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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Form NO. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

REPORT MADE AT

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

ITLE

THOMAS HARVEY

HERMAN

JACK DALE- WILLIAMS

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

DATE WHEN MADE

4-25-44

FILE NO.

43-93

PERIOD FOR

WHICH MADE

3-29,30;4-4-44

REPORT MADE BY

TAYLOR JACKSON SIMS

CHARACTER OF CASE

ILLEGAL, WEARING OF UNIFORM

SELECTIVE SERVICE

DAT

SYNOPSIS OF FAC

Subjects apprehended while wearing uniforns

of United States Navy and in signed statements

such uniform. Subject HERMAN stated he is

seventeen and subject WILLIAMS advises he was

registered for Selective Service. United States

Attorney authorizes filing of complaint, warrants

issued and subjects apprehended Commissioner's

hearing held March 30, 1944 and probable cause

found.

HERMAN placed under

$500 bond for illegal

wearing of uniform and WILLIAMS placed under

$1000 bond for illegal wearing of uniform and

failure to register under Selective service.

Subjects failed to make bond and are presently

• incarcerated in Chatham County Jail, Savannah,

Georgla.

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DETAILS:

This investigation was instituted upon

the receipt

NOEL, B. WRIGHT,

Naval Recruiting Barracks, Savannah, Georgia,

to

JACK DALE WILLIAMS

E WELL DE DO COS that is ta been aprehere on

ECFIED LOZEN DIA G

March 29 by Military Police authorities because

JECE AG

FORWARDED: "

D. SPECIAL ACHARG

IN CHARGE

3) Bureau

2 Newark

2 New York

2 Miami

COPIES OF THIS REPORT

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M&/Sayannah

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the sailor's uniform which they were wearing was not complete. Lieutenant

LASSITER further advised that upon questioning the two men, it was learned

that they admitted that they were not in the United States Navy.

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TAYLOR JACKSON SIMS, III

SPECIAL AGENT

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAVANNAH DIVISION:

Can testify that THOMAS HARVEY HERMAN gave the following

signed statement to him on March 29, 1944 at the Naval Receiving Barracks,

Savannah, Georgia:

"Savannah, Ga.

March 29, 1944

I, Thomas Harvey Herman, make the following voluntary

statement of my own free will to Taylor J. Sims, III. who

has identified, himself to me as a Special Agent of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

No threats or promises

were made to me to

give this statement and I know it may

be used in court.

I was born June 24, 1927 at Atlantic City, N. J. where I

lived and went to school up until two years ago.

went to Key West, Fla. with mother where I lived at 586 S. W.A.

St., and my address in Atlantic City before this was 216 s.

Arkansas Ave. Ily mother died last Narch and I went to Atlantic

City and stayed with Harold Maxwell, 315 Washington Ave.

:In

June of 1943 I went to Philadelphia and signed with the U. S.

Merchant Marine at their office on Chestnut St. and shipped

out from New York on the W. W. Mills, a ship owned by the Pure

Oil Co.

This ship is old and travels up and down the eastern

coast of the U.S. It is a tanker.

On Mar. O, 1944 the ship docked at New York, and Capt.

Haynes Maxwell gave me and Jack Dale Williams permission to

leave ship and return to New York in about 45 days.

We did

not have to tell him where we were going.

We left New York

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and got to washington about the loth, and I bought the Navy

uniform which I am now wearing at a tailor shop specializing

in uniforms and having a sign in front "servicemen's equipment".

I don't remember just where this was located. Jack Dale

williams had previously bought his navy uniform at Galveston,

Texas, and he knew it was wrong to wear it because I told him

that he couldn't wear the service stripes which he has on his

sLeeve.

We left Washington on March 16 and arrived in Savannah

by hitch-hiking early Sunday morning, the 26th.

Williams and

I registered at the US here at which time we both were wearing

our navy uniforms. However, we told them we were in the Merchant

Marine.

Williams

and I wore the uniform from Washington to

Savannah, and we have worn them most of the time here in

I knew when I bought the uniform and when I have been

wearing it that it was wrong and that I wasnot entitled to

Last night Williams and I spent all our money, I having had

$200 when I started out, and we were going to hitch hike back to

New York this morning when we were picked up by the M. P.s.

Last night we slept in a man's car with his permission, but I

don't remember who he was

or where he lived.

I do not have a Selective Service registration or classification

card because I never registered since I was too young. I don't

have any Navy identification papers, nor do I have with me my

Merchant Marine papers which I left on the ship. I of course

could not present any of these papers to Mr. Sims when he asked

me for them.

I told the Navy Officers this morning first that I was in

the Navy and second that I was in the Navy armed guard, but

these stories were not true. I have never been arrested before.

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I have read the above statement consisting of about 3à pages

and have initialed each page, and the statement is true to the

best of my knowledge.

Signed: Thomas Harvey Herman

Witnesses:

John A. Lorince Coxswain

Duty Master At Arns.

Taylor J. Sims, III. FBI Savannah, Ga."

During the course of the interview, Subject HERMAN

advised that he was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and that he has

spent most of his life in such city. He stated that he has a birth

certificate on record in Atlantic City and that at one time he had a

certified copy of such record which he lost a short time ago.

He stated

that both his father and mother are dead and that following the death of

his mother in March 1943, he left Key West, Florida where they had been

living for a short time and returned to Atlantic City. There he resided

with HAROLD MAXWELL, 315 Washington Avenue, for some time and it was

MAXWELI who interested him in signing up with the Merchant Marine•

MAXWELL is the nephew of the Captain of the steamship on which subject

HERNAN stated that he had been working HERMAN also said that at the

time he signed up for the Merchant Marine he was not fingerprinted. He

advised that the boat, S. So Mills, a tanker, is possibly filling up at

New York.

He denied having any previous arrest record and was unable

to present any card of identification.

He could not present any Selective

Service card in view of the fact as stated by him that he has not registered

since he is not yet eighteen years old. He advised that the Captain of

the boat permitted him and subject to leave their papers on the boat and

that it was through Captain MAXWELL that they were able to leave the boat

and dock without having to show such papers. When questioned as to reason

that he wore the Navy uniform, HERMAN stated that he had no particular

reason, but just bought it and wore it.

Special Agent SIMS can also testify that on Warch 29,

194 JACK DATE WILLIAMS gave the following signed statement in the Naval

Receiving Barracks:

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"Savannah, Ga.

March 29, 1944

I, Jack Dale Williams, make the following voluntary statement.

to Taylor J. Sims, III.

who. has identified himself to me as a

Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats

or promises were made to me to give this statement, and I know

it may be used in court.

I was born July 5, 1925 at Key West, Florida, and I am now

18 years old. I have lived in Key West about all my life with

my parents Wir. and Mrs. Jack Dale Williams, that is until my

father died My mother has since remarried and her name now.

190i

is Mrs. P. R. Ingold, and lived on Northwest E. Sto.

About two years ago I enlisted in the Merchamt Marine at

heir office on Park Ave. In New York City.

served on two boats, the s. S. Malcolm and

these in ave

the sir

and tata to lar this a save oke man or

and myself

a furlough of 22 days before we were to report back aboard. I

had previously bought the Navy uniform I am now wearing in

Watertown, Tex. just outside of Galveston, and I wore this

uniform down from New York to Washington.

Herman bought his

uniform in Washington and I bought two service stripes and had

them put on my sleeves.

I have worn the uniform on the trip

down to Savannah and while I have been here since Sunday. I

know that I am not entitled to wear this Navy uniform. Last

night we lost out caps at the US where we have been staying.

We got plenty of rides by telling people we were in the Navy

nate by reling

at the same time we had out uniforms on, but I have never

received money by telling people I was in the navy.

in the have

I am 18 years old and I know that I should have registered

for the Selective Service when I became 18, but I have not so

registered.

I did not present Mr. Sims with a Selective S rvice

registration or classification card because of course I don't

have any. Nor do I have my Merchant Seaman papers which are

on the S. S. Mills.

I intended wearing the uniform I have on

now when I left the S. S. Mills in New York.

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I have

read the above

statement consisting of about 2 pages

and have initialed each

page, and this

statement is true to the

best of my knowledge.

Signed:

Jack D.

Witnesses:

John A. Lorince Coxswain

Duty Master at Arms.

Taylor J. Sims, III, FBI Savannah, Ga.".

During the course of the interview with WILLIAMS,

the advised that he has spent a large portion of his life in Key West,

Florida, and that he has a birth certificate on record there showing

his birthdate to be July 5, 1925. WILLIAMS was unable to present any

identification papers and stated that he knew that he was supposed to

register for Selective Service when he became eighteen years old but

advised that he had been too busy to do so.

He denied having any previous

criminal record and did not give any plausible reason for the wearing of

the United. States

Navy uniform other than that he just wanted to buy it

and wear it. He said that he purchased the uniform at Watertown, Texas,

a small town not far from Galveston. He admitted having told the Naval

officers who questioned him when he was first apprehended that he had told

them that he was in the Navy but that he had later admitted that this

was not true.

Both subjects were thoroughly questioned as to

whether they had obtained anything of value as a result of reporting

themselves to be members of the United States Navy.

They both denied

having received anything of value other than" admitting that while

wearing their uniforms, they had received courtesies from civilians,

as automobile rides. They stated that upon registering at the

U.S.O, in Savannah when they spent the night at such place,:

that they

merely requested a room for the night but that at such time they were

wearing the uniform.

Original copies of the above signed statements are

being retained in the files of the Savannah Field Division. The service

stripes worn by subject WILLIAMS at the time of apprehension are also

being retained in the files of the Savannah Office.

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PROSECUTIVE STEPS

The facts in the instant case were presented telephonically

to Assistant United States Attorney JULIAN HARIRIDGE, who authorized the filing

of a complaint against

both subjects for illegal wearing of the uniform.

On March 30, 1944, complaints were filed before United

States Commissioner PERRY BRANNEN and warrants, were issued against the subject

for violation of Section 1393, Title 10, United States Code, in that they

wore uniforms of the United States Navy when they were not members of the

Navy and were therefore not entitled to, wear them.

On the same day hearing was held before Commissioner

BRANNEN at which time probable cause was found and subject HERMAN was

placed under $500 bond

on charge of illegal wearing of the uniform and

WILLIANS was placed under $1000 bond on charges of illegal wearing of

the uniform and failure to register for Selective Service.

At the present

date neither of the subjects have made such bond.

CRIMINAL. RECORD

By letter dated April 5,

1944 the following criminal

record of JACK DALE WILLIAMS WaS

received from the Bureau:

FBI # 3967794

State Police

Philadelphia, Pa.

#C-16673

John Jack Grossi

→ State Police

Media, Pa.

8-17-43

Juvenile delinquency

returned

to N. J.

State Home

for Boys,

Jamesburg,

N. Jo

USM:

Savannah, Ga. Jack Dale Williams 3-30-44

#S-1603

wearing the uniform

of the U.S. Navy

By letter dated April 3, 19L4, the Bureau advised that

a check of their records reflected no criminal record against

the name of

THOMAS HARVEY HERMAN.

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II

The office of the United States Marshal was requested

to place a notation on the fingerprint cards submitted to the Bureau,

asking

that criminal records of the subjects be sent to the Savannah Field Division.

It has been ascertained that there are three branches

of the U.S.O. in Savannah where members of the Armed Forces can obtain

rooming facilities and they are the Y.M.C.A. Building, the Salvation Arny,

located

on West President Street, and the J.W.Bo,i located on Bernard Street.

The following description of the subjects was obtained

from interview and observation:

NAVE

Age

Race

Birthdate

Place

Height

Weight

Hair

Eyes

Build

Relatives

NAVE

Age

Race

Birthdate

Height

Weight

Complexion

Place of Birth

Hair

Eyes

Relatives

Remarks

Build

THOMAS HARVEY HERMAN

17

White

June 24, 1927

Atlantic City, N. J.

5'3"1

158 1b5.

Brown and wavy

Blue

Medium

WINFIELD HERMAN, Uncle,

Tuckerton, N. J.

STANLEY HERMAN, Uncle,

Asbury Park, No Jo

GILBERT HERMAN, Brother,

U. S. Navy, Overseas

JACK DALE WILLIAMS

18

White

July 5, 1925

58711

145 lbs.

Light

Key West, Florida

Brown

Green

Mrs. NORA ENGOLD

749 N. W. "E" Street

Key West, Florida

Hands unusually large.

Stocky

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UNDEVELOPED LEADS:

THE NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION, at New York City, will

obtain the name of the Captain of the S. S. Mills and verify the fact

that the subjects were employed as Merchant Marines on such ship.

It is believed that this information may be obtained

either at the Offices of the Pure Oil Company or from the Captain of the

Port, New York.

THE NEWARK FIELD DIVISION,

at Atlantic City, New

Jersey, will check the records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics in

order to verify the birthdate of subject THOMAS HARVEY HERMAN.

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Form NO. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

REPORT MADE.AT

SAVAMAL, GLONGLA

TITLE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAVANIAR, CHORELA

• DATE WHEN MADE

L 25 al

PERIOD FOR

WHICH MADE

FILE NO. 43-93

REPORT.MADE.BY

SAXLOR JACESON SIMO

CHARACTER OF CASE

ITLEGAL WEARING OF UNOPORM

DAT

JACK DALS WELLIANS

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

Sabjeose Apprehended while rauring andforme

0f United Scates Navy and in signed statenante

alast they are not in Navy and entitled to

wenk

such unifom.

Babject WORMAN abated ho i6

seventeca and subject VILLAS advises he nos

edenteen on July 5;

WDL3 but nonies he has not

regioterod for salective Service.

United States

Aborney, pushorneo fusing of complains, narrante

losuediend subjectal apprehanded.

Comlasionor's

hearing hold tarch 30, 19k4 and probable cause

ReMAid placed under $500 band

for illogal

wearing of uniforn and MILLIAMS placed under

11000 bond for Illegal wearing of uniforn and

fatzure to regioter under Belective service.

subjects failed to make band end ara presently

incarcorated in Chathan County dall, Savannahy

Georgia.

DETAILS :

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

bazo

Benark

₴

Mon Toric

2 Kland

COPIES OF THIS REPORT

• USA Savannah

₴

Savennah

This Investigation Was Inutituted upon the reccipt

of internation by Asstotant Special Arent in Choreo

Kevad

Foonating Cazrecite,

Savanah, Coorcia,

the eftect thnt the subjects, JACK

DALE FIELDIALE

and THOMAS

HARVEY HERLAN,

had bean spurchended on

March 29 by 1171tazy P021o0 authorities beccuze

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

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tho medlonia unifom wnich they more soaring has not complete.

Loudenant

Lazizzes further adviood thet upon questioning the tho non, 1t

• tina Jesened

that they amithad that they wore not is the lnated Statoe Mary*

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BAVARING

Da VEHION:

Con Lentity Shot THUAS NARVEN ACAR dare the following

olgned ebatezont do

hún on March 29,

1964 AS

She Marat Hoceiving Barrankog

Beeamah,

tearglas

"Savannah,

March

Theaan Farvey fieron, male the folloing voluntazy

postonent of ny on toeo wilt do

taylor I Plan, To Tho

boo soondidled linsole to sa do a Spoolal

Agent

Tedone Bursan of Invartigation

No throatg or procises

more made to ne to sive thie atotozont and I know at may

00 u0c0 in douse

* wep bom done

al, 1927 ab Atlantio caug, F. Jo where

Lived and sont to schoos up untus tee rears ago:

then &

mate to Koy West,

Flee with sother where i lived no 506 G. Tah.

Sto, and sy alúress to Ailantdo Gity Dodord this sis 216 S.

Aricansee Ave.

Ay nothur (sed Last Herch and I nent to Ablanble

caty md atoygd nith Harold Karnole: 315 Washington Are,

Jeno el 1919 I wont to Philaddiphia and signed with the l. Be

Morhont Marine at their cattoo on Chestnat C0. and shipped

Jew Tork on tho We So Mulla,

a ship amed by the pure

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phis ship is old and travnio

• up and down the osster

soned of the . 8.

I0 is a tankore

On MA00 01944

the alip docked at Now fork,

and Copte

Beynot Hemas jave no and dacie Tale Wantons poinicaton to

leavy ship and return to New Yosk in about Ls days.

Fe did

nos have to tall his whore me vore foing.

he left Her Tork

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and got

; to mashingion abont the z0ths and I bought the

Havy

enroen which I an now woering of a tollon shop spocielleing

In untons and having a sign is frone "gerylomonto equipment".

I dont @ resentor juot shero this mae Jocetely

daci: Dale

Miltons had previoualy bought hle navy unform et

Dad vestors

Texas, and he luen 10 mus wrong to woor it becauee

told hit

that ho content & rece the

nervico stripte which ho has on

hae

0490Y0s

No Nort Wenhington on March 16 and arrived En Savannah

ky hitch-haking ouchy Suoday morning;

Cho 26t,

Malaimes end

I raglatored at the loo hero at which time ge both wore wooring

on not unterns. Porever, we Sold then we nore in the Merchant

Renalone and I wore the artfor fro tashington to

Esvannely and we have vown them noot of the tine here in

asvannah. I knew when & bought the unifom and thin & hare boon

wearing in that as was wrong und that I wamned entitlad to

won 10e

tant night lillians and I spent all our money, I having had

¢ac0 non I aborted out, end do vire ring to hitch hike had: to

Men Tori shia noraina when ne nere plaied up by the Me Pes.

Last night no elope in a sane co with his pemiaston, but i

don) & remanber who he won er where he 1ivcd.

* do not havo a Selective service rogistration on cleonificatton

cord becamas I never regiotered dines & Ras 900 young.

* do2/t

have say lary adenturication papers, nor do I have with me my

Lozchant Marine papoze which I left on the chip. I of courao

could not present any o1 thoge papere to lr. 2ing then he asted

ne for then.

I told the

Hoy CMcore this torrans fired that I wis

tho Mary and cocond that. I wa te the fary ared guard,

but

Chese: stories noze not brue.

I havo never bona arrested before.

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I have

read the above etatenant

consicting of about 36 pages

end have intolalud

onch page, end the statonent le true to the

best of ny knolodge.

Signod e

thomas Harvey Fernan

Mineason:

duhn Aa. Loniaco

Cortetein

Duty Waster At lans.

Toylon in Mindy TO, FBI Bovannahy Cas#

During the coume of the interden, Sibject unaw

advised that he ma bom in Ablentle 0ity,

Ei dersay and that he has

spent most of his life do suon city.

No abated thet ho bag a birth

corolalente on rocord in Atlantie Olly and that at ons tine he had a

cort1/1c0 cos of such reoord wiich he loot e sboet biao ago.

Ne stated

that both: his fathor and nother nro doad and that folloring the death of

no nocks in teren 19u3, he lede Aey leon, Storide there choy nao bean

21dng for & short Mae

and roturned to Absonato City

There he raaidel

with HARDED NAMELl, 315 Machington Avarue, for sone tiee and it tas

LAMEL to Interoated Han in eigning up Rich the Norchant lurine.

ENTErE 1o the nepher of the Captata of the abeamship on which subjoct

ICAN stated that he had boen working»

HERMAl alno sold that at the

diac ho olgned uy for the Morchant Marine he was not fingerprinted.

edvlacd that the boat, So S. 101oy & torer, de posothly f1lling up et

Bew Jocke

No donted haying ary previous arrest rocond and fas table

So prosem any card af Identification, He could not present any Belective

Comtee end in vion of the foch an stated by him that he hen not ragistered

since he ta not yot eighteon yourg old. He advined that the Captala of

the boss pemitted his end subjace to leavo thair papera on the boat and

that 10 sas through Captata Manikt that thoy were able to leave the boat

end dools nithout having to

show such/papora.

When quantlored as so ronson

that ho wore the

Envy untform; ERMIAN stated that he had no partieular

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cut

just

i boughe 1t and pore 10.

Spocial Agent 0C19 onn atso bentify that on March 29,

39L CACE DIL VOLITAN fare the folleing afgned staterent in the Keval

Receiving Darwokes

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*Savannah,

March 29,

291s

I, oos Dale Willlaney rake the folloning voluntnuy ebotement

do Dator J. Sine, IIt, who hee Identifica hinole to se of &

Epecies Agent of the Faderel Burecs of

Na threate

py prostone worn rade to me to care this

and I know

16 say be wed in courte

1 voc born July 5, 1945 do koy vent, 10t that en he

10 voore old.

I havd 1ivod in Ray Root (bout all my 11fo vith

ng parente Ur, and lers. Ject Dole Illiams, Shat de until ay

rethor died.

My mothow has sined comeriod and hor noue noo

10 Irs P. I. Ingolds and Ilved on forthrect I. St-

Above tuo zeers ago 1 enliated in the Herchant Marine at

these ofcies on Park Ive. an How Yorks 01.14

Since thon I have

nonvod en no bonts, the 6. f KeloIn and the 8, S. M110-

Aboat tha 0uh of March the So G. Mills dockod In Yer Rocky

and captain Tavell of this ship cars Moans Horan und nycel

a furlongh os 22 deja before wo sore to report back aboard. I

has previously bought the lavy untfore I on now wearing in.

waterboan,

tex, quet outalde of colventon, cull 1 poro this

zulfona dens from Hew Torl 40 Unchington.

Harman bought his

undern 'In Vantlagton and I boughs tro service otripes and had

the put en by pleaves:

I have nor the uniforn on the trip

don to Savanuch and while I have boan here

place Sundey.

know that. I on not antitled to work thin lany unitorn.

sight ma loot out capa at the 060 hero ve have boon staying.

No pos plenty of rides by tollias poople to more an the lavy

at tho sane Mine te had cut unktorn on, but I have nerce

recodred noney be talling poople I me in the navy.

an 18 yeare old and I loon thos

should have roglatored

the Scloctive Sorvisa mhan & beconn

bust have not go

regsaterace

I std nos pragent tr, sina with & Colontive & vice

regiobratish or

sard hacmuns of course I don't

hare try:

Kor

do

have sy Marchaud Senaon pepors which aso

one the

15129•

• I intended maaring the unilMeta

# have on

not when I Ledd

the

12la

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I have reed the above statenent condisting of ebout

pages

and have initiated

each pages

and this ebatement le true to the

best of my lenialedgo.

Signed:

Jack

D. Miless

John 1. Lorince. Coxenain

Duty Master no Aras:

During tho course of the interion with VILLAS,

he adviced that he hoo spent a largo portion of hás 11fe in Key Wout,

Florids, and that he has a birst ceroiiscate on rocord thome choring

hile birchdate to be July 5, 3925-

identitloation papara and stated that ho know that he was nupposed te

regiater for Selective Service then he bacone cigatoon yours oid bus

advied that he had boen too buoy to do 0o.

Ro denied having ary previou

7oo0nd and

did not alve ory plausible reason for the noaring os

the Unitod States Hav untfona other than that he just wanted to buy 1e

and near 10-

He sadd that he purchaoed the untforn at Watertown, Jeans,

a cad1l tom not

far froa Calveston.

he aditced having told the loves

officers tho questioner hin when ho mao tarat apprehentiod that he hed told

then that he was in the flory but that ho hnd later edeltead that shie

mao not true:

Both aubjecta wore thoroughly questionod as to

whether they had obtained orything of value and result of reporting.

Chansolves to be nonbere of the Untted States Hat.

They both densed

having roceived axything of value other than adsitting that while

wooring thor undfors, they had recolved courtesien Pros civilian,

such as antonobile rider

They stated that upon registering at the

W.8.0e in Savannah

when they apent the night at such place,

that that

merely regaonted a roon for tha night but that at such time they pare

wearing the unforte

Originel coysos of the abovo aignad statemente are

being retolned in the flos of the Savannah Tield Division. The corvice

stripoo corn by tubject vILlAg at tho tino of approhenaton are aleo

boing recalned in the flles of the Bavannah Office,

= 6-

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THOS

The facto in the Anatant

case pere

prosented

colophonicoly

to Anatatont Unsted States Abterney JUlIA HANUaL,

authortued the fillne

of e complaint agstant both eubjoate for illegal scaring

of the undors

"On

Lurch 30, 19hl4a

onuplainte

Entted

States Comicstones

the subject

for violetton ot

Scotion 1393, Title 19, United States Codo, in that they

wore uniforue of the United Staton lavy whon Shay sore not wobers of the

Now and were thoratore not entitled to beor

Chane

On the some dey hoaring won hold before Comlosioner

BRANKEN ab which tino probable casee man found and mbject WRIt was

placos under 4500 bord on charge of allogal maring of the uniron and

WILLIANS was placed under $1000 bond on churgen of allogel nearing of

the unitors and fallure to reglater for Selective Sorvica, Ad tho present

dato noither of the aubjecte have node euch band.

CR

By lottor deted Aptl 5, J9L, the following entminas

record of SACK DATE MILIAS sao recolvod fron the Dureate

FBI A 395779k

State Polieo

10-16619

John Jack Grooss 0-27-Lg

* State Folloc

Media, F8.

Juventlo delinquency

returned

to D+ d.

State Hone

for Ecya,

Jaweaburg.

He wo

USH#

Savannah,

Qa. Jact Date WAllons 3-30-l

46-1609

wearing the uniform

of the Vet. Mavy

by lotter dated April 3, I9ba, the luroau adviced that

& chocl of thair recorde reflected no criminel rocord ngainet the rone ot

290BS MIRVEL RONMAN•

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SVe

The

office el the linated

States Merchal was requested

to pledo a notatton

the fingeprint

ords

mbaitted to the Bureau,

that criminal recorde of the nubjecte

be sont

to the Sorench Finla livinion,

I% tos beon encontained that there aro three branches

an Savannall whore

sentens

of the Ared. Forces can obtato

rooning facilities

and they are the Lal loh, BullainE,

the Calvation Aray,

Zecated

pa feat Peatent Atreet, and the deliBe, located on Demard Strect.

The folioning decaiption of the subjocto mo obtained

aron incorvie mit

abnervation:

MAXE

ALA

Nece

Dirondata

2aco

Height

Weight

Ha12

Kyea

Du12d

Rolatives

RAME

AgO

Baue

Birthdate

Reight

Weight

Conpleston

Place of Birth

Fied

Nyon

Rolativea

Romanita

Duild

TRONAS HARVEY FIREAR

17

Thi te

June 2Ly 1027

Atlantie 0st7,

5*31

150 1b8.

trown and wavy

Eltie

Ked Wa

VEN IELD HERONE,

Uncle,

Tackanton, t d.

BRALET HERIAN,

Uncle

Asbury Fark, Ne Jo

Brothes,

Ve So Navy, Ovorseas

JACK DARE WILTIANS

18

Unito

Лиду 5, 1925

5:79

2L5 Ib5°

Rey Boat, Florida

Brown

MrS. BORA SOBOLD

749:1, Via

REY StrOad

Key Mont, Morida

Fante uncually large.

Stocicy:

- 390110-

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SNOSNSNCRAS LOACOS

THE NEU TONG TIAL DIVISION, M6 Men Terk Gaty t121

dotein she nano of the Captain of the 8. S. 11116 ond Verdey the fact

that the subjecte were employed an

Merchart Nerines on such ship.

It lo believed that this

information my be obtained

ooher at the Officon of the Pure 042 Gompany

ow. Arosi the Coptain of the

Ports

New York,

THE MENANK FIELD DEVESTON,

Jensor, will check

order

to verify the birthdate

of subject THIAS MARTEX REMI

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