From our Brothers over at the Guardians of the Green Beret,
David T. Eschenfelder, Green Beret... NOT!!
Today we present David T. Eschenfelder, fake Green Beret who never spent a day in the service.
He's reached out to a few people on LinkedIn claiming to be a Green beret in Vietnam. Those two reached out to us.
We were first contacted back in August of 2019 by someone who David contacted about a job. This individual saw red flags in what he was saying and contacted us. We immediately thought he was lying. His age wouldn't back what he was saying.
David was trying to say he was Special Forces in Vietnam, yet he was born in January of 1956. 5th Grp left Vietnam in March of '71.
Taking time for basic, AIT, Airborne, Pre-Phase, SFTG (Special Forces Training Group), He'd have had to be 14 yrs old when he entered the service. Often these frauds don't do the math, or figure others won't.
He claimed he was in for 7 yrs, 1970-76, with time in Vietnam, 1 yr, 1 month, and 3 days from 72-73. SF had already returned to Ft Bragg by then. He was 14 in 1970. In dialog with the individual he was wanting a Job from, he mentioned his time in Viet Nam... Someone that actually served in Vietnam would know its one word.
He added "He was sheep dipped" and the Gov cleansed his background. Only his parents knew what he did until "He was declassified"
He claimed to have been awarded a Ranger tab and in those days, Black Beret. Meaning he claimed to have served in Ranger Batt also.
He added he has 6 combat commendations and his DD214 is a matter of public record due to a couple of awards from 2 private historic Organizations. That statement doesn't even make sense. DD 214's aren't public record. You can request a redacted DD214 from NPRC through a FOIA request. The only thing they redact would be personal info such as SSN, DOB etc... If you fill out an SF 180, you can receive an un-redacted DD214. The statement that its public record because a couple of awards from 2 private historic Organizations is pure bullshit.
On his LinkedIn he claimed 18B Special Forces Weapons Sergeant. 18B was NOT a Special Forces MOS during the time he falsely claims to have been a Green Beret. Do your homework people!!
So what he claims vs what is fact:
Parachutist Wings:
False, he was never even in the military.
Ranger Tab:
False, he was never even in the military.
Serving in Ranger Batt:
False, he was never even in the military.
Having earned a Special Forces Tab:
False, he was never even in the military.
Having served in a Special Forces Unit:
False, he was never even in the military.
18B, Special Forces Weapons Sergeant:
False, he was never even in the military. 18B wasn't even an MOS during the years he claims to have been in the military.
Having served in MACV-SOG:
False, he was never even in the military.
Having served in Vietnam:
False, he was never even in the military. He also doesn't know how to spell Vietnam.
Having served in the military:
False, he was never even in the military. He would have been 14 to do what he said he did.
David T. Eschenfelder, you'll now be added to
guardiansofthegreenberet.com Hall of Zeroes as well as here.
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The picture from his HS yearbook was taken when he was a Sr. in 1974 and he claimed he was in VN in 1972-1973!