BACKGROUND
Gregory Paul Ouimette comes to us from Keymer, Maryland. At the time of this writing, July 2023, Ouimette is 58 years old.
Gregory Ouimette
In Ouimette’s LinkedIn profile, there are claims of being a combat veteran of Operation Urgent Fury – the U.S. Invasion of Grenada in 1983 – and his receiving a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for that operation. The profile also claims that he completed Ranger training and was a Staff Sergeant (E-6) in the Army.
There is also a claim of attending and graduating from the United States Military Police School in Fort McLellan [sic] Alabama but we are uncertain if this was a military or civilian pursuit and qualification.
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ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILITARY PHONIES
The servicemen that were wounded in the 1983 Grenada invasion is well-documented and Ouimette’s name is not listed.
Gregory Paul Ouimette’s military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. We filed with the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to account for his service claims.
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FOIA RESULTS
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC)
FOIA – NPRC – Ouimette – Summary Sheet
FOIA – NPRC – Ouimette – Photo
FOIA – NPRC – Ouimette – Assignments
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (SCRA)
We searched the DoD Manpower Data Center database and found no active duty service listing for Gregory Paul Ouimette.
This database was searched for any active duty to the present day. It did not show any other service dates, but sometimes the database is unreliable for recall to active duty from reserve status. However, this result appears to be consistent with Ouimette’s NPRC FOIA response, since it stated that all of his service was “RESERVE TIME ONLY.”
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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY
LENGTH OF SERVICE
The length of service was correct with six (6) years, but it appeared to be as a drilling Army reservist vs. active duty time.
RANK
Ouimette was discharged from the Army Reserve as a Private 2nd Class (E-2) vs. the SSG (E-6) claimed.
RANGER
There is no Ranger school listed for military training.
COMBAT and AWARDS
His records do not support the claims that Ouimette served in combat, let alone serving in Grenada. He would have had to serve in combat to be a recipient of the Purple Heart. There was also a claim of a Bronze Star from Grenada which is not supported by his records.
SUMMARY
If Gregory Paul Ouimette has used any of these claims to gain anything of value, he could be in violation of the Stolen Valor Act.
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PHOTOS
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SOCIAL MEDIA
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-ouimette-14a33780
FACEBOOK: none identified
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This Ain’t Hell: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=144681