SAC Seattle re background of Danny Cartan from Boeing personnel file (Sub 691)

Document date 2 January 1974

Part 117pages 127–1293 pagesDB Cooper-53582–53584

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Document: Memo SAC Seattle re background of Danny Cartan from Boeing personnel file (Sub 691)
Id: Cooper-Part-117:127-129
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 127–129 (DB Cooper-53582–53584), Memo, dated 2 Jan 1974, serial SE 164-81-6043 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A127-129

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 1/2/74

SA [redacted] b6 b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE Sub 691 [handwritten]

Re: DAN CARTAN Sub 691

Re memo of SA [redacted] to Seattle file 164-81, 12/17/73.

On December 20, 1973, the Boeing file of DANNY CARTAN was reviewed and the following information was obtained:

Name: DANNY (NMN) CARTAN Date of Birth: January 6, 1932 Place of Birth: Elgin, Illinois Height: 5'9" Weight: 160 pounds Sex: Male Race: Caucasian SSAN: 320-26-1199 Occupation: Group engineer Started Employ- ment: 5/1/60 Terminated Employment: 5/20/68 Address: 14255 Southeast 41st Street, Bellevue, Washington Education: Attended Indiana Tech. between 1951 and 1956 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Military Service: In U. S. Army between April, 1954, and February, 1956, obtained an honorable discharge Former Address: Addresses were listed as 1809 Brookhollow Drive, Fort Worth 14, Texas, and 20628 Lorain Road, Cleveland 26, Sub 691 [handwritten] Ohio 164-81-6043 [handwritten]

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[stamp: SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... JAN 2 1974 FBI-SEATTLE]

DB COOPER-53582

SE 164-81

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Marital Status: Married Wife: LUCY ELIZABETH CARTAN nee Verndran

Professional Acquaintances: [REDACTED b6, b7C] New York; [REDACTED] Smithtwon (Smithtown), New York; JOHN JOSEPH VIGNALI, 2303 33rd Street, Astoria, New York.

Character References: [REDACTED b6, b7C] RALPH McKIBBON, President of Suburban Insurance Agency, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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CARTAN's Boeing file also indicated he was a member of the U. S. Power Squadron, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, National Association of Security Dealers, FCC Radio-Telephone License, Amateur Radio License K8HYU. His father was listed as WILLIAM LAWRENCE CARTAN, deceased, mother LILLIE JEWELL CARTAN, nee Duncan, Mount Vernon, Illinois, Route Number 1, Woodstock, Illinois.

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CARTAN was fired on May 20, 1968, for participating in homosexual activities on May 3, 1968, in a restroom in the Coffee Cup Cafe in Renton, Washington.

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A check with the Washington State Department of Motor Vehicles revealed the following information concerning CARTAN:

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CARTAN has a Washington State Driver's License which indicates his date of birth is January 6, 1932, sex male, hair brown, height 5'9", weight 165 pounds, address

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DB COOPER-53583

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SE 164-81

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14255 Southeast 41st Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006, license expires in 1975, vehicle is registered to DANNY CARTAN listed as 1965 Chevrolet Impala, License AOW 576, and a 1963 GMC Pickup, License P17819. CARTAN's driving record indicated he had one violation of speeding over the limit 1-14 miles per hour occurred on May 18, 1973. A request was made on December 21, 1973, to obtain a copy of CARTAN's Washington State Driver's License.

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LEAD

SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Will continue to process CARTAN as a subject in this matter to determine if he is identical with UNSUB.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB COOPER-53584

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6043