Interview of Major Joe Criswell re David B. Roebuck
Interviewed 20 January 1976Transcribed 27 January 1976
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Id: Cooper-Part-119:296-297
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 pp. 296–297 (DB Cooper-54844–54845), FD-302 interview, interviewed 20 Jan 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-119%3A296-297
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 1/27/76
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Major JOE CRISWELL, 8750 Lithopolis Road, Canal Winchester, Ohio, telephone 837-9862, was contacted at his place of employment, as Chief of Safety, 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, Ricken- backer Air Force Base, furnished the following information:
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Major CRISWELL advised that he has known DAVID ROEBUCK since approximately 1965 when he served with ROEBUCK in Korea as part of the International Guard. He advised that ROEBUCK at the rank of major was a pilot for the Ohio Air National Guard until 1971 when he decided he wanted to quit the Air National Guard and move from Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest section of the United States. CRISWELL stated that ROEBUCK was a mountain climbing enthusiast and loved the outdoors.
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CRISWELL described ROEBUCK as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Age: 38 to 39 Height: 6' to 6'1" Weight: 175 Hair: Reddish-brown, partly bald Complexion: Light
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CRISWELL stated that sometime in 1971 ROEBUCK moved from Columbus, Ohio, and is reported living in the northwest section of the United States. He stated ROEBUCK drove out to the State of Washington in a Landrover and was transferred to the Inactive Reserve in Denver, Colorado. ROEBUCK married a girl named [redacted] who works as a [redacted] in the Seattle, Washington area.
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Major CRISWELL examined the composites made of the individual involved in the Northwest Airlines' hijacking in November, 1971, and stated that this individual did not look like ROEBUCK.
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CRISWELL stated that ROEBUCK never smoked [struck through: cigarettes, never wore a tie and is very light complected.]
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Interviewed on 1/20/76 at [struck through: Columbus, Ohio] File # [struck through: 164-55]
by [struck through: SA [redacted] :mw] Date dictated [struck through: 1/23/76]
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DB COOPER-54844
CI 164-55 2
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CRISWELL advised that he does recall the incident in 1971 involving the hijacking and recalls that there was talk subsequent to the incident concerning the fact that ROEBUCK had moved to the northwest section of the United States and had been to paratrooper school in the U. S. Air Force.
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CRISWELL stated that ROEBUCK visited the 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron approximately November, 1975, and is moving back to Columbus, Ohio in the near future and will again be assigned as a pilot to this Tactical Fighter Squadron.
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DB COOPER-54845
Serials: CI 164-55