Soldier's Qualification Card (WD AGO Form 20) - John E. List

Document date December 1943

Part 45pages 36–372 pagesDB Cooper-4659–4660

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 45 pp. 36–37 (DB Cooper-4659–4660), Form, dated Dec 1943 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-45%3A036-037

(1)-© NAME: List, John E. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 16177034 HEIGHT: 6 1/2 WEIGHT: 148 RACE: W

(2) BIRTHPLACE OF SOLDIER: [partially obscured]

(3) DATE OF BIRTH OF SOLDIER: [obscured]

(4) CITIZEN: [checked] TAKEN OUT FIRST PAPERS: [blank] NON-CITIZEN: [blank]

(5)-© MARITAL STATUS: S NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS: [checked]

(6) BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: [blank] (7) BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: [blank]

(8)-© EDUCATION: NON-E. [blank] ILLITERATE [blank] YEAR LEFT SCHOOL: 1943

SCHOOL: (S1) GRAMMAR SCHOOL - YEARS: 8 - GRADUATED: Y - Bay City, Mich - 1939 (S2) HIGH SCHOOL - YEARS: 4 - GRADUATED: Y - Bay City Mich - ACADEMIC - 1943 (1-2) COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY - YEARS: 1/4 [quarter] - Bay City Jr. Col[lege] / Bay City, Mich - ACADEMIC - 1943 (4-1) POST GRADUATE: [blank] (4-2) [illegible] - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. - ENGINEERING - 1943

(13)-© 1943 MAIN OCCUPATION: STUDENT College (NCS) OCCUPATIONAL DICTIONARY CODE: X-02 TRADE TEST INDICATED: [blank] SPEC. SER. NO.: 010 DEGREE OF SKILL: S-SK

JUST WHAT DID YOU DO?: Completed Academic (13) CIVILIAN © Major in High School, in College Studied Geography, History, Chemistry, English Physics and Math. Average Grade in High School B. Attended Summer Sessions Prior to ASTR. Earned 6 Credits (Semester) in Math, and 4 Credits in English.

EMPLOYER: University of Wisconsin LAST DATE OF EMPLOYMENT: Dec 1943 ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: Madison Wisconsin DEPT. SHOP OR BRANCH: [blank] KIND OF BUSINESS: Education

(14)-© SECOND 1-70.100 BEST OCCUPATION: Sales Clerk YEARS AT IT: 1/2 WKLY WAGE: $10[?] SPECIFICATION: SSK SERIAL NO.: 373 DEGREE OF SKILL: [blank] TRADE TEST INDICATED: - (14) CIVILIAN © JUST WHAT DID YOU DO?: Clerked in Retail Grocery Concurrent with High School and in Summer Also had work in Stock Room of Grocery

(15)-© ADDITIONAL OCCUPATIONS, HOBBIES, ETC.: RADIO [checked] ST-1 PHOTOGRAPHY [checked] ST-2

(9)-© LANGUAGES (CHECK APPROPRIATE SPACES) S-SPEAKS R-READS W-WRITES SPANISH (B-33): [blank] FRENCH (B-36): [blank] GERMAN (B-37): FAIRLY WELL - S [checked] R [checked] W [checked] OTHER LANGUAGES (B-38): [blank] FAIRLY WELL: [German checked] FLUENTLY (B-39): [blank]

(16)-© ARMY GENERAL CLASSIFICATION TEST FORM & DATE: K 12/17/43 GRADE - SCORE: T(150)

(17)-© APTITUDE TESTS First: [?] 11 MT I T(31) Row: 1/4x MT(90)

(10)-© SERVICE COMMAND OR DEPARTMENT OF ENLISTMENT: Sixth

(11)-© SPORTS IN WHICH QUALIFIED: EXCELLS: - TRACK: [blank] BASKET BALL: [checked] BOXING: [blank] BASE BALL: [checked] SOFT BALL: [blank] SKILL: [checked] FOOT BALL: [checked] TENNIS: [blank] VOLLEY BALL: [checked]

(12)-© TALENT FOR FURNISHING PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT: Violin MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: [checked] L-27 SINGING: L-28 THEATRICAL: L-29

(19)-© TRADE TEST RATINGS: [blank]

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 the Bureau.

(20)-© HIGHEST POSITION OF LEADERSHIP (INCLUDING MILITARY): [blank]

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NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FILL OUT THIS CARD WITHOUT FIRST READING INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN AR 615-25 VERY CAREFULLY

(21)-© PREVIOUS MILITARY EXPERIENCE — [No entries visible in ARM OR SERVICE, YEARS IN EACH, HIGHEST GRADE columns]

(29) RECORD OF CURRENT SERVICE DATE | ORGANIZATION AND STATION | GRADE | PRINCIPAL DUTY | SPEC SER NO 1-3-44 | 12.G. 6[illegible] REGTF.ASTP. Ft Benning, GA | PvT | 18 WKS BASIC | [illegible] 3/13/44 | Co K - 342 INF | Pvt | MESSENGER | [illegible] 5/10/44 | Co K - 342 INF | PvT | MORTAR GUNNER 607 30CT44 | Co K, 342d INF Cp [guess: Gruber], Okl. | PFC | MERTAR GUNNER 607 3JAN 46 | Co C, 342° INF | PFC | MORTAR GUNNER 607

(22)-© SERVICE SCHOOLS, ARM, OR SERVICE | NUMBER OF WEEKS | COURSE | YEAR GRADUATED AND RATING (IF ANY) 15 [guess: Tng] | Co C 342D INF | PL | [guess: Patterson] | 24[illegible] 6 Feb 46 | Go F, [illegible] INF | PL 22-3-[illegible] | [guess: BAR] D. APL[illegible] | PFC

(23)-© ASSIGNMENT LIMITATIONS 3 June [illegible] mts. ILL III[illegible] 4 mts

(24) SD (25) PREFERRED

(26) ASSIGNMENT RECOMMENDED BY RECEPTION CENTER: BASIC 521

(27)-© CLASSIFICATION IN MILITARY SPECIALTIES DESIGNATION: Mortar Gunner [illegible] | SPEC SERIAL NO: 607 | POTENTIAL | SKILLED: 5/1/44 | SEMI-SKILLED: 8/31/44 | TYPE OF EQUIPMENT

(30)-© DATE OF ENLISTMENT/INDUCTION: 6/14/43 DATE OF INTERVIEW | FIRST INTERVIEW | SECOND INTERVIEW 12/17/43 | REWRITTEN: 5 OCTOBER, 1944 STATION | FORT SHERIDAN ILL. | CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF INTERVIEWER | William H. Byron Pvt | Richard O[illegible] [guess: Stantz, Tec] 4 CLASSIFIER | Charles N. McLean PFC | [illegible] [guess: Michael] [illegible] Cpl[illegible] SOLDIER | [illegible] E. [illegible]

(28) REMARKS: MALARIA CONTROL COMPLETED 7/25/44 INFILTRATION COURSE (SMOKE) 4-12-44 - INFILTRATION COURSE NIGHT-4-13-44- CHLORINE GAS CHAMBER 4-14-44- CLOSE COMBAT COURSE 5-21-44/[illegible] COURSE US [illegible] LEFT CONTL U.S. 21AUG45

(31) DRIVES: AUTO [checked] TON TRUCK [unchecked] MOTORCYCLE [unchecked] HOLDS MICHIGAN STATE DRIVER'S PERMIT

(32) QUALIFICATIONS IN ARMS WEAPON | COURSE | QUALIFIED | SCORE | DATE M1 RIFLE | [illegible] | SS | 160 | 3/12/44 CARBINE | M-1 | MKM | [illegible] | 4/1/[illegible] PISTOL | -45 | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] LT C | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] 60 M/M MORTAR | [illegible] | FAMIL | 14 | 3/25/44 [illegible] | [illegible] | TRANS | [illegible] | [illegible] RIFLE M-1 | TRANS | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] 60MM MORTAR | [guess: EXPERT] | 20CL6MR | [illegible] | [illegible] 81MM MORTAR | [guess: EXPERT] | [illegible] | 92 | [illegible]

IMPORTANT – UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THIS CARD BE FOLDED, ROLLED, OR CREASED W.D., A.G.O. FORM NO. 20 3 SEPTEMBER 1943

DB Cooper-4660

Serials: 16177034