Box 16
Restricted
Contains 18 Results:
Inquiries of Personnel Involved in Flight 19, 1975 August 9-September 4
Letters from Kusche to chief of Public Affairs Division, Washington, D.C. (1975 August 10) and National Personnel Records Center (1975 August 9, September 4) regarding personnel who testified at Board of Inquiry. List of 44 names giving rank, Social Security number, Service number, and date of birth.
Telephone Calls, 1975 April 30, September 15
Lists dates of call, person called, and length of call. Calls cover Kusche's research regarding flight as well as calls to publishers, libraries and naval personnel. No subject matter of calls given.
Correspondence Regarding Flight 19
Letters from Kusche to National Archives, Naval Historical Center, Pentagon, and Ft. Lauderdale Information Office. Also correspondence with Taylor family members, other authors, schools, editors, etc.
Correspondence and Early Draft of Flight 19
Facts and opinions; Disappearance of the search plans; of the coast; the phantom 15th man. Extensive correspondence between Kusche and Jane Jordan Browne. Also correspondence from Star with excerpt from book.
Correspondence between Mrs. Taylor and Navy Personnel
Includes request for inquiry addressed to HQ's, Naval Air Advanced Training Command. Letters to Admirals R.E. Jennings and Ralph Davison, Chief of Naval Air Training.
Inquiries to Locate Naval Personnel Regarding Flight 19
Gives list of 47 Navy personnel on duty. Correspondence between Kusche, Department of the Navy, National Personnel Records Center, and Navy Reserve. See also Box 16, Folder 1.
Naval Personnel Involved with Flight 19
Board of Inquiry, record of interrogation with Lt. Cox, Cdr. Robert D. Cox, Lt. Marshall Goodwin, Lt. Marion C. Hanna, Lt. Malvin C. Hansen, Lt. Samuel M. Hines, Lt. J.R. Jackson, Jr., Lt. R.W. Kohlmaier, Lt. Cdr. J.D. Mastaglio, Lt. Cdr. J.A. Rapp, Lt. Wm L. Stoll, Avn. Radio man V.J. Zappalo. Other names listed.
Notes on Flight 19
Kusche's thoughts on the circumstances regarding flying, TBM's, lifestyles (drinking, etc.) of the Navy airmen, home environment of Charles' family in Corpus Christi. This folder constitutes collection of pre-rough draft MS ideas.
Letters of Condolence to Mrs. Taylor
A collection of eleven letters from friends, strangers, and families who also had lost sons in service. Some offered optimistic theories of Charles' survival.
Negative to Inquiries
Thirteen letters sent by Kusche to Navy personnel in Florida at time of inquiry were returned - not delivered. Navy Board of inquiry reports for Lt. L.T. Conklin, Lt. Cdr. C.M. Kenyon, Spec. R.J. Koch, Cdr. C.C. Newman, Lt. A.G. Thompson, Jr. See Also Box 16, Folder 6.