be THE Col Hank Higgins USAF(Ret) [the real man now deceased], F-105 Pilot, one MIG kill over Hanoi

BACK AGAIN IN 2007 -  Claiming to be a retired USAF General Officer, F-105, F-15, SR-71 pilot

Michael Albert Dilorenzo was born 7/2/47 (he also used dob as 7/3/47)

He's a white male, 5'8, 180-200 lbs, brown eyes with a scar on his left thigh (one that he has claimed was combat related. )

He has used FOUR different social security numbers. 

He passed himself off to several as Hank Higgins, an actual AF Vietnam pilot, and has gone online as "Mad Mike" and Mike Lawrence. 

He was convicted of wire fraud and sentenced to 11 months of prison time. 

Last known WIVES were named  "LOLA."

Claims SEAL -   Claims Purple Heart. 

May have worked as police officer in the Springfield, MO area.  Battlefield City Council member.

US Navy, CE2 (Construction Electrician - Second Class Petty Officer), Rank E5
Released from active duty and transferred to Naval Reserve 17 Jul 1969

Authorized decorations: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with one star; Vietnam Campaign Medal with device.  

Education and Training:
Basic Military Requirements
Navy Training Course for CN 
Navy Training Course for CE3&2
Military Requirements for Petty Officer 3&2
Construction Electrician Class "A" School - 20Mar67-23Jun67

From Navy Occupation and Training History:
As of 23Jun67 he was carrying NEC codes 0000 (primary), 0000 (secondary)
As of 05Jul68 he was carrying NEC codes 0000 (primary), 0000 (secondary)

Performance evaluation for period 01Dec86 to 30Nov87

Duties and Responsibilities:
As of 23Jun67 he was carrying NEC codes 0000 (primary), 0000 (secondary)Squad Leader. Crew leader for project on ACDUTRA at FT. BENNING , GA 29MAR-11APR87. Project Petty Officer for current project with Det.

Special Achievements:

Recommended for Army Achievement Medal by the Army while on ACDUTRA at Ft. Benning , GA29Mar-11APR87. Qualified Expert on M16. Certificate of Appreciation from 3rd Ranger Battalion while on ACDUTRA.

Evaluation Comments:

Petty Officer Doucey is active as a 4-H leader and member of the volunteer fire and ambulance dept. in his community.

CE1 Doucey is not recommended for advancement in the Naval Reserve because he failed his PRT.

Posted on Sat, Jan. 07, 2006

Man in teen's death denied bail reduction / He admitted he had lied about being a Navy SEAL. He is accused of giving the girl a fatal dose of cocaine. 
By Keith Herbert
Inquirer Staff Writer

David F. Downey, the boastful businessman prosecutors say provided the cocaine that killed a 17-year-old escort at his Limerick home, admitted in court yesterday that he was never a U.S. Navy SEAL.

Downey, however, is a bully, contended Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. He was trying to keep a judge from lowering Downey's $250,000 bail in connection with death of teenager Ashley Burg.

"I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a criminal defendant who was more personally disliked," Castor said before yesterday's court hearing. "This guy has people who actually know him coming forward just to tell us things that he has done to them that indicate bad character."

Whether Downey, 52, was a SEAL became an issue last week when Montgomery County prosecutors petitioned the court to reject an effort by Downey to get his bail reduced. Prosecutors cited Downey's claims as evidence that the computer consultant might intimidate witnesses.

But at a hearing before Judge Richard Hodgson, Downey testified that he wasn't a SEAL, said Thomas C. Egan III, Downey's attorney.

Hodgson denied Downey's request for lower bail. Downey was taken from the courtroom in handcuffs and returned to Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing date has not been scheduled.

In a court filing, Egan admitted that Downey wasn't a SEAL or, as he also had claimed, an undercover CIA operative.

Castor said it wasn't hard to find people who heard Downey brag about a nonexistent military record.

Or who said he had threatened them.

A school administrator had told prosecutors that Downey called the school and threatened to "rip the lungs" out of a third grader and the child's parents, Castor said on Thursday. The child was "not playing well" with one of Downey's children, he said.

In another incident, Downey said that he was "going to kill a waiter at a restaurant in Skippack" because Downey believed he'd received bad service, Castor said.

"He said he was going to have his Marine buddies laying for him out in the parking lot," Castor said. "We think this demonstrates that Downey is a bully."

Montgomery County detectives arrested Downey on Dec. 23 in Maryland, where he had purchased a home in Anne Arundel County. Downey was charged with drug delivery resulting in death, equivalent to third-degree murder, possession of cocaine, and patronizing a prostitute.

Through contacts made at a Philadelphia strip club called Tattle Tales South, Downey called for an escort to travel to his Limerick home on the night of July 30, police said.

A dancer at the bar, Kim Victorine, and her boyfriend, Derrick Schrandt, both of Philadelphia, drove Burg to Downey's home, arriving in the early hours of July 31. Schrandt sold Downey an "eight-ball," a street term for 3.5 grams of cocaine, police said.

A grand jury found that Downey furnished cocaine to Burg, and that she overdosed while lying on Downey's sofa. Downey failed to call for help, and later paid two people, Christine Shute and Mike Tees, both of Philadelphia, to take Burg's body from his home, court records state.

Burg's body was found along a road in Northeast Philadelphia on Aug. 1. Through his attorney, Downey had denied ever giving Burg cocaine and told police Burg was alive when she left his home.

VFW National Headquarters: Dec 28, 2004, Special Order No. 136 - Voluntary termination of life membership...by reason of ineligibility....

Jan 8, 2005 TIMES NEWS: Legion Chief stripped of command... Downey 65, who had claimed to be a highly decorated Army veteran.... was immediately replaced. .. "the government is trying to get this matter straightened out" Downey said... 

Fake vet in Army uniform arrested for collecting funds
The Associated Press

Louisville, KY

Bigamy, fraud charges dog ex-Louisville man
For 20 years, Dumstorf reportedly juggled lives

By Andrew Wolfson
awolfson@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal

He stands accused in Florida of bigamy, for allegedly carrying on marriages to two women at once, during which time he proposed to a third.

Over 20 years, former Louisville businessman and educator George W. Dumstorf Jr. juggled three wives and a girlfriend, the women say, in what prosecutors call "a scheme to court single ladies ... and make money off of them."

To explain his frequent absences, he told the women, who didn't know each other, that he had a secret job at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, that he was an Air Force general, that he worked for the CIA.

None of it was true, according to spokesmen for those agencies.......

Thinking Stephanie was dead, the bishop gave his blessing, Weed said, and she married Dumstorf on March 27, 2004, in Panama City, Fla.

"Gen." Dumstorf wore his Air Force dress uniform.....

see the above link for the rest of the story

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

CLAIMING PURPLE HEART(S)
Claims PH, Bronze Star, Door Gunner, 1st CAV

Claiming RANGERS and...

AL

more - - http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=34831

Biography of Paul Dyer

I have served 12 years with the Army.  Several of these years were spent with Special Operations (Black Operations).  The following is a list of schools and training that I have attended and successfully completed while serving in the military:

Ranger School
Special Forces
Sniper School
Scuba School
Pathfinder (Survival School)
Airbourne School
Air Assault School
Close Quarter Combat Instructor School
Jungle Operations
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Terrorism Counteraction Course
Special Weapons and Tactics
Special Weapons Sergeant Course
Inter-Service Non-Lethal Individual Weapons Instructor School

The highest award presented to me is two Bronze Stars.

Also listed below are a few combat zones that I have served:

Afghanistan
Uganda
Bosnia
Panama
Haiti
Israel
Somalia
Iraq

My civilian education includes the following:

Masters in Health and Human Development
Bachelor’s degree in Law
Bachelor’s degree in Occupational and Safety Management
Associate’s degree in Music and Social Work

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 He is working for UPS in Fargo.

Actual records

04/2008

Hanoi Jane Fonda