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December 1927
27 pages
27 references
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1 December
6 references · 6 pages
14 December
1 reference · 1 page
18 December
14 references · 14 pages
28 December
1 reference · 1 page
31 December
5 references · 5 pages
Documents referencing December 1927
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8
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6
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5
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4
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25 documents, 27 including copies
Form
Merchant mariner "lost documents" application of James Dwight Booth
19 January 1957 · Part 99 · 1 page
p. 58
1 December 1927
1 DEC 1927
U.S. Coast Guard form for lost merchant mariner documents filed by James Dwight Booth, born December 1, 1927 in Duluth, Minnesota. He held document number Z-639 126, last served as Oiler on SS North…
Form
Seattle Police Department Identification Report, Larry Mathew Jackson (booked as Shuaulie), May 8, 1970
8 May 1970 · Seattle · Part 113 · 1 page
p. 309
28 December 1927
1927-12-28
Seattle Police Department booking form dated May 8, 1970 for an individual booked under the name Shuaulie, David with true name listed as Jackson, Larry Mathew. Arrested at approximately 200 block Ye…
Memo
SA to SAC Seattle re James D. Booth as possible Cooper, 164-81-180
29 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 24 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 587 · page 1 of 2
1 December 1927
1927-12-01
Header of a United States Government memorandum from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. An individual contacted by the FBI on 11-26-71 reported that after reading ne…
+1 copy
Part 99 pp. 56–57
· matching p. 56
Copies may differ in what was redacted.
Teletype
Urgent teletype San Francisco to Seattle and WFO re merchant seaman records on James D. Booth
2 December 1971 · San Francisco · Part 24 · 1 page
p. 608
1 December 1927
1927-12-01
Teletype routing header from San Francisco FBI field office to Seattle and Washington Field, sent urgently on December 2, 1971. Handwritten annotation in upper right corner, likely a routing or fili…
Teletype
San Francisco to Seattle and WFO re suspect James D. Booth (duplicate copy)
2 December 1971 · San Francisco · Part 24 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 610 · page 1 of 2
1 December 1927
1927-12-01
Teletype routing header from San Francisco field office to Seattle and Washington Field, sent urgently on December 2, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airline…
Form
FD-340 receipt for photo and driver's license of Eugene Leroy Watson from SAC Phoenix, Ser 928, with Arizona driver's license application and MVD record
9 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 81 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages
p. 32 · page 2 of 3
31 December 1927
≈ DEC 31, 27
Left portion of Arizona motor vehicle driver's license application form with standard legal questions and parental liability section. All health/legal questions answered NO. Arizona Class 2 driver's…
Memo
SA Donald J. Steele to SAC Seattle re suspect Jay Whiteford
17 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 104 · 1 page
p. 97
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Memo header identifying the recipient (SAC Seattle), the author (SA Donald J. Steele), the case name (NORJAK), and the subject (Suspect Jay Whiteford), dated December 17, 1971. A Seattle First Natio…
Memo
To SAC Seattle re suspect Jay Whiteford and Seattle First National Bank photographs
26 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 104 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 95 · page 2 of 2
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. An individual at the Mercer Island Branch of Seattle First National Bank activated the bank's cameras and took 51 pictures of the subject. On…
Report
Investigative insert re Watson driver's license and attempted interview, Phoenix
25 January 1974 · Phoenix · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 345 · page 1 of 2
31 December 1927
December 31, 1927
Header of an FBI report (file PX 164-100) documenting an investigation conducted by a Special Agent at Phoenix, Arizona. Notes that on January 16, 1974, a Driver's License Records search was run thro…
Report
Phoenix insert re records check and attempted interview of Eugene Leroy Watson
19 February 1974 · Phoenix · Part 105 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 130 · page 1 of 2
31 December 1927
1927-12-31
File reference number and agent initials header. Handwritten sub-file reference number. FBI Special Agent in Phoenix conducted investigation on January 16, 1974. A Chief Supervisor at Arizona Highw…
FD-302 interview
Interview of Eugene Leroy Watson re whereabouts on 11/24/71
Interviewed 18 April 1974 · Phoenix · Part 72 · 1 page
p. 161
31 December 1927
1927-12-31
Standard FBI FD-302 interview form header with revision date and transcription date. FBI interview of Eugene Leroy Watson regarding his background and whereabouts on November 24, 1971, in connection…
FD-302 interview
Interview of Eugene Leroy Watson, Phoenix
Interviewed 18 April 1974 · Phoenix · Part 100 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages
p. 340 · page 1 of 3
31 December 1927
December 31, 1927
Standard FBI FD-302 interview report form identifier and revision date. Routing or file stamp in upper right corner; date of transcription is April 23, 1974. Introduction paragraph identifying subj…
Memo
SAC Seattle re Richard J. McCoy suspect suggestion, Olympia lead
22 August 1975 · Seattle · Part 119 · 1 page
p. 57
14 December 1927
December 14, 1927
Two solid black circular ink marks/blots at the top of the page, likely redaction or handling marks rather than text stamps. FBI Seattle field office memo (file 164-81, NORJAK/BUfile 164-2111) regar…
Teletype
Las Vegas to Director, San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle re Dunning and Jack Scott Farmer
3 July 1980 · Las Vegas · Part 70 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 346 · page 1 of 2
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Teletype routing header from Las Vegas FBI field office to Director, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Seattle offices, dated July 1980. Las Vegas field office reports investigation at the Nevada Lodge…
Teletype
Director to Seattle, Las Vegas, Sacramento and San Francisco re NORJAK leads
5 July 1980 · Bureau · Part 45 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 173 · page 1 of 2
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Duplicate or echo of the teletype routing header at the very top of the page. FBI teletype from Director FBI to Seattle, Las Vegas, Sacramento, and San Francisco field offices regarding the NORJAK (…
Teletype
Bureau to Las Vegas, Sacramento, San Francisco and Seattle re NORJAK suspect
5 July 1980 · Bureau · Part 70 · 1 page
p. 343
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Duplicate partial teletype header visible at top of page, likely bleed-through or overlay artifact. Handwritten sub-file reference number. FBI teletype from Director FBI to Seattle, Las Vegas, Sacr…
Teletype
SAC Las Vegas to Director, San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle re Nevada Lodge investigation of Jack Scott Farmer and Garth Hudson Dunning
8 July 1980 · Las Vegas · Part 45 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 163 · page 1 of 2
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
FBI Las Vegas teletype to Director, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Seattle offices regarding NORJAK hijacking case. Reports investigation at Nevada Lodge, Crystal Bay, Nevada identifying Garth Hudson…
Teletype
Las Vegas re Nevada Lodge investigation identifying Garth Hudson (transmission copy)
8 July 1980 · Las Vegas · Part 45 · 1 page
p. 165
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Handwritten sub-file reference number FBI teletype from Las Vegas field office to Director, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Seattle regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. Reports that investigation at…
Teletype
Las Vegas re Nevada Lodge investigation identifying Garth Hudson (additional copy)
8 July 1980 · Las Vegas · Part 45 · 1 page
p. 166
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Teletype routing header from Las Vegas field office dated July 1980, addressed to FBI Director, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Seattle offices. Classified UNCLAS (unclassified). Handwritten notation…
Form
Latent Fingerprint Section report to SAC Seattle re NORJAK (duplicate copy)
18 July 1980 · Bureau · Part 45 · 1 page
p. 233
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Header of FBI Latent Fingerprint Section report form dated July 18, 1980, addressed to SAC Seattle, referencing NORJAK case files. Handwritten notation, likely a sub-file or routing reference. FBI…
+1 copy
Part 45 p. 232
Copies may differ in what was redacted.
Report
Latent Fingerprint Section report to SAC Seattle re several NORJAK suspects - negative
18 July 1980 · Bureau · Part 67 · 1 page
p. 42
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
FBI Latent Fingerprint Section report header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, dated July 18, 1980. Report states that unidentified latent fingerprints from…
Form
US Coast Guard Lost Documents form of James Dwight Booth
Part 24 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 585 · page 1 of 2
1 December 1927
1927-12-01
U.S. Coast Guard 'Lost Documents' form filled out by James Dwight Booth of Cut Bank, Montana, born December 1, 1927 in Duluth, Minnesota. He reports lost Merchant Mariner's documents (Certificate of…
Report
Las Vegas insert re Incline Village and Carson City inquiries on Farmer and Dunning
Las Vegas · Part 45 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages
p. 221 · page 1 of 2
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
FBI file number, dictation initials, and page number of the report. Investigation header indicating the date and that the investigating agent's name is redacted. WCSO records at Incline Village sho…
Report
Las Vegas insert re Incline Village and Carson City inquiries (duplicate first page)
Las Vegas · Part 45 · 1 page
p. 223
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
FBI case file number, author initials, and sub-file designation. WCSO records show Garth Hudson Dunning applied for a work permit in 1963 as a dealer at the Tahoe Nugget, and was reported as a possi…
Form
SBA Form 4 personal history statement of Jay D. Whiteford, Jay Whiteford & Associates, Inc.
Part 104 · 1 page
p. 96
18 December 1927
1927-12-18
Letterhead of Jay Whiteford & Associates, Inc. in Seattle, WA, identifying this as a supplement to an SBA Form 4 loan application, Question 8 regarding personal history. Jay Whiteford's personal his…