SAC Indianapolis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK subject Worden, military background
Document date 15 August 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-113:069-071 Document: Airtel SAC Indianapolis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK subject Worden, military background Id: Cooper-Part-113:069-071 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-113%3A069-071 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 113 pp. 69–71 (DB Cooper-51537–51539), Airtel, dated 15 Aug 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-113%3A069-071
8/15/72
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Sub 469
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AIRTEL
TO SAC, Seattle (164-81) FROM SAC, Indianapolis (164-62) (RUC) NORJAK OO: Seattle
Re St. Louis Form SL-17 to Seattle, 8/2/72.
On 8/10/72, the TAG 201 File re RICHARD MILES WORDEN was obtained from the Army Personnel Services Support Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; and the following information was contained in this file:
RICHARD MILES WORDEN enlisted in the U. S. Army on 12/28/62 at the U. S. Army Recruiting Main Station, Syracuse, New York, and was assigned to USARECSTA (1264) Fort Dix, New Jersey. He listed his home address as Kent Boulevard, Ilion, New York. The following description of WORDEN was contained in his file:
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DOB 1/13/44 POB Ilion, New York Race White Sex Male Height [guess: 5'7"] Weight (As of 1962) 118 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Hazel Build Medium
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(2) - Seattle 1 - Indianapolis GBD:mal (3)
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Sub 469
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SEARCHED.......... INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED...[checkmark].. FILED..[checkmark].. AUG 1 8 1972 FBI—SEATTLE
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164-81-3[illegible]
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DB COOPER-51537
IP 164-62
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Vision 20/20 vision both eyes SN RA12652190 Schooling Graduated from unnamed high school in 1962; attended University of Maryland in 1969 and took nine semester hours Occupation No employment listed prior to enlistment SSN 30 44 44 22 (Registered with Board Number 44, Ilion, Herkimer County, New York).
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In 1969, WORDEN was assigned to Company A, 1st SFG (ABN), 1st SF APO San Francisco. He reenlisted in the U. S. Army 12/28/65, at which time he was shown to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] names not listed. His reenlistment form indi- cated he had attended the following schools:
SP WER CEN, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1964
UAS Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1964.
On 4/27/70, WORDEN received an honorable discharge and reenlisted 4/28/70 for a period of four years. He was assigned to the 10th SFG (ABN) and 1st SF, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. His mental test scores were as follows:
GT 134 EL 135 GM 136.
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His grade was SFC E-7. His specialty was listed as 12B4S Combat Engineer with related civilian occupation listed as Blaster. He served in Vietnam from 10/16/64 to 4/1/65 and from 11/14/67 through 5/10/68. On his 4/28/70 reenlistment form, he lists [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
His file indicated that he has been assigned to the following stations:
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DB COOPER-51538
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2
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b6 b7C
IP 164-62
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Fort Bragg, North Carolina APO 331 San Francisco Fort Buckner, Okinawa Fort Dix, New Jersey Fort Sill, Oklahoma Fort Benning, Georgia.
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As of 6/12/72, he was assigned as Sergeant 1st Class, Company C, 10th SFG (ABN) 1st SF, Fort Devens, Massachusetts 01433.
The following comments appeared on his enlisted efficiency report dated 6/12/72:
"SFC WORDEN has shown to be mentally alert, professionally able, forceful, and maintains a high degree of devotion to duty. His performance of duty has been outstanding. The efficient and consistently meticulous manner in which SFC WORDEN has supported this company is most gratifying. SFC WORDEN clearly demonstrated that he effectively supported the Army's Equal Opportunity and Training Program. Signed [REDACTED] MSG, USA."
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The following MOS numbers have been assigned to WORDEN:
PMOSC - 12B4SGM SMOSC-11F4SGM DMOSC-11F5S.
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WORDEN is now Operations Sergeant at above unit at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Leads are being left to the discretion of OO.
As no additional investigation remains at Indianapolis, this case is considered RUC.
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DB COOPER-51539
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b6 b7C