Interview of James Dewitt Rankin, former 82nd Airborne paratrooper
Document date 7 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-91:316-317
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-91:316-317 Document: FD-302 interview of James Dewitt Rankin, former 82nd Airborne paratrooper Id: Cooper-Part-91:316-317 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A316-317 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 316–317 (DB Cooper-40707–40708), FD-302 interview, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-355 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A316-317
FD-302 (Rev. 3-17-69)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date December 7, 1971
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JAMES DEWITT RANKIN, 13417 S. E. Wabash Street, Milwaukie, Oregon, telephone 659-5910 was interviewed at his residence and furnished the following information:
RANKIN advised he is currently employed as a cytonalogist technician at the Cytonology Reference Laboratories, 2905 S. E. Oak Grove Boulevard, Milwaukie, Oregon.
[REDACTED], Portland, Oregon. RANKIN is a former paratrooper and was a member of the 308th Parachute Infantry Unit with the 82nd Airborne Division of the U. S. Army. He has approximately 25 parachute jumps to his credit. He has not parachuted since 1945 which is the year he received his discharge from the U. S. Army. He has an interest in parachuting, however, he has not made any jumps since in the military because [REDACTED] he felt it would affect his insurance rates.
RANKIN worked at his laboratory until 5:00, the day of November 24, 1971, and spent the entire evening and the following day with one [REDACTED], whose residence is [REDACTED] Milwaukie, Oregon. They spent Thanksgiving Day at the Oregon coast.
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The following description was obtained through observation and interview:
Name JAMES DEWITT RANKIN Alias Jim Address 13417 S. E. Wabash Milwaukie, Oregon Telephone 659-5910 Race White Sex Male Age 50 Date of Birth November 13, 1921
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12/1/71 Milwaukie, Oregon PD 164-41- 355 File # SE 164-81 SA [REDACTED] and SA [REDACTED] /CLH:tam 12/3/71 Date dictated
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DB Cooper-40707
PD 164-41 SE 164-81
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Place of Birth Roseburg, Oregon Eyes Blue Hair Reddish brown, turning gray near sideburns, parted on the right, bushy sideburns extending to the lower part of the ear Complexion Medium Height 6' Weight 170 pounds Build Medium Scars and marks Appendectomy scar Marital status [REDACTED] b6 Wife [REDACTED] b7c Social Security Number 542-18-5830 Occupation Cytonalogist U. S. Army Number 393 1 8893 Arrest record None Characteristic Wears prescription dark rimmed glasses
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DB Cooper-40708
Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-355, SE 164-81