Do we know if anyone has ever verified that this person was even in the USAAF in the first place? And if he was, what was his job & places of duty? Honorably discharged? I always wonder because people have made a career of (all the way to today) of making phony military claims. Once I finally took a deep dive into subject I realized what a massive problem it was & still is - even in the modern era with the internet. Even stories on ABC, NBC, FOX etc. have heralded individuals as war hero's etc. and only after it's aired, someone sees it and does the background check & then it's discovered not only (for example) was that person never a U.S. Navy SEAL - but was never in the Navy or any branch of the service. They have doctored "diplomas", class numbers, places of duty, action that they saw, have the uniforms etc. etc. which are all phony. It's enough of an epidemic that congress had to create the Stolen Valor Act which makes it federal crime to pretend that you were/currently are in the military to receive money, goods or services.
But there are way more phonies then people can verify & tons of them get away with it. The perp often knows just enough lingo & information to scam/BS someone who never served as well as businesses, schools, media companies, police depts etc. One guy was the head honcho of a VFW or American Legion (and was there for years) who never served a day in his life. He BS'd good enough to trick the actual veterans - so nobody is immune to getting fooled.
I apologize for the rant & being off topic kinda but it really tap dances all over my nerves when I see this con artists taking advantage of someone else and the fact that it's an epidemic in 2024 with all the tools at our disposal & electronic files - I can only imagine how much easier it was for the fakes in phonies 50, 60, 70 years ago.
I'm not accusing this guy of being a phony as he could be 100% valid - was just curious if at any point during the entire Roswell "discovery period" if anybody verified this mans service.
BTW - if anyone is interested in learning more on how these d-bags scam people, spouses, children, relatives, businesses, schools, news stations & more - Don Shipley (retired U.S. Navy Master Chief SEAL) is a great place to start. He is well known in the community and people who are sus about one of their co-workers, friends military stories will reach out to Don & then Don takes care of the rest - typically on the phone with the phony. Don's specialty is dealing with fake Navy SEALS/imposters;
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