- The typography and line breaking between the two forms are inconsistent. For example compare Box 4, "DEPARTMENT, COMPONENT AND BRANCH OR CLASS"; and Box 25a, "SPECIALTY NUMBER AND TITLE".
- The bottom text is aligned differently on Professor Fetzer's document.
- The designation "INDIV-1" does not appear on the comparison document.
The most interesting factor is that on Professor Fetzer's document, every section is filled in by typewriter absolutely straight and level, until we arrive at the Remarks section, in which the entire paragraph tilts down about 5 degrees to the right. While I remember how tricky it could be to fill in a form cleanly with a typewriter, this is not how typewriters worked: if one line was crooked they were all crooked.
His supplied discharge certificate presents additional problems. For example, when posing with the document, the signature of Robert Baldwin bleeds into the line underneath:
However, in the scan provided in a separate blog post at https://jamesfetzer.org/2019/12/the-50000-challenge-can-jim-fetzer-prove-he-served-in-the-united-states-marine-corps/, the signature is razor sharp and just manages to miss this line:
Finally, it should be noted that Professor Fetzer's signature on his supplied DD-214 is not a good match for the one on his veteran's ID. Look at both of them and decide for yourself.
While I will stop short of accusing Professor Fetzer of forgery, any critical thinker can see that this evidence is inconclusive at best. Fetzer is invited to resolve these discrepancies if he is so inclined.
Finally, I must say that the most interesting thing about the information supplied by Professor Fetzer is the revelation of what a mess his garage is. He should get a head start cleaning it out, seeing as how it will belong to somebody else pretty soon. (These photos are suspect since Fetzer is walking around in short sleeves after several days of near freezing weather at his house, but never mind.)
