Resources
and other Military Branches
If you have a wannabe that is NOT claiming to be a SEAL, but making
other suspicious military claims, there are numerous sites where
you can submit your questions. The following sites are in no way
affiliated with this site, but have information that may help
you find out if a person is really what they claim to be:
Naval
Special Warfare Archives
POW
Network Phonies Page
Phonies
in the VFW
Phony
Links on the Special operations Page
They even have this
problem in AUSTRALIA!
If you wish to write for the official military records of your
subject, you can request the information under the Freedom of
Information Act (you MUST mention
this Act or they will simply ignore your request).
Use Standard Form 180 provided here in Acrobat Reader Format or
use plain paper, providing the same information.
Standard
Form 180
If you need to: Download
Adobe Acrobat Reader
If you need help filling it out, an example of how to do it
can be found at:
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies81.htm
For those that
are interested in the infamous "fire" that burned
up records (a common claim" see the official information
about that fire at http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/fire_1973.html
You should have the person's FULL name and Social Security
Number. Lacking that, it is still possible to get the information,
but you must have their dates of service and unit.
Fill out
this form and mail it to:
National Personnel Records
Navy (Army/Airforce) Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
Let us know how you do. If you need help interpreting the
information you receive, write to the
webmaster
