{"id":76684,"date":"2017-12-21T11:02:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T16:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76684"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:46:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:46:31","slug":"robert-maxey-unnecessary-embellishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=76684","title":{"rendered":"Robert Maxey; unnecessary embellishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Someone sent us their work on the records of this fellow, the late Robert Maxey. He was featured on the old POW Network because he claimed two Distinguished Service Crosses that he hadn’t earned. Those non-existent DSCs made it into his obit when he passed last month;<\/p>\n

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His Silver Star and Purple Heart counts have been harder to keep track of, even for Maxey;<\/p>\n

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According to his records, he served as a Philippine Scout during World War II, there’s no evidence that he was ever captured by the Japanese, but he was a prisoner of the Chinese for six months (not eight months) when he enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War, but he’s not listed by DPAA – Korean War records of POW\/MIA are spotty.<\/p>\n

Maxey’s records say that he has three Silver Stars, but folks who’ve seen the orders claim that the orders have no GO numbers, casting doubt on their authenticity. His records also attest to two Bronze Stars for merit, not the nine for valor that he claims. His records say that he has two Purple Hearts, not twelve.<\/p>\n

Even though his records state that he earned the 3rd Award of the Combat Infantry Badge, the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning doesn’t list him as an awardee, probably because service in the Philippine Scouts doesn’t count. More evidence that he tampered with his records before he retired;<\/p>\n

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He did do at least two trips to Vietnam, though;<\/p>\n

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