I suspect it was an error when his 214 was typed up but it is troubling that he never had it corrected. Any Vet knows you don't put a V on a SS.
How many "clerical errors" does it take to form a pattern of outright resume fabrication?
"I suspect it was an error when his 214 was typed up but it is troubling that he never had it corrected." Do you think it was supposed to be on the Bronze Star he got?
I know from personal experience that record-keeping was not the best in Vietnam. And as for correcting things, that is also difficult.
But there is a worthy question here: when did the error occur, and what was on the original document?