Part 47, page 236
DB Cooper-19559Serials JN 164-181, SE 164-81-8171
Interviewed 23 August 1984Dictated 25 August 1984Transcribed 2 September 1984
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 47 p. 236 (DB Cooper-19559), FD-302 interview, interviewed 23 Aug 1984, serial SE 164-81-8171 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-47/pages/236
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FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 9/2/84
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[REDACTED] temporarily residing at the [REDACTED] Toomsuba, Mississippi, was contacted at his place of residence by Special Agents (SAs) [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] of the Meridian Resident Agency (RA) of the FBI. [REDACTED] was made aware of the identities of the interviewing Agents, and of the purpose of the interview, after which he voluntarily provided the following informa- tion:
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[REDACTED] was born [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] grew up on the estate of [REDACTED] estate was located in the State of Delaware, and [REDACTED] was employed as a [REDACTED] with the [REDACTED] worked on the [REDACTED] estate and attended primary education at the EDDYSTONE HIGH SCHOOL until the eighth grade. [REDACTED] has read extensively, and has taken a number of other training courses outside of his formal education in order to supplement his knowledge.
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In [REDACTED] left the [REDACTED] estate and enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a rifleman in an infantry platoon. [REDACTED] served throughout the United States and in Korea during the Korean conflict, and was discharged in [REDACTED]
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While in the U. S. Marine Corps, [REDACTED] was treated in a military hospital [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was awarded a Purple Heart after an individual of the military service approached him while he was in the hospital and asked him if he had been injured. [REDACTED] indicated that he had gotten scratched up in his activities with the military, and as such, he was eventually awarded a Purple Heart. [REDACTED] stated that the United States Government, upon further investigation, subsequently asked that the medal be returned, but [REDACTED] was unable to do so in that he no longer had it in his possession.
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While in the Marine Corps, [REDACTED] went into [REDACTED] status, which was later reflected on his
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Investigation on 8/23/84 at Toomsuba, Mississippi File # JN 164A-181 [REDACTED] 164A-81·8171 SA [REDACTED] by SA [REDACTED] :KF/dwd Date dictated 8/25/84
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-19559