Name: 1947
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FormWD AGO Form 01038 application for extended active duty, Capt. Miles25 August 1946 · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 4430 June 19471947-06-30Routing or classification stamp marked PR in top-right corner. War Department AGO Form 01038 (dated 1 April 1946) — Application for Extended Active Duty filed by Captain Miles, Schuyler William Jr.,…

FormWD AGO Form 53 Military Record and Report of Separation, Earl A. Crill13 January 1947 · Part 52 · 1 page

p. 5513 January 194713 Jan 47 · 23 Feb 47 · 31 Jan 47Military separation record (WD AGO Form 53) for Earl A. Crill, 1st Lieutenant, Army of the United States, assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, 152nd Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion. Separated at C…

FormAcademic efficiency report, Basic Airborne Course No. 7, Capt. Miles22 April 1947 · Fort Benning, Georgia · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 2820 January 19471947-01-20 · 1947-03-10 · 1947-04-22Military Academic Efficiency Report for Capt. Schuyler W. Miles Jr. (ASN 0-493718), ORC Infantry, who completed Basic Airborne Course No. 7 at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA, from 10 March 194…

FormWD AGO Form 67 efficiency report, Capt. Miles, Officer Troop School, Mar-Jun 19471 July 1947 · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 2727 March 19471947-03-27 · 1947-06-30 · 1947-07-01Military Efficiency Report (WD AGO Form 67) for Captain Schuyler W. Miles, Infantry (ORC), assigned to Headquarters Officer Troop School under AGF-Third Army. Covers the period 27 March 1947 to 30 Ju…

FormWD AGO Form 603 Organized Reserve Corps change of address and status report, 194728 August 1947 · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 3720 July 19471947-07-20 · 1947-08-28 · 1947-08-29War Department AGO Form 603 — Organized Reserve Corps Change of Address and Status Report for Captain Miles Schuyler William Jr., Infantry, Army Serial No. O-493718. His permanent home address is 142…

FormEfficiency report, Capt. Miles, 504th PIR, Aug-Sep 19476 September 1947 · Fort Bragg, North Carolina · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 265 August 19475Aug47 · 5Sep47 · 6 Sep 47Header of a U.S. Army Efficiency Report form per AR 600-185, with instructions for completion by unit adjutant, rating officer, and indorsing officer. Identification section for Captain Schuyler W.…

LetterThe Adjutant General to Senator Edward Martin re Capt. Miles' Regular Army commission application5 October 1948 · Office of The Adjutant General, Washington, D.C. · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 3531 December 194731 December 1947File or reference number stamped at top right. Letter dated 5 October 1948 from Major General Edward F. Witsell, The Adjutant General, to Senator Edward Martin responding to an inquiry about Captain…

FormApplication for Appointment as Reserve Officer (WD AGO Form 170) with chronological statement of service - John Emil List3 June 1949 · Part 45 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 33 · page 2 of 2September 1947Sep47Continuation of a military Chronological Statement of Service form for John Emil List, documenting his Army service (Dec 1943–Apr 1946) as PFC and ROTC cadet service at University of Michigan (Sep 19…

FormDD Form 214 report of separation, Capt. Schuyler W. Miles Jr.10 March 1950 · Fort Ord, California · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 7March 1947≈ 22 Oct 47 · Mar 47-Apr 47DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces) for Captain Schuyler William Eeles Jr, US Army. Honorably discharged on 10 March 1950 from Fort Ord, California. Born 30 January 1923 in Washi…

FormSeattle PD identification report and booking form, Bennie Franklin Wilson, January 1953 arrest21 January 1953 · Seattle · Part 114 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 349 · page 2 of 21947Police arrest/booking form dated 1-21-53 for a white male, age 35, known as Wilson, arrested at 211 1st So. for Robbery (Strongarm). Subject was unemployed, living at the Carlton Hotel, had come from…

FormWashington State Patrol criminal record transcript for Robert Day Cooper3 March 1953 · Washington State Patrol · Part 104 · 1 page

p. 28917 June 19476-17-47 · 9-3-47Header of Washington State Patrol criminal record transcript for file number 253635, dated 3-3-53, microfilmed. Chief James A. Pryde. FBI number 4941507 with fingerprint classification numbers. Crim…

FormBoeing Technical-Professional Employment Application of Sheridan Louis Peterson26 July 1962 · Part 101 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 152 · page 2 of 41947Introductory instructions for the education section of the form and high school information, heavily degraded. High school appears to be Healdsburg, likely graduated around 1942. Higher education ta…

FormDepartment of Defense Personnel Security Questionnaire for Sheridan Louis Peterson with Boeing attachment sheet10 September 1962 · Part 101 · 5 pages · 2 of 5 pages

MemoSAC Las Vegas to SAC Phoenix re subject background and complaints9 June 1965 · Las Vegas · Part 29 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 402 · page 2 of 31947Las Vegas field office file designation with redacted subject identifier. Residence history for an unnamed subject showing movement from Minnesota to California to Nevada between 1945 and 1954-prese…

MemoSAC Las Vegas to SAC Phoenix re Alvin C. Hartley background investigation9 June 1965 · Las Vegas · Part 111 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 502 · page 2 of 31947Biographical data form for subject HARTLEY listing residences from 1945 to present (Las Vegas, NV), education (high school graduate from Proctor High School, Proctor, MN), military service (U.S. Army…

FormOfficer Qualification Record (DA Form 66) with record of assignments, CPT Countryman, MPC1968 · Part 41 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 84 · page 1 of 31 July 19471 JUL 47Header of Officer Qualification Record showing name (largely illegible), date of birth 5Dec33, religion Protestant, and three Military Occupational Specialties: Intelligence Officer, Correctional Off…

FormFBI Identification Record (rap sheet) for Charles Everett Devine, FBI No. 1 912 04213 October 1969 · Bureau · Part 113 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 328 · page 2 of 418 February 19472-18-47 · 5-7-47Header of FBI criminal record form for FBI record number 1 912 042, dated 10-13-69, from the Director's office. FBI criminal history record table for Charles Everett Devine (aliases: Charles Devine,…

FormOregon State Bureau of Identification criminal record transcript for Joseph Henry Johnson/Johnston23 November 1971 · Salem · Part 91 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 340 · page 1 of 310 April 19471947-04-10 · 1947-12-05Header of an Oregon State Bureau of Identification and Investigation criminal record transcript, dated November 23, 1971, for OSB Number 169663, FBI Number 514 393 A, prepared by Director G. A. Kanz.…

FormFBI Identification Record (rap sheet) and photograph for Joseph Henry Johnston, FBI #514 393 A26 November 1971 · Bureau · Part 90 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 70 · page 1 of 510 April 19474-10-47 · 5-12-47FBI criminal record (rap sheet) for Joseph Henry Johnson/Johnston, FBI number 514 393 A. The record spans arrests from 1947 to 1960 across multiple jurisdictions in California, Washington, Arkansas,…

TeletypeLittle Rock to Director and field offices re background of Joseph Henry Johnston26 November 1971 · Little Rock · Part 90 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 102 · page 3 of 510 April 19471947-04-10Teletype reference number for this communication. Page three of a teletype regarding the criminal and military record of Joseph Henry Johnston. Details U.S. Army service from February 1, 1943 to Dec…

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TeletypeSpringfield to Director re suspect Daniel Louis Cooper background1 December 1971 · Springfield · Part 100 · 7 pages · 2 of 7 pages

TeletypeSt. Louis to Phoenix and Seattle re Charles Edward Baker relatives3 December 1971 · St. Louis · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 141 · page 1 of 21947Teletype routing header identifying the message as sent from St. Louis field office to SAC Phoenix and SAC Seattle on December 3, 1971. Case subject line identifying the UNSUB as Dan Cooper, Northwe…

TeletypeNew York to Director re suspect Douglas Cooper background and leads3 December 1971 · New York · Part 101 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 13 · page 2 of 51947Page header indicating this is the second page of a multi-page teletype transmission. This teletype page (page two of transmission) provides background on a subject named Douglas Cooper investigated…

FormFBI Identification Record for Joseph Henry Johnston with Form 1-221 transmittal to SAC Seattle (NORJAK)14 December 1971 · Identification Division · Part 92 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 87 · page 1 of 510 April 19474-10-47Header of FBI criminal record form dated 12-14-71, FBI record number 514 393 A, marked for official use only. FBI criminal record table listing arrests for Joseph Henry Johnson/Johnston across multi…

ReportFBI Identification Record 514 393 A, Joseph Henry Johnston, arrests 1947-1971 and description14 December 1971 · Bureau · Part 97 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 312 · page 1 of 410 April 19474-10-47 · 5-12-47FBI criminal record header with record number 514 393 A, dated 12-14-71, signed by J. Edgar Hoover as Director. Marked FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. FBI criminal record table listing arrests for Joseph Hen…

FD-302 interviewInterview and subject description re Cooper suspect, PhiladelphiaInterviewed 14 December 1971 · Philadelphia · Part 103 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 5 · page 2 of 215 October 19471947-10-15FBI field office file number for Philadelphia office, case 164-133. Continuation of a subject description form listing physical characteristics, identifying numbers, employment status, military seri…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Washington DMV licenses for M.O. Clarke and Herman Roest17 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 103 · 1 page

p. 117 February 19471947-02-07Standard FBI inter-office memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 12/17/71. Sender name is redacted. Memo describes a request made on 12/13/71 to the Washington DMV in Olym…

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Part 103 p. 51

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FormFD-340 receipt for Washington driver's license photos, SE 164-81-1A (114)18 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 81 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 169 · page 1 of 27 February 194702/07/47Photocopy of a Washington State driver's license for Norman Roest, residing on RT 4 Box [illegible] in Olympia, WA 98501. Birth date appears to be 02/07/47. Eyes blue, weight 155 lbs. Height partiall…

AirtelSAC Portland to Director re informant's report on possible suspect18 April 1972 · Portland · Part 25 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 326 · page 2 of 21947FBI form number designation at top of page. Physical description and habits of a suspect or person of interest, including brown eyes, tan corduroy clothing, claimed Army Paratrooper service, and hab…

AirtelSAC Portland to Director re NORJAK suspect with paratrooper claims20 April 1972 · Portland · Part 67 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 252 · page 2 of 21947Case file number for the Portland Division NORJAK investigation. Physical and behavioral description of a suspect: brown eyes, tan corduroy clothing, claimed Army Paratrooper service, smoked Lucky S…

FormFD-340 receipt and photographs of Major Warren Elfendahl from Boeing, Seattle (serial 305)31 July 1972 · Seattle · Part 82 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 366 · page 4 of 522 September 19471947-09-22Mugshot-style photograph of a male subject identified as Major Whiren, taken on September 22, 1947. The subject appears to be a white male wearing a dark suit and tie. Height measurement markers are…

FD-302 interviewInterview re subject's whereabouts at Thanksgiving 1971 (Boston 164-153)Interviewed 14 September 1972 · Boston · Part 113 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 53 · page 1 of 21947Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. Handwritten sub-file reference numbers in the margins. FBI interview (FD-302) of Raymond Sidney Russell at his summer residenc…

FD-302 interviewInterview re suspect Raymond Sidney Russell (Sub 469), Boston 164-153Interviewed 14 September 1972 · Boston · Part 113 · 1 page

p. 2681947Standard FD-302 interview form header with revision date and transcription date. Handwritten sub-file reference annotations in the upper-right margin. FD-302 interview of Raymond Sidney Russell at…

MemoSAC Cincinnati to SAC Seattle re directory and records checks on Daniel Cooper15 February 1973 · Cincinnati · Part 115 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 255 · page 1 of 225 April 19471947-04-25FBI inter-office memo header from Cincinnati to Seattle, dated 2/15/73, regarding NORJAK case with Seattle as office of origin. SA Louis P. Russo checked multiple Cincinnati directories (1971-1973)…

MemoSAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re new suspect Walter C. Scherar, parachutist9 March 1973 · Los Angeles · Part 116 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 18 · page 1 of 210 July 19471947-07-10Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated March 9, 1973. Subject is a new suspect named Walter Charles Scherar, aka William…

MemoSAC Cincinnati to SAC Seattle re directory checks on Daniel Lee Cooper14 March 1973 · Cincinnati · Part 115 · 1 page

p. 25125 April 19471947-04-25Memo header addressed from SAC Cincinnati to SAC Seattle, dated 3/14/73, regarding NORJAK case, file numbers 164-81 and 164-55, marked RUC. Handwritten annotation 'Sub 588'. References prior corresp…

ReportFBI Identification Division record (rap sheet) for Walter Charles Scherar, FBI #4 930 99215 March 1973 · Bureau · Part 116 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 13 · page 1 of 410 July 19477-10-47FBI Identification Record for Walter Charles Scherar showing criminal history from 1946 to 1963 including juvenile delinquency, vagrancy, suspected robbery, disturbing the peace, and fugitive charges…

MemoSAC Boston to SAC Seattle re suspect Manuel Perreira #597 with Boston leads28 March 1973 · Boston · Part 115 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 294 · page 2 of 313 December 19471947-12-13FBI case file number header. On 3/9/73, a redacted source confirmed that Manuel Perreira resided at a rooming house at 515 South Main Street, Fall River, from 6/1/71 to 2/15/72, and was present the…

FormFBI Identification Division record (rap sheet) for Owen Murray Reynolds2 May 1973 · Bureau · Part 116 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 244 · page 1 of 425 December 194712-25-47Header of an FBI Identification Division criminal history record form dated 5-2-73. Statement identifying the FBI record number for the individual. Criminal history table for Owen Murray Reynolds s…

FormFD-340 receipt for U.S. Postal Service wanted poster for Robert Lewis Rose, with poster and USPS envelope (exhibit 605)18 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 86 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 98 · page 2 of 330 January 19471947-01-30Header of U.S. Postal Service wanted poster for mail fraud, with case numbers, FBI number, CII number, date, and fingerprint classification. Wanted poster for Robert Lewis Rose, a pilot/crop duster…

ReportFBI report re NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking: the hijack, logs and records, search areas and maps, terrain searches, current investigation30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 76 · 41 pages · 2 of 41 pages

ReportFBI report SE 164-81, NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) summary: administrative cover pages, suspect-processing checklist, unsub profile, hijack narrative, search operations30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 78 · 51 pages · 2 of 51 pages

ReportInsert re interview of Gordon F. Otos, KVAC Radio, Forks, Washington, re disc jockey suspect19 November 1974 · Seattle · Part 117 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 411 · page 1 of 226 June 19471947-06-26FBI investigation report (file SE 164-81) documenting interview with Gordon F. Otos, President and Sales Manager of Forks Broadcasting Company / KVAC Radio in Forks, Washington, conducted on 11/18 an…

MemoSAC Seattle re Boeing employment history of Don Brockway, NORJAK16 January 1975 · Seattle · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 74 · page 2 of 21947-1958Case number header and continuation of an employment history section listing International Paper Company (5/56-5/60) and student status (1947-1958). Narrative describing BROCKWAY's employment at Boe…

FD-302 interviewInterview of James Leroy Sender, Sarasota RAInterviewed 1 May 1975 · Tampa · Part 114 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 256 · page 1 of 41947Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. James Leroy Sender voluntarily appeared at the FBI Sarasota Resident Agency. He recently moved to 2224 Cambridge Drive and has…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re suspect Charles Edward Sullivan, Boeing termination records22 January 1976 · Seattle · Part 119 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 344 · page 1 of 2December 1947December, 1947Standard FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation), dated 1/22/76, with a redacted line and an illegible handwritten notation. The memo…

FormFD-71 Complaint Form re LAPD Central telephonic tip on NORJAK7 September 1976 · Los Angeles · Part 61 · 1 page

p. 2314 November 194711-4-47Stamped or handwritten annotation at top right with redaction exemption codes b6 and b7C. FBI Complaint Form FD-71 documenting a telephonic complaint received on 9/7/76 at 4:00 PM from LAPD Central…

FormFD-446 transmittal of identification record for Jack Bryant Coffelt (FBI No. 590-868)10 May 1978 · Bureau · Part 41 · 4 pages · 2 of 4 pages

News clippingLas Vegan Magazine, 'The Discovery of D.B. Cooper: The Evidence Part II' (Nov 1983) by Byron H. BrownNovember 1983 · Part 50 · 22 pages · 1 of 22 pages

p. 187 · page 18 of 221947Advertisement for Commercial Air Charter, Inc. offering custom air service and Grand Canyon tours from Las Vegas. Public service advertisement featuring a quote from President Reagan supporting the…

FormUS Coast Guard Lost Documents form of James Dwight BoothPart 24 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 586 · page 2 of 21947Form section documenting the loss of U.S. Coast Guard discharge documents covering 3 years of sea time from 1947–1952, which were turned in to the Coast Guard office in San Francisco when the individ…

OtherResume and chronology of employment, education and interests of NORJAK suspectPart 25 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 374 · page 3 of 4February 1947February 1947Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page document. Continuation of an employment history list (items 3-5). Item 3: Night librarian from Sept 1952 to June 1953 and Sept 1953 to June…

FormArmy service record sections 4-8: qualifications, furloughs, foreign service, remarks and jump record, HartleyPart 36 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 70 · page 1 of 56 November 19471947-11-06Section 4 of military personnel record showing Army specialty qualifications including Military Policeman (MOS 677) and Aviation Student designations. Special Duty section is blank. Articles of War…

FormStatement of Personal History, Harold Allen Countryman (NPRC copy)Part 41 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 72 · page 2 of 4August 1947Aug 47Section 11 of a personnel/background form listing foreign relatives. Only entry is Mr. & Mrs. Ben Sykes (Aunt & Uncle), retired, residing in Canada, Canadian citizenship. Stamp indicating this docum…

FormOfficer's Qualification Record (WD AGO Form 66) - John Emil ListPart 45 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 21 · page 1 of 41947Military qualification record (WD AGO Form 66) for JOHN EMIL LIST, Army Serial Number 0 978 253, a member of the Officers' Reserve Corps (ORC) from Detroit, Michigan. He was Lutheran, 6'1", 175 lbs,…

FormFBI Identification Record (rap sheet) for Jack Bryant Coffelt, FBI #590 868Bureau · Part 61 · 3 pages · 2 of 3 pages

ReportSeattle report re NORJAK: air/ground and terrain searches, current investigation (SE 164-81)Seattle · Part 95 · 28 pages · 2 of 28 pages

ReportResume and chronology of employment of the president of the Boeing Employee Skydivers ClubPart 101 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 144 · page 3 of 4February 1947February 1947Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page document. Continuation of employment history (items 3-5). Item 3: Night librarian at Columbia Municipal Library, Columbia, Mo., part-time du…

FormSBA Form 4 personal history statement of Jay D. Whiteford, Jay Whiteford & Associates, Inc.Part 104 · 1 page

p. 961947Letterhead 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…

FormWD AGO Form 66 officer's qualification record, Schuyler W. Miles Jr.Part 114 · 4 pages

FormWD AGO Form 66-1 officer's qualification card with insert to item 31, Schuyler W. Miles Jr.Part 114 · 3 pages · 2 of 3 pages

ReportWashington State Patrol criminal record transcript for Bennie Franklin Wilson, file 237188Olympia · Part 114 · 2 pages

Handwritten noteAnonymous handwritten tip letter naming James Clayton of Kennewick as Cooper suspectPart 115 · 1 page

p. 343October 194710/47Anonymous tip suggesting James Clayton of Kennewick, Washington as a D.B. Cooper suspect. Describes him as a high-ranking WWII Special Forces paratrooper/ranger in the Air Force, trained with Canadia…

OtherNarrative account of suspect Edwin G. (Mac) Cooper and associate Otto HoudekPart 117 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 260 · page 1 of 2≈ late 40's or early 50'sA narrative biographical account of Edwin G. "Mac" Cooper, a former U.S. Air Force Lieutenant from Seattle who was stationed at Portland Air Base. The account details his career as a bartender/part-o…

ReportInvestigative insert by SA David R. Evans re James Marion Morehead and interview of Jeanne MoreheadSan Francisco · Part 120 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 308 · page 2 of 34 January 1947January 4, 1947Page number and FBI field office file number/initials header. FBI report of a November 19, 1976 interview with Jeanne Morehead at Livermore, California, regarding her ex-husband James Marion Morehea…

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