SAC Norfolk to SAC Seattle re NORJAK - Personal History Form on Col. Jerry S. Edwards
Document date 15 October 1976
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 pp. 155–156 (DB Cooper-55159), Airtel, dated 15 Oct 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A155-156
FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)
FBI Date: 10/15/76
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Via: AIRTEL (Precedence)
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, NORFOLK (164-41) (RUC)
NORJAK
(OO: SEATTLE) Bufile 164-2111
Re Norfolk airtel to Alexandria dated 9/10/76, and Alexandria airtel to Seattle dated 9/17/76.
On 10/5/76, Lt. Col. [redacted], Fort Monroe, Virginia, provided the following additional background information obtained from a recently updated Personal History Form concerning Col. JERRY S. EDWARDS:
Race White Sex Male DOB/POB 6/16/30 at Battle Creek, Michigan Height 5 feet 10 inches Weight 172 pounds Eyes Hazel Hair Brown SSAN 383-22-9387 Date of entry - U. S. Army 8/30/51 Arrival date at Fort Monroe, Va. 2/76 Current assignment Assistant Chief of Staff, TRADOC Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia
2 - Seattle 1 - Norfolk CPK:dbi (3)
Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent ___
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[illegible handwritten notation near "Bufile 164-2111" line, possibly "3ut833" or similar]
[illegible handwritten numbers "71", "30", "41" in right margin adjacent to Height/DOB/Weight lines]
[handwritten, cursive, near bottom center]: RETURN WITH SUB FILE PLEASE DON'T LOSE!
[handwritten, cursive, near bottom center]: REVIEW OF THIS FILE 11/2 FAILED TO FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT EDWARDS IS INVOLVED IN CAPTURED [guess: CRIME]. ELIMINATE PLEASE.
[handwritten notation, right side, near Approved line]: 164-81-7[illegible]3
[illegible handwritten notation near Approved line, possibly "Lock 833" or similar]
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SEARCHED ________ INDEXED ________ SERIALIZED ________ FILED ________ OCT 21 1976 TLE
NF 164-41
Local address [redacted] Fort Monroe, Virginia Wife KARLA MAUREEN EDWARDS Children [redacted]
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Lt. Col. [redacted] advised that attendance at specialized military schools was not set out; however, Col. EDWARDS is a qualified skydiver. He furnished the following address information for Col. EDWARDS during the time of captioned skyjacking:
7/71 - 1/72 [redacted] Springfield, Alabama
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The following additional assignment address information was further set out:
6/60 - 7/63 [redacted] - Fort Buckner 7/63 - 7/64 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 7/64 - 7/69 Springfield, Alabama [underlined] 7/69 - 7/70 Montgomery, Alabama 7/70 - 7/71 Headquarters, MACV, Saigon, SVN [underlined] 7/71 - 1/72 Springfield, Alabama [underlined] // 1/72 - 7/74 [redacted] Jackson, South Carolina [underlined] 7/74 - 2/76 [redacted] Carlisle, Pennsylvania [underlined] 2/76 - present [redacted] Fort Monroe, Virginia
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Lt. Col. [redacted] advised that Col. EDWARDS' original home of record was not set out.
For the information of Seattle, it was determined that the Peninsula Skydivers Club is based at West Point, Virginia, and is an exclusive club catering only to highly qualified diving enthusiasts. Norfolk Division was unable to discreetly determine if Col. EDWARDS is in fact a member of this club; however, Lt. Col. [redacted] has indicated that his source of information is reliable and that Col. EDWARDS is in fact a member.
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DB COOPER-55159
Serials: 164-2111, 383-22-9387, NF 164-41, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7143