Agency: HSCA
Originator: HSCA
Document date: 10/11/78
Document type: NOTES

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/2/201

AGENCY: HSCA

RECORD NUMBER :

180-10097-10376

RECORD SERIES:

NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 012427

Released under the John

•. Kennedy

issassination Record

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:N! 54756 Date:

10-31-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

HSCA

- DATE: 10/11/1978

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

DOD, FILES

DOCUMENT TYPE: NOTES

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/16/1996

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS : Box 221.

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DOD FILE REVIEW

PATRICIA ORR

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FILES

KERRY THORNLEY

012461

Addendum - From "translation" of Thornley's file by DOD

Pertinent part. of file only

Prior to 10/20/58 Thornley on reserve. As of this date

attached to subordinate unit of Marine wing headquarters group

(subordinate of 3rd Marine Aircraft wing, subordinate wing

Pacific:)

On March 18, 1959 transferred to MACS-9 at El Toro, California.

In June 1959 became the aviation draft replacement

trainee

for which the standing operating procedure required transfer

overseas. He was transfered..to MACS-1 MAG-11, Ist MAC wing

on July 4, 1959.

Thornley had taken leave from May 29 to July 4 as per usual.

He then traveled with his group by ship to Atsugi:

He returned: to the: United states. (washington, D.C.) on 9/14/59.

for temporary additional duty in Washington, D.C. at which

time received technical instruction.

He rejoined his unit 10/29/59 and remaind at Atsugi at least

through 2/5/60. Normal tour lasts 13 months, which

would

mean Thornley returned around August 1960.

While at Atsugi he was transferred to MACS-1 Marine Air Base

squadron.:

PRE-El Toro and Atsugi assignments:

October 2, 1958 to May 29, 1959 Thornley with reserve at

NAS, LoS Alamedes

September 15, 1957 to August 30, 1958: -: in: reserve at

MACS-4, subordinate unit of Marine Wing

Headquarters group 3

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THORNLEY, page 2

service assignments, cont'd

MABS-11,

MAG-11

"

8

Jly 60

26 "

60

fr TAD

Trans

Trng asst

"

Octber 25, 1957

-

Granted CO's clearance - up to confidential on

need

• to know basis

July 4, 1959

-

Granted clearanceand access to classified material

of Confidential classification.

Father: Kenneth wood

Mother: Helen Isabel

Grandfather: Edward Nathaniel Switzer

December 7, 1961 Request for retnetion in ready reserve.

Thornley residning at 2617 Napoleon Ave, New Or-

leans 15, LA. 1 yr college - Journalism, but

not presently studying.

Languages: Spanish, French.

Present employment: American Photocopy Equipment

Company. 1636 Airline Blva, Kenner,

LA. Duties:

Telephone soliciting, filing, records, PR

July 4, 1959

Rank=Corporal

Good conduct medal

November 4, 1959

Granted access

up to and including Secret.

June 6, 1960 to August 8, 1960

given at NAS

Atsugi, Japan.

June 1, 1960 Probational Corporal E-4

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - FILES FOR KERRY THORNLEY

Reviewed May 9, 1978

:

Pertinent information derived from Thornley's service

records for the Marine Corps:

May 28, 1956 enlisted at Pico, California with rank as

Private.

Address: (Parents')

15608 Starbuck St., Whittier, Calif.

Secret Service #556-52-5783

Height: 70 in

Weight: 149 lbs

Eyes:

Brown

Hair: Brown

DOB: 17 April 1938

Religion: None

Service #: 1573354

USMCR

Discharged: May 5, 1962

Service assignments of interest:

MACS-9

MWHG 30 MAW

19 Mar 59

joined

Avn Elec oper

MCAF

Santa Ana, CA

29 Mar 59

trans

JUN AVN Draft MCAS, EL TOrO, ( Santa Ana), CA, Repl. Trainee Sopmo

4Jul 59

joined

Avn Elec oper

MACS-11, MAG-11, ISt MAW :1

"

"

14 Sep 59

to TAD

"

29 Oct 59

fr TAD

Wash, DC,

Tech instr

MABS-11, MAG-11 ISt MAN, FT

c/o FPO, San Francisco, CA

25 Feb 60

Joined

Trng asst

19 Jne 60

to TAD

DUINS, ABC

school

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