Personal history statement, Capt. Schuyler W. Miles Jr.
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Document date 11 July 1952
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 114 pp. 29–33 (DB Cooper-10651, DB Cooper-10652, DB Cooper-10654, DB Cooper-10655), Form, dated 11 Jul 1952, serial 10-52040-1 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-114%3A029-033
PERSONAL HISTORY STATEMENT
Read the certificate at the end of this questionnaire before filling in your answers. Print or type all answers. All questions and statements must be completed. If proper answer is "No" or "None," so state. Detail is requested for your protection since in subsequent investigations which may be conducted, derogatory information on persons of same or similar names may be disclosed and background information is needed for clear identification. Fill out, sign, and execute in duplicate and return both copies to requesting agency. If more space is required, use space "Remarks" or attach separate sheet.
DATE: 7/11/52 PLACE: [illegible]
1. LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME: Miles Schuyler William Jr. 2. NICKNAMES, ALIASES, OR CHANGES OF NAME: Bill Sky 3. PRESENT RANK (or rank prior to separation or relief from active duty): Captain 4. ARM OR SERVICE: C.M.P. 5. SERIAL NO.: 0 - 493718 6. DRAFT BOARD NO.: NONE 7. DRAFT BOARD ADDRESS: NONE 8. PRESENT MILITARY ASSIGNMENT (Organization, post, camp, or station location) OR PRESENT EMPLOYING AGENCY: CmP. Det. 1if 3420 A.S.U. Ft. Bragg N.C. 9. LAST CIVILIAN ADDRESS BEFORE ENTERING THE ARMED FORCES (Street and number, city, county, and State): 142 Covina Ave. Long Beach L.A.CO. Calif. 10. PRESENT RESIDENCE ADDRESS (Street and number, city, and State): Qrts. TH-328-B Ft.Bragg N.C. 11. RACE: White 12. HEIGHT: 5 FT. 10½ IN. 13. WEIGHT: 140 LB. 14. COLOR OF EYES: Brown 15. COLOR OF HAIR: Brown 16. COMPLEXION: Ruddy 17. CITIZENSHIP (Name country): U.S.A. 18. HOW OBTAINED: X BIRTH [ ] NATURALIZATION [ ] THROUGH PARENTS' NATURALIZATION 19. IF NATURALIZED, GIVE NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE NO.: NONE 20. PLACE NATURALIZED AND COURT OF JURISDICTION: NONE 21. DATE NATURALIZED: NONE 22. DATE AND PORT OF ENTRY TO U.S. IF BORN OUTSIDE OF U.S. AND ITS TERRITORIES: NONE 23. DATE OF BIRTH: 30 Jan. 1923 24. PLACE OF BIRTH (City, county, State, and country): WAshington Wash.CO. Penna. U.S.A. 25. DO YOU HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE? X YES [ ] NO 26. IS IT RECORDED? X YES [ ] NO 27. WHERE RECORDED? Harrisburg Penna. 28. SCARS OR DISTINGUISHING MARKS: NONE
29. EDUCATION (List Grammar Schools, High Schools, and Colleges) SCHOOL ATTENDED | LOCATION | TYPE | DATES OF ATTENDANCE | GRADUATED OR DEGREE CONFERRED Washington High School | Washington Penna. | Grammar | 1938 - 1939 | Grad. Greenbrier Military Sch. | Lewisburg W.Va. | High Sch. | 1939 - 1941 | Greenbrier Military Sch. | Lewisburg W.Va. | High & Col. | 1941 - 1942 | Grad.HighSch.
30. SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC., ATTAINED: NONE
CAUTION: SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED This material copied from records of National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, to be used for reference only. Do not recopy or disseminate in its original form outside
31. MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SOCIETIES, FRATERNITIES, OR CLUBS (List all): NONE
32. LIST ALL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, AND ASSOCIATIONS, PAST OR PRESENT, IN WHICH YOU HAVE HELD MEMBERSHIP [partially illegible] American Legion Washington [illegible] [remainder obscured by artifacts]
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DB Cooper-10651
33. RESIDENCE FROM BIRTH [REDACTED] DATE (From—To) STREET AND NUMBER CITY STATE OR COUNTRY 1923 1942 65 E.Katherine Ave. Washington Penna. 1942 1946 Soldier U.S.Army U.S.A. & M.T.O. 1946 1946 142 Covina Ave. Long Beach Calif 1946 PRESENT Soldier U.S.Army U.S.A. [remaining rows blank or illegible]
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34. EMPLOYMENT (Including part time)
A. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A FOREIGN NATION AS A CIVILIAN? ☐ YES ☒ NO IF YES, GIVE NATION OF SERVICE: [blank] DATE (From—To): NONE EMPLOYED AS: [illegible] NONE EMPLOYED BY (Division, dept., or agency): NONE LOCATION (City and country): NONE REASON FOR TERMINATION: NOE [guess: NONE]
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B. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN EMPLOYED BY A PRIVATE FIRM OF A FOREIGN NATION? ☐ YES ☒ NO. IF YES, GIVE NAME AND LOCATION OF FIRM.
DATE (From—To): NONE EMPLOYED AS: NONE LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT: NONE REASON FOR TERMINATION: NONE
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C. EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN ABOVE (In chronological order—including part time) SOCIAL SECURITY NO. NONE
DATE (From—To): [illegible] EMPLOYED BY (Give name, street and number, city, and State): Not Employed Student EMPLOYED AS: [blank] REASON FOR TERMINATION: [blank]
DATE (From—To): [blank] EMPLOYED BY: [blank] EMPLOYED AS: [blank] REASON FOR TERMINATION: [blank]
DATE (From—To): [illegible] [illegible faint entries across multiple remaining employment rows]
[Several additional employment rows follow, all largely illegible or blank]
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D. NAME AND LOCATION OF EMPLOYING AGENCY OF WAR DEPARTMENT (For civilians only). [illegible]
JOB TITLE: [illegible] DOES POSITION INVOLVE HANDLING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL? IF YES, GIVE CLASSIFICATION [illegible]
35. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN FIRED, ASKED TO RESIGN, FURLOUGHED (other than regular furlough or leave) OR PUT ON AN INACTIVE STATUS FOR CAUSE WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY POSITION OF PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT? IF SO, STATE CIRCUMSTANCES.
NO
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DB Cooper-10652
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.10—63240-1
36. HAVE YOU EVER FILED APPLICATIONS FOR AN[obscured]EDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS? ☐ YES ☒ N[O] TITLES OF EXAMINATIONS: NONE EXAMINED IN WHAT CITIES: [blank] MONTH AND YEAR: [blank] RATING: [blank]
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37. MILITARY HISTORY A. DATE ENLISTED: NONE DATE INDUCTED (If E. M.): NONE ENLISTED SERIAL NO.: NONE DATE OF LAST DISCHARGE AS E. M.: NONE DISCHARGE: ☐ W/O SPECIFICATION WO—DATE OF WARRANT: NONE WARRANT SERIAL NO.: NONE DATE RELIEVED AS WO: NONE DATE OF FIRST COMMISSIONED APPOINTMENT: 25 Sept. 1942 ☒ HONORABLE ☐ DISHONORABLE SOURCE OF COMMISSION: R.O.T.C. COMPONENT (RA, ORC, NG, AUS, Navy, Marine, or Coast Guard): O.R.C. DATE ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY: 1st Time 25 Sept. 42 DATE SEPARATE OR EXPIRATION OF TERMINAL LEAVE: 2nd Time 26 July 45 — 17 June 1946 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN COURT-MARTIALED? ☐ YES ☒ NO. IF YES, EXPLAIN FULLY
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B. HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF A FOREIGN NATION? ☐ YES ☒ NO PERIOD OF SERVICE (From—To): NONE ARM OR SERVICE: NONE HIGHEST GRADE ATTAINED: NONE SERIAL NO.: NONE DISCHARGE ☐ HONORABLE ☐ W/O SPECIFICATION ☐ DISHONORABLE ☐ TRF TO AMERICAN ARMED FORCES
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38. FOREIGN COUNTRIES VISITED OR OVERSEAS DUTY COUNTRY | DATE | LENGTH OF STAY | PURPOSE No. Africa | Sept. 1943 | 1 Month | Replacement Off. Italy | Oct. 1943 | 2 Yrs. 5 mon. | Off. 34th Inf. Div.
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39. FOREIGN LANGUAGES (Indicate: fluent, fair, poor) LANGUAGE | CONVERSE | READ | WRITE Italian | Fair | [blank] | [blank]
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40. CREDIT REFERENCES (Give three) NAME | FULL ADDRESS Motor Contract Div. Trusco Finance Co. | 1209 First Ave. Columbus Ga. First Citizen Bank & Trust Co. | Ft. Bragg N.C. Rhodes Dept. Store | Tacoma Wash.
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41. CHARACTER REFERENCES (Give five—Not employers or relatives) NAME | FULL ADDRESS George I. Bloom Atty. | Wash. Trust Bldg. Washington Penna. Hon. J. Boyd Crumrine | Court Square Arcade Washington Penna. Mayor Elmer E. Wilson | Police Dept. Washington Penna. Lt. Joseph Sobansky | Police Dept. Washington Penna. R. Roy Clark | 47 E. Katherine Ave. Washington Penna.
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42. FATHER FATHER'S LAST NAME—FIRST NAME—MIDDLE NAME: Miles Schuyler William Sr. ☒ LIVING ☐ DECEASED IF DECEASED, GIVE DATE: [blank] PRESENT ADDRESS OR LAST ADDRESS, IF DECEASED (Street and number, city, State, and country): 142 Covina Ave. Long Beach -3- Calif. U.S.A. DATE OF BIRTH: 28 Aug. 1898 PLACE OF BIRTH (Country): U.S.A. CITIZENSHIP (Country): U.S.A. IF YOUR CITIZENSHIP WAS DERIVED FROM FATHER'S NATURALIZATION, GIVE HIS NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE NUMBER, DATE, PLACE NATURALIZED, AND COURT OF JURISDICTION: NONE OCCUPATION AND PRESENT EMPLOYER: Retired
DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 11-05-2025 BY: [illegible]
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b6 per FBI b7C per FBI
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43. MOTHER MOTHER'S LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME [X] LIVING IF DECEASED, GIVE DATE Milina Hilda [MI] [ ] DECEASED PRESENT ADDRESS OR LAST ADDRESS, IF DECEASED (Street and number, city, State, and country) 162 [guess: Gorina] Ave., Long Beach-Calif. U.S.A. DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH (Country) CITIZENSHIP (Country) [guess: circa] 22 Aug. 1899 U.S.A. U.S.A. IF YOUR CITIZENSHIP WAS DERIVED FROM MOTHER'S NATURALIZATION, GIVE HER NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE NUMBER, DATE, PLACE, AND COURT OF JURISDICTION NONE
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44. STEPPARENT STEPPARENT'S LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME ADDRESS (Street and number, city, State, and country) NONE DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH (Country) CITIZENSHIP (Country) [illegible faint entries] OCCUPATION PRESENT EMPLOYER [illegible]
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45. GUARDIAN GUARDIAN'S LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME ADDRESS (Street and number, city, State, and country) [guess: Widule] T [illegible] NONE DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH (Country) CITIZENSHIP (Country) [illegible] OCCUPATION PRESENT EMPLOYER [illegible]
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46. FATHER-IN-LAW FATHER-IN-LAW'S LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE NAME [X] LIVING IF DECEASED, GIVE DATE Eklund Arthur Conrad [ ] DECEASED DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH (Country) CITIZENSHIP (Country) 1894 U.S.A. U.S.A. OCCUPATION PRESENT EMPLOYER Office Manager So. Calif. Edison Co.
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47. BROTHERS-SISTERS SEX NAME AGE FULL ADDRESS OCCUPATION [guess: Male] NONE [illegible rows with faint text] [guess: Gordon/Gorman?] [remaining entries illegible]
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48. RELATIVES LIVING IN FOREIGN LANDS SEX RELATIONSHIP NAME AGE FULL ADDRESS OCCUPATION NONE [additional rows blank or illegible]
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49. RELATIVES IN GOVERNMENT OR MILITARY SERVICE (United States or Foreign) SEX RELATIONSHIP NAME COUNTRY SERVED TITLE OF POSITION AND DUTIES M Cousin Francis Carl Hertzog U.S.A. Ensign U.S.N.
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50. MARITAL STATUS [ ] SINGLE [X] MARRIED [ ] SEPARATED [ ] DIVORCED [ ] WIDOWER [ ] WIDOW DATE OF MARRIAGE PLACE OF MARRIAGE (State and country) 16 Nov. 1946 Naples Italy NAME OF SPOUSE (Last or maiden name, first name, middle name) Ekulna Ann Catherine DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH CITIZENSHIP 26 Mar. 1920 Billings Mont. U.S.A. ADDRESS PRIOR TO MARRIAGE (Street and number, city, State, and country) [guess: 1829] [guess: Wallack] St., Santa Ana, Calif. [illegible] U.S.A. PRESENT OCCUPATION PRESENT EMPLOYER Housewife
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DB Cooper-10654
51. FORMER SPOUSE NAME OR FORMER SPOUSE (Last or maiden name, first name, middle name): [guess: Cardoner] [guess: Patsy] [illegible] DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE: [illegible] [guess: 1948] [guess: Hattiesburg] [illegible] DATE OF BIRTH: [guess: 1922] PLACE OF BIRTH (City, State, and country): Unknown [X] LIVING [ ] DECEASED DATE OF DIVORCE OR DEATH: 15 JUNE 1943 PLACE: Hattiesburg Mi[guess: ss].
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52. CHILDREN SEX | NAME | AGE | FULL ADDRESS | OCCUPATION NONE b6 per FBI b7C per FBI
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53. DEPENDENTS SEX | NAME | RELATIONSHIP | AGE | DEGREE OF DEPENDENCY NONE
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54. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED, INDICTED, OR CONVICTED FOR ANY VIOLATION OF LAW, OTHER THAN A MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION? [ ] YES [X] NO. IF SO, STATE THE NAME AND PLACE OF COURT, NATURE OF OFFENSE, DATE, AND DISPOSITION OF CASE [illegible — response area heavily degraded]
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55. ARE THERE ANY UNFAVORABLE INCIDENTS IN YOUR LIFE NOT MENTIONED ABOVE WHICH YOU BELIEVE MAY REFLECT UPON YOUR LOYALTY TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OR UPON YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES WHICH YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON TO UNDERTAKE? [ ] YES [X] NO. IF SO, DESCRIBE (If additional space is necessary, use Remarks.) [illegible — response area heavily degraded with significant noise]
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56. NOTIFY IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (Give name, relationship, and address) Ann Catherine Miles [guess: Niso] 242 Covina Ave. Long Beach-3-Calif.
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I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ANSWERS ARE TRUE, CORRECT, AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF AND IN SIGNING THIS CERTIFICATE I DO SO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE VERACITY OF ALL STATEMENTS MADE HEREIN WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND IF FOUND INCORRECT, INCOMPLETE, OR MISLEADING IN ANY PARTICULAR I MAY BE RELIEVED OF MY ASSIGNMENT AND SUCH OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
(DATE): 9 Feb 1949 (SIGNATURE): [illegible handwritten signature — possibly "[guess: Douglas] D. [guess: Duley]"] (WITNESS): [illegible handwritten signature]
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10-52040-1 DB Cooper-10655
Serials: 0 - 493718, 10-52040-1