ae FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form No.1 THIS CASEORIGINATEDAT NEW ORIEZANS, LOUISIANA - ‘ NO. FILE No, 472183 REPORT MADE AT ; DATE WHEN MADE EOD FOR ; REPORT MADE BY GHS : lef “New Orleans, La. 7/7 [44 - 17/4, 55 6/44 | GEORGE W. SMITH TITLE of) a " CHARACTER OF CASE JOHN CAESAR<C ROSSI, was:- Jack Grossi, ee FEDERAL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACT; jiack oid Ai11 tens - IMPERS QNATION _ Subject, age 16, intercepted by.U. S. Maritime Service Intelligence Unit, New Orleans, on 7/4/44 wearing unt= form of USMS with insignia of Chief Petty Officer. Sub- _ ‘ ject admits not enrolled in Maritime Service, was never \ | synopsis OF FACTS: ‘ te ~ : \ a , we employed on any. ship. Subject held temporarily at pela So Third Precinct Police Station, New Orleans, Authorized ne oo complaint charging violation Federal Juvénile Delinquency © Act and Section 76A, Title 18, U.S.Code, filed before. USA, New Orleans, on 7/5/44. Subject pleaded guilty at - - fy Commissioner's hearing 7/6/44 and was removed to New | '. . Orleans Parish eri in lieu of $250.00 bond. U.S. Probation Officer, New Orleans, notified. Bureau advised . by teletype 7/5/44.. Subject committed to State Home far Boys, New Jersey 3/11/43,’ was placed on parole and ran away before parole terminated; was apprehended 3/29/44 at Savannah, Ga. for wearing similar* uniform but was not prosecuted due to age. Subject in pos session of forged identification paers, which he admits pre-- - paring for himself, reflecting he was on furlough ani — had returned from active duty overseas. A -P- ‘REFERENCES : - Teletype to Buréau dated 7/5/44; Teletype to Newark from New Orleans dated 7/4/44; Teletype to New Orleans from Newarkcdated 7/5/44 a PRE bL Ob beriee > . ‘ DETATIS: Ar NEW ORLEANS. i] T ~ ds fra This invest fos EAD MOZE MORI a upon, information furnished by Warrant Boatswain WILLIAME « (T. ROBERTS (0) (Of the- /U js o"Maritime. Service APPROVED AND en _ 4 ’ SPECIAL AGENT FORWARDED: < r 4 - IN CHARGE RECORDED ee i Dhisio oP esi “INDEXED 3 - Bureau es ae po JE yennah (Info) _. 2- eote 4 gx-7@ j 1 - USA, New Orleans COPY IN FILE ae _—— 2 _ i BS aUL 23h gg Docld: 327563730 Page 1
LN, 0, File 47=2183 Intelligence Unit, Roo 1504 Masonic Temple Building. The complainant ad- vised that at 10:30 P.M., July 4, 1944, that he had interéepted one JACK DAIZ WILLIAMS who was dressed in a blue naval type uniform and wearing a U. S. Maritime Service insignia on the right sleeve am insignia of a chief petty officer with the letters "USMS" on the left sleeve. Subject claimed that he was born Augist 5, 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey, although an identification card which was in his possession showed him to be nineteen ‘years old. Upon authority of Assistant United States Attorney JOHN N. MceKAY subject was held in jail pmding verification of his age.. | I / oe - ‘ QO. MICHAEL SMASAL, GEORGE W. SMITH, Special’ Agents Federal Bureau of Investigation ‘ ‘New. Orleans, Louisiana Subject was interviewed at the Third Precinct Police Sta- tion where he was held overnight, and he gave the following siged statement: " , a New Orleans, La. oO a duly.5, 1944 . ‘ e . I, JOHN C. GROSSI, make the following statement to Special Agents 0. MICHAEL SMASAL and - GEORGE W. SMITH of the FBI. I understand that I am not required to make any statement and I do so voluntarily know- ing it may be used against me. | : oo 4 oO ; ‘My home is 268 17th Avenue, Patterson, N. J. Since March 1944, I have been traveling. . I have been wearing a navy blue uniform with a sailor's cap and neckerchief most of the time since March 1944. While in Jacksonville, Florida, I bought a U. S. M. S. insignia which I wore on the right sleeve of vy uniform. I also purchased a Chief Petty Offic er! s insignia with 'USMS' above it which I wore on my left sleeve. I am not a maaber of the armed forces of the United States and am not enrolled inthe U. 5S. Maritime Service am I have hever worked on a ship in the merchant marine. TJ have been using the name JACK DALE. WILLIAMS. I have read the above statement consisting of this and one ' other page, and it is true to the best of my knowledge. [sf | John C. Grossi \ “Witnesses: . oo . . - O. Michael Smasal, Spec. Agent, FBI eo a | George W. Smith, Spec, Agent, FBI. a Sada a~ \Qeketyy Docld: 327563730 Page 2?
N. Oo File 47-2183 ‘. vos .The original of the above statement is being retained in the ‘file of. the New Orleans Field Division. Subject advised that his true nane is JOHN CAESAR CROSSI | and he has’ used the names JACK GROSSI and DACK DALE WILLIAMS. He stated he was born August 5, 1927 at Paterson, New Jersey and this fact was verified by teletype from the Newark Field Division dated July 5, 1944, oo GROSSI' advised that his mother is Mrs. ROSE GROSSI, re- siding’ at 268 17th Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey; his father is JOHN GROSSI, now inthe Army and divorced from his mother. He has run away from home several times. in the past and was, therefore, placed in a ffoster home with tO i lived from November 1942 to March 1943. He ran away from his foster home an . and was placed inthe State Home for Boys in New Jersey in March 1943. He -was there a short time when he was placed on parole in order to work. at _ Adrian's Diner in Cranbury, New Jersey. He ran away from this employment in March 1944, shortly before his parolé was to be terminated. He thereafter traveled. throughout the southeastern part of the country on a bus, ‘going through Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,D.C., Raleigh, N. C., Charleston, Dee C.,. and Savannah, Georgia. In Savannah he stated he was arrested by the _» .¥BI.for wearing/the Maritime Service uniform. He said he was wearing the blue uniform, with Maritime Service insignia on the sleeve and a white sailor's. hat with an epchief. This uniform had previously belonged to his brother, ‘ALBERT cone yds 3SI, who was formerly in the Merchant Marine, and who is now - in the U. S. ‘Army. He was not prosecuted in Savannah due to his age but stated that. he was instructed to return to his home in Paterson, N.J. Instead of returning. home, he traveled by bus to Jacksonville, Florida, where he pur- - chased aU. S. Maritime Service insignia which he wore on his right sleeve ‘and also the Chief Petty Officer's insignia which he placed on his left sleeve. He. wore: this uniform most of. the time during his travels. Subject was found to be in possession of an identification card inthe name of JACK DALE WILLIAMS, 268 17th Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, employed by U. S. Maritime Service, Social Security No. 577=24+78351. This to ee card bore the’ serial NO. 1605-623. He advised he purchased this blank card Roo _ ina store in Jacksonville and filled it in himself.  GROSSI also pos sessed two typewritten statements which he admitted preparing on.a typewriter and “7 to which he affixed Signatures of persons unknown to him, These are as follows: n UNITED STATES ‘MARITIME SERVICE, , ‘SHEEPSHEAD TRAINING AND RECEIVING CENTER / SHEEPSHEAD BAY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, N. Y. ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: = - JACK DALE WILLIAMS AS A MEMBER OF TH& UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE. _ _ SHAMAN WILLIAMS HAS JUST RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS AND HAS THE PROPER oa IDENTIFICATION AND OTHER PERSONAL DATA AS. INDICATED BELOW: ae a ; a OSA So } ‘ es — : 3. pg THIS IS TO INTRODUCE MACHINIST'S MATE C.P.0. | Docld: 32563730 Page 3 Mr. and Mrs. Jo# TEONARD,. ‘115 Dixon Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey where he 0
oo N. 0. File 47-2183 t " y , ~ FULL NAME: JACK DALE WILLIAMS GIVEN NAMB: . JACK DALE #ILLIAMS _ FATHER'S NAME:TACK ALBERT WILLIAMS | MOTHER'S NAME: ROSE WILLIAMS PIACE OF BIRTH: PATERSON, N.J. . DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 5, 1925 A.D. RELIGION: CATHOLIC (R. Ce). MARRIED: NO DEPENDENTS: NONE PRESENT ADDRESS: 268 17th AVE. / | BBIGHT: 8'81/2" tall WEIGHT: 140. HAIR: AUBURN EYES: GREEN. , SCARS (4) (T.P.) IEFT HAND ‘BIRTH. MARKS ;. NONE - IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMAL ION 1s REQUIRED, “NORIFY U. S. MARITIVE COM MISSION, FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING, 2130 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY,N.Y. SINCERELY , /s/ ' CAPTAIN MATHEW W. MADDOX > ' COMMANDING OFFICER a " y _  -ENSIGN ROBERT C. CROWLEY " a ee UNITED STATES MARITIME SERVICE’ ce | ‘SHEEPSHEAD BAY, BROOKLYN, N. Y. TRAINING AND RECEIVING CENTER TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: co THIS IS To INTRODUCE MACHINIS ST'S MATE C.P.0. JACK DALE WILLIAMS AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE. SEAMAN WILLIAMS HAS JUST RETURNED FROM ACTIVE DUTY OVERSEAS AND HAS . BEEN GIVEN A TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM HIS DUTIUS.: THIS IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING JULY FIRST UP TO AND INCLUDING JULY 22, . 1944, THANKING YOU FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION, I AM SINCERELY, — 4 /s/ Sis TEELERTOE DS TG . bey ae I - COMMANDING ( OF GER , Docld: 327563730 Page 4
NW, 0. File 47+2183 ENSIGN VioTOR H. HALL “TELE ON FURLOUGH YOU WILL BE OBSERVED BY CIVILIANS WHO | WILL JUDGE THE UNITED STATES: MERCHANT MARINE BY YOUR APPEARANCE AND , CONDUCT AS AN INDIVIDUAL. FAIIURE ON YOUR Part TO CONFORM TO RWGU- LATIONS WITH RESPECT TO WEARING YOUR UNIFORM AND TO LIVE UP TO THE HICHEST TRADITIONS OF THE SERVICE WILL RESULT IN UNFAVORABLE CRITICISM OF YOUR MARITIME SERVICE, YOUR ORGANI ZAT TON, AND YOURSELF. ot T HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE ABOVS STATEMENT AND AM FAMELIAR WITH Tee PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 59 OF THE SHAMAN'S HANDBOOK (F.M. 21-100). a | os . X 7 i /s/ So, . | JACK DALES WILLIAMS © | SIGNATURE i" The originals of the above are being retained in the New Orleans file. GROSSI also possessed a statement written in longhand ‘upon the letterhead of the Bristol Hotel, Miami, Florida, which reads as - follows: "Oo SEAMAN WILLIAMS: a Unnecessary to report to ship until April 28, 144. Ship still in ary dock. bo , - _ ‘Sincerely, ae a co Capt, F. A. Fitch" Subject stated that, he had never used these ident ification papers or his uniform to gain anything of value put he had been stopped by a naval shore patrol at a place he did not remember and was released on the ;}  ° . pasis of these identification papers. - | PROSECUTIVE ACTION ° . : Assistant United States Attorney JOHN W. McKAY authorized ; ‘ ‘holding subject on the night of July 4, 1944, He was, accordingly, placed “at the Third Precinct Police Station. On July 5, 1944 Assistant United States | Attorney JCHN N., McKAY authorized prosecution and a complaint was filed before y ,- ‘ Pe “5. YO VRS J Docld: 327563730 Page 5
N. 0. File 47-2183 we United States Commissioner REGINALD H, CARTER, JRe ‘charging violation of the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act. and Section 76A, Title 18, U. S. Code, in that subject had worn the uniform of a Chief Petty Officer in the U. S. Maritime Service, Ata Commissioner's hearing on July 6, 1944 subject | pleaded guilty, bond was fixed at § $250.00 and he was incarcerated in the New Orleans Parish’ Prison in liew of bond. , CRIMINAL RECORD - By teletype dated | uly 5, 1944 the Newark Piel Division .. ‘advised that subject bad been in numerous difficulties around Paterson, New Jersey and became a ward of the state and was committed to the State Home for Boys on March 11, 1943. He was released on parole to be employed at Cranbury, New Jersey -but ran away from his’ employer, taking $38.00 of his employer's funds. His mother and father are divorced and both have local police records. Subject's. brother has a police record and sb ject is. sister is of low moral character... II The facts of instant case were ‘made fcnown Bo, United States Probation Officer. PAUL SEIDLER. The Bureau was also advised by teletype dated July 5, 19445 GROSSI was in “possession of a silver plated bracelet which he, sai d he bought in a department store in Miami, Plorida. This a bracelet was engraved with the name "JACK DALE WILLIAMS, USMS, 1605-623", Subject declared that he financed his travels by selling a nunber of War’ Bonds which he had previously purghased while working at Adrian's Diner. He_ _ gaid these bonds amounted to about $200.00. He said he also had pawned _various of his belongings ,in.ord¢r to obtain money for traveling. He was in possession of three pawn tickets which reflect that on May 30, 1944 he pawned a watch for $5.00 at. thesixie Loan Company, 319 Broughton Street, - East, Savannah, Georgia} tA ket ‘vo. 57677. -On June r9, 1944 he pawned! phonograph for $15.00 a Sutker's Pawn Shop, 355 W. Broad Street, Savannah, Georgia, ticket Noe A360. He asserted this’ phonograph was a small, portable machine which belonged to him and which he brought with him from Cri ybury , New Jersey. On June. 20, 1944 he pawned a clarinet for $10.00 at they Arter ic an Pawn. Shop 438 W. Broad Street, Savannah, Georgia, ticket No. s05l8. "HE “Stated this was his own. instrument and he played the clarinet slightly. - The originals of the above pawn ‘tickets are _ being retained - in, the New Orleans, Pile. “athe following description of the subj ect was obtained from: observation and interview: . Docld: 327563730 Page 6
| Docld: 32563730 Page ?F N, 0. File 47-2183 .. . Name Born Height Weight Heir yes Sears Social Security Home Address Picture JOHN CAES AR GROSSI, August 5, 1927, Paterson, New Jersey 5tgt 140 lbse | Dark brown ' Green 3/4" cut scar back of left hand 577-24-7831 | 268 17th Avenue, Paterson, N.J. A small picture of the subject was obtained from him and is being retained in the file. PENDING
} ce er 0 Loe N. 0. File 47-2183 - Oo So , UNDEVELOPED LEADS | THE SAVANNAH FIELD DIVISION: - oo . Copies of this report are being forwarded to Savannah inasmuchaas subject was previously arrested there for illegal wearing of the uniform. - THE NEWARK FIELD DIVISION: _ A teletype lead was set out on July 4, 1944 to contact -subjectts: mother and verify sub ject's ae. THE NEW ORLEANS FIELD DIVI SION: - - i - AT NEW ORIZANS -- Will, follow and report prosecutive _ . action. , i a | Y-\VEO Docld: 327563730 Page &
- oe \ | F EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; FN anarun at BEY GRIEARS 5 Ur SIA HeOe FILE NO. M0 BSS REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY OSs let ew GrLownsy Ine tals 9789558744 GEORGE %. Suit TITLE | _ - . ; . | CHARACTER OF CASE Joy GAUEAR GROSGI, west Jock Gresst, = puDeRAT. SUWINTLN RELINQUANGY Acrs Tag Lele Wilsons | oa ae TREES HATTON - . ‘Sebject, age 46, deterc ; bed by Ys Se Mewitime £ Servite Synopsis or racers: Intoliiguds Unit, Rew Orleans, on 9/4/44 wearing énde foun ef U6uS with ‘dnulgnie of Chief Potty orticar. Sub _ geet adnate not eorolled in Haritime Service, wes never eaployed on any ship. Subject bela tenporarily at inet Police Station, Nee Gplemas Agbhoriged | Cherging violation Pedersl Juvenile Delinquency na Seetion 76a, Title 18, 0.5, coeds, filed before Td, New Gries, on 7/8/44, Subject pleaded guilty at . Comdaatoner a nearing 7/6/44 snd wea renoved to New  Gplea us: Papich Prison in lieu of ¢2850.00 bond. U.S. Probation Officer, New Orleans, notified, Hurean advised | hy toletygo 9/5/44. 8rd feet committed te State Home. fe Hoyt, Row Jersey 3/11/45, was placed on parole and ran ewey belGré pardle terninabeds was apprehended 3/89/44 eb Savannoh, Ga, for wearhag siailer ualfore hut was not. progeeuted due te ages. Subjeot in possassion | of forged identification peHore, Which ho afeits pré- paring for himeclr, reflecting he waa on furlough and bea yvotue ned from detive cusy OVOTHOS » REYEEREONS : _- Feletype to fyrent dated a 2/s/eey. Teletype to Rework from New Orlesss dated 4/4) 44g Teletype to Hew Orleans from Rewerk dated 9/5/44. peers . Shle deve eatLaats on ‘48 proateated upon fafermation furutsned by Uarrest Bostawaln B7LiZal BL 7, ROBERTS oe ‘tha U, 8, Neritine Service APPROVED AND SPECIAL AGENT ~ vs DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES | (3 |s3o 9 | COPIES OF THIS REPORT _ _ j as & > Borewu ; ILF ( | yy [— # = Savannah (Info) [~ =. a O ~ Y 2 « Poway . : FB 4 f 2 = New Obese : : eee | ] re SUNS LS | Doold: 32563730 Page 9
t ‘ . a aie . Coe > 7 te e Fite a7-aias ‘Jnterligence Unit, Boom 1504 Mesonie Temple Bot laing. . Pee eomplatwant ade Wwised thot ab 10:50 Pele, July 4, 1944, that He hed intercepted ons TACK DALE WLLITAMS whe was dressed in a blue neval. type uniform and wi wing | &. » Be Ba Heritime Service insignis’ on the right sleere ent ineignia ef a shies . petty officer with the letters "USS" on the left sleeve. Subject claimed thet he was tom Augwet $, 1927 in Paterson, Now Jersey, although an identification ceri whieh waa in bis pessession showed him te. be nineteen yours olds Upon. authority of Ageiatent United Stated Attorney 7G BH. Bexar | 7 subject was held én fall | pending verification of bie Ate . | -Sevjeot was interviewsd at the. Third Procinet polices Stas tion where he waa held overnight, and he gave tie following aligned statenent: ne sen? Qerheans, Las a oe | ‘July 5, 1944 Ly FCRR fe eROgSE + make the following. statement to t Gpeetal Agents % HECHAEL SWASAL, ent GECRED ©, SUTYH of the FSX. Tounderstend | that 2 am not pequired to sake any avatenent ‘and T ao 2a Vvolunterily RAG: tng it my be used against See 7 uy hose: 49 268 17th Avene, Patterson, Ne Js  Sineo Gereh 1944, I Tt have been traveling, I have been ucaring. @ savy tine uniforn with @ Sailor's cap and neckerchief must of the time sinee March 1944. While . $a Jeeksonvilis, Florida, i bought eo Ue Sa Me Se insigal which 7 wore on the eleht sleeve of ay uniform. IF ales purchased. 9. Cyiet Petty RP fie er’ a Anskgnte 1 with "OSke? above. at wbieb zr wre: otk ay dert Sleoves T-ae mot a nenbar of: the | wemed forces of the Tnited . Stetes end em net enpolled. fa the U. 5, Meritline Service ant 1 tave bever worked omy a oae in the | mordls Bh marines. zr have. been using ‘the seme GAGE DAS WLLLIAG . , 3 hare road the above. statondat conateting of this and ane other, pee, ae it As true to the best of fay inovledge« fof seven ntninneneveenntenavemi . son. G, Grovsti witnesoens~ etal Sunsail, Saec. Svent, FRY : ~— r Lae ‘ry, a s% ag See “Ee = . ; NS ee ao uy Gere | He Smithy Spets hgont, BBL - Docld: 32563730 Page 10
! . a Bi. : Ge File HR | fe ne ‘the erigineal of the abore statenent : ae 5 bel ing 7 retained the fils of bie’ ow Ox send hela Bilston | oR te ee eat are z- aa atvtsea east dts = waanor ie ive, ROSE. ¥ : Vint ae sete hana ieeiges ie father isa F "sine Ene aun aay Yeon he E ret 38483. Bo. ‘pen ing" * oa is feater hows , Home fer Boge is See Sorsey in Yorch 1945, He , Be wap placed on prods. as opder te seca ab Rew Jessey. So van duay fron thia employment tn his parole wae to be ferainated, Sa thoreafter : aghout ‘the soataeasters yarb of the country on a bua, going _ ean? By Bal, tinore, ‘Hgabiugton Bede, Releigh, Rw Gee oleh Batley: ana pavantah, Georgia, in Savennsh he atatad he was arrested by the. YB for weartug tue Beritime. Service eniform, He sald he was wearing the Ho plug uniform with Meritime Servies insignia on the-sleeve and « white sallorta h - het. with 6 neckerebief. This uniform nad previously belonged t¢ his brother, | EE GRE i, who was forserly in the Usrehant Nerine, ant whe ta now od Re me. ead proseentod is Sevannah due: te hig age but.eteted 4 j oe instead: of by "sorely ered aie a tT . one : s tentee hich, he wore j an. — stent elecve Anaignia | ba : Patsy ors bh be placed on hie istt aloeve. i cS wore, thie: antfoas apot i the ‘tine during hic ‘txevels. | | i Be ase . "Synge ist sound’ tio be in podseasion of an ‘adantazioat ton ho. cant. bn the. pean of 91 AL AS, BS | . @apléyed by O.. 2. aritine Services. Social Security . ‘Boils. “Si eard bore the coral 8 ¢ 18059623. Te cdvized be ‘ptirekased ‘this plank card - ° 9 ghaee da Jacksonvil te ond filied it. in Maself. @R0SST. also possessed. He tea typempitten statements whied he admitted pre nis on 8 uypewriter end . : te watek 2 he  atttend sigoctures ef pecans ankioen & 2 His Enese: ee ad follows: i , ' SUSE. SSR. CRATEEES ARE ae e rr ee -- SHMEPSSBAD BAY. HORE, Wee. SER 0 Ye- ; anne HAGE aeiees SRE ose 0. . # A. GEOR OF Th ES pone 3 MEO) ane BARTDM.. oe RETURRES PRON OF “ 2 a HAS “ae PROCER PERSONAL DAA AD . , | Doclda: 32563730 Page i1
| ain | Me 0» File 4792108 wULL, RANT TACK pale WHLATHS NIVEN WAM: JACKE OAT wy PATE OF BIRT RBLTOLOR: earHoLEG (Reet). HARRIQD: NO. t Sint 78; NO PREGIMT ADURTSS: 268 17h. ane, aRIGIES: ptai/2" tall WEIGH’: 240 0 > HAIR: AUBURN Wes: CREy gears (4) (TP) TEPP BEND “BINGE MARESE OUR -. ty ANY ADDITONAL merorsiar Ion 19 ARWINED, NOTIET B.. 8. ueRIEDEE ot COMISEION, PRED F. FRENCH BUILOING, 2190 FIFTH AV, NEW YORK CITY,8.Y. fal. GAOTAIN WATHEN We sb oeenesaDING OPFIGER EE SiGn ROGET 0. CROWLEY * © Giraso etheRd UARITENE suRvECE GRYEPSHEAR BAY, BROQRDO, Ns. Ys PRAINTSG &kD RECHIVING OENTER TO wot If BAY CONCERN - nurs mB 2 IMTROt pute BAGH. mrst's MATE 0.2.0, , TACK RALE eTLLT 685 AS A MEOUR OF TAS UNITED STATES MARGRANT MARINE,  ‘SBAMAN WILLEANS RAS JUST FETURNED FROM ACTIVE DUTY GVERINAS AND HAS ( .. BERS GLVEN 4 TWANTY*cme (21) DAY LEAVE OF ABSENCK FROM BIS DUTING. «ars 18 UPPROTIVE BRGIRNING JULY FIest Up. TO AND IncLupmde JULY 28, 2044, THANKING YOU FoR TOUR KINh CORSTURAATLGR, tA SEERESE Ganr. o FR Tee dee “FITCH GOMRABDING OFFICER i me Bay ee a = NYO yg bh Sy Doclda: 32563730 Page 12
Ny Ox File a7-2188 — ‘ ‘ | PO TR: SRAMAN "SRT ER om FURLOUGR YOU WILD BE /s/ OBSERVED BY CIVILIANS WHO ‘ENSiGn Vieton f. HALL . WILL JURGH THe UNITED STATES MER@IANT MARINE BY Your APPEARANCE AND GONRUCT AS AN INDIVIDUAL. FATUIRE ON YOUR PART TO CONTORS TO REGU ‘LATIONS WITH RESPRCT TO WEARING YOUR UNIFORM AND TO LIVE UP TO TER HIGSEST TRADITIONS OF THE SERVICE VILL RESULT IN UNFAVORABLE cRiTiclen Gr YOUR MARITIME 3! ERVICE, YOUR ORGANTZATICON,. ARD. TOURSEL? Pe a a 219100). Orleans file, GRUBET el.so possessed a follows: . a SEAMAN WELLIAMS a = Ss . Unnedeasary. to report 40" ehip until Apri 23, 944. Skip still in any dock, . bef Sant, Te Be Fiteh” SIGNATURE - “Sincerely, TACK aE Titles ; a statenent written in longhend upon. ‘the letterhead of the Bristol Hotel, Miami, Florida, viieh reads a6 | HAVE READ AND ‘UNDER sTooD THE ABOVE STATEMENT AND Ass PARILIAR Erne iB PROVISIONS OF- PARAGRAPHS 1 Tc 89 oF THe SEAMAN'S HANDBOOK (rls fhe originale of the above are hatng. retained da the New Pen ateted thet he. ‘ne never used these {dex afi cation papers of bis unifera to gain anything of value but he had been stopped by | a naval shore patrol at a placa he did not remember and wag, released on the waske of these identi fication papers. PRoswourru CriCN Assistant tnived : Stetes Attorney I oan Ny holding gabjeét on the night of July 4, 1944. at the Paind Precinct Folice Station. Doclda: 32563730 Page 13 AN MeKAy aubherized He was, accordingly, placed: On July 5, 1944 Assistant United Seates L a Attarney: FON MW, MORAY autherized prosecution and B comple int wae filed before. SN werd a f
| ‘Probation oftiser PAUL SEIDLER. The Bureau wag else sdviced by teletype : . gated fuly 5, Méde | . Co 7 fyor observation and interview: = SPREE OE TETRIS Se ener or ee ne ee Shee eS eet Pe a re RR ute ry Ne Oo File €7-2189 United States Commiseionsr REGINAID H. CARTER, IR, charging violation of the Federal Juvenile Polimuenéy Act and Section 76A, Title 16, Uy 3. Cede, — in that. subject ind wort the uniform of a Shlef Petty Officer in the Use By | Soxitine Service, Ab Commissioner's homring on July 6, 1044 subject pleaded guiltys bend wee figed at $250.00 and be was incarcerated in tho iiew Crleans Ferich Pyison in Liew of tonds — : = > . By teletype dated Yuly-6, 1044 the Newark Piel Division advised that aub ject tnd been in numerous difficulties ercund Paterson, Sew Jeysey and becese a ward of the state and was committed t4 the State ome for Boye on March 11, 1943. He was released on parole te be employed at Crenbury, New Jersey but van eway from bie employer, taking $59.00 of his saployer’s funda, His mother and father ere diverted and both have local is of low moral characters ‘police records, Gubject's brother hae 4 police record and au ject's elater — The facts of instant case wore wade meen to United States - CGROSUT was in posasdeion of a silver plated bracelet which he wid he bought in a department store tn Miami, Mloride, This - 4 ‘bracelet was sneraved with ‘the name “JACK DALE VILLIANS, USNS, 1605=d23",. rs ‘Subjeet declared that he financed his travele by aelling a number of Var Bonds. which ha had previously purchaged while working ot Adrian's Diners He —— guia these onde attounted te about 9200.00, He said he also hed pawned Various of bie belongings in order. to obtain monsy for travelings Ne was | ee in possession of three pam tickets vhich weflect that on Mey So, 1044 he - pewned @ xateh for $5,00 at the Dizte Loan Company; 316 Broughton Street, Yast, Savennah, Georgia, ticket Yo. 97677, On June 19, 1944 he pawned 4. ‘ghonagraph for $159.06 at Sutker’a Pawn Shop, S55 Ws Broad Street, Savannah, Reorgia, tidket No. AS0@9s, He aaserted this phonograph wes © suell portable fachi ne which belonged to hie and which he brougkt with him fros Cranbury, New Jerseys On Juno 2, 1944 be pawned a Glarinet for 910,00 at the Azerican Pawn Shop, 488 Ws Broad Street, Savannah, Gdorgia, ticket Ho. B0S1Gs Me  gtated this was bie own inetrusent and he played the clarinet alightlys | “the originals of the above pawn tlekets are being retained An the New Orleans, files | - ‘the Pollowing deséxiption of the subj at was-obteined WW ~ WGWoss 4. ‘ Doclda: 32563730 Page 14
a ° te y, OM, 0, File @veanes a Nene =” ='si=<“i*«“«CS ORE GABAR CROSSE, ©Ad form _ * Beapet GS, L927, “Paterson, Row Jorsey Metghbt §f9# Feight, 140 ‘Vode a : Haig | Davis brown 7 Ce | Syes Green se Seers 8/4" eub sear hack: of left band Sootal Security  — §77-84+7531. _ a Home Address . 266 17th Avenue, Paterson, Bets Pieture A emll pi¢ture of the subject ma we fo, _ thtained from him and ia being watained in che files ‘ b 7 . : , \ eo BS | | YU SBS Doclda: 32563730 Page 15
vee | Ne Gy Filo: 47-2183 THe BAVANTRAE Ee we PIVESTGHs copies of this report aro beltg ‘porwarded ‘te Savdnnsh - imisauchias subject was previously arrested there for sliegal wearing: of” ‘the iaialaal . “ one nena 4 PIBLD DIVISION a teletype ‘Lead wis ‘get out an July 4, 1944 to contact "sub joetta mother end verity eub jectts BBB.” * ae Tay ORLEANS 3 ELE DIVISION: AT Et SUAS = WEL follow and repent proseeutave “action. ; Bg RAS ES Sf Docld: 32563730 Page 16