 Information later released by the Navy and the Veterans Administration prompted some to express doubts . Christopher Evans commented in 1974 that " faced with this impressive , if annoyingly undetailed , record it is hard to assess the nature or extent of Hubbard 's battle scars in the service of his country " but noted contradictions between claims of war wounds and the official record . In 1978 , the Los Angeles Times described Hubbard 's war record as " obscure " and quoted Navy spokesmen stating that Hubbard had not received a Purple Heart and had not been treated for any injuries sustained during his military career , contrary to the statements of the Church of Scientology . 
