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l • 1' · ss,4; JR>,, ,-/"e~•/',~~, Details, DO #46, rile 33,...476 ~ ___ ····-··DE:.CAILS_: ______of the Director, This investigation was initiated by direction 1. 29 December 1959, PACAF, APO 953, by letter, file 31""'63, dated OSI (IG) of JOHN EDWARD PIC, an effort to establish the security qualifications in APO 323; further, to resolve SSgt, AF 11313239, USAF Hospital Tachikawa, may have had with his half brother, :rny possible sympathetic association he his passport to American Embarsy , t·rho allegedly turned in of renouncing his U9 ·s. ~fficials in Moscow, USSR, stating the intention :i tizenship. HQf:§HU, JAPAN • A!_ TACJ!_IKAVJA J\:W..J3ASE, TACJIIKAWA 1 reviewed :1 District Office, was 2. On 15 January 1960, File 31-30, this EDWARD PIC, SSgt, Ali' 113122'.39 1 the following information relative to JOHN ,J and therefrom: USAF Hospital Tachikawa, APO 323, was extracted appeared at Detachment 2 of :Ii On 4 NIJvember 19591 PIC voluntarily I by Special Agent SHIGEO R. Ol{UUA this District Office and was interviewed !! night, l November 1959, ho hoard .,I and the writer. He related thnt on Sunday I LEE HARVEY OSWALD, who hod . I broadcast relntive to his half brother, a radio officials in Moscow, I turned in his passport to American Embossy allegedly citizenship. PIC stated Ii stating the intention of renouncing his u. s. USSR, Air Bose, who sug.ge,5.\Ji\d,.. that ,ho thot.- he had been to tlie chaplnin, Tachikawa OSWALD is his half brother, his \ report to this office. PIC stated that i He identified his family as I hnving been married several times. I mother i follows: I unknown i may be living in Father: EDWARD JOHN PIC (address ). unknow~, Fort Mother: Mrs. MARGUERITE OSWALD (address Worth, Texas),, Fort ROBIBT L. OSWALD, 7313 Davenport Street, Half brother: is Worth, Texas. This brother is married and a student at TCU. unl

~. (D 'O g_ C ;i} gx;)' f~i!!1''??t?~ §_ g Details (Cont'd), DO #46, l~ile 33,...476 3 So (D C He described :::, LEZ as a mood and bitter oun ster, and attributed ---Q. - ·- this 1tterness to his mother's personality. PIC said he has received ~. • only :=t, one letter from LEE and that was about two years ago when L~E first ~ joined the Marine Corps. He related that he planned 0 to answer the lot tor., (D but the return address Q. was illegible, and he has never corresponded with !½ LEE. =ii "'(D 0. :r: 0 When questioned as 0: to the motives LEE might have for his contem,­ 5· p1.ated renunciation of citizenship, PIC stated that his mother ex,., (Cl had "'s, , Jrienced an aecidcrnt at her place of woric and he believed that. she So (D 10qucstod the Marine Corps officials to discharge LEE in order that ho z ~ tilight support and tnko 0 care of her. LEE was reportedly very mueh attached :::, to the Marine ~ Corps and planned to make it o corcor. However, since LEE )> 0 is o minor, his mother might hove been successful in her request and ::r ~- perhaps LEE was rosentful for being forced out of his· chosen career~. · P!C related that LEE was not scheduled to be discharged normolly until Deco1t.b?):: 1959. PIC also believed that LEE might have been influenced by the ootiont of two other Americans who renounced their citizenship in recent months and whoso actions wore widely publicized.

PIC related that, to his lcnowledge, LEE had never been to Europe before, nor had he ever had any acquaintances or contacts there. He said that he did not !mow LEE's position in the Marine Corps, or whether he· had access to classified materials or areas while a member of the mili­ tary, but believed LEE does not possess ony technical knowledge whatsocvero PIC stated that he has obtained the above information ·concerning LE~ by letter from his brother ROBERT and personally from a cousin, Miss MARILYN MURRETI', who is a teacher in Japan and resides in a hotel (name unknown) in Itabashi I Tokyo. Miss MORRE.TT is from , Louisiana, and is the daughter of his mother's sister,

PIC stated that LEE's actions have caused him and his wife great mental anguish since they are loyal citizens of the United States; and al though he feels he has a moral obligation to attempt to dissuade LEE from this action, he was reluctant to pursue the attempt unless it wus with USAF sanction. Ho related that although LEE's actions invoked a :!Jtro.ng family feeling within him and that he would do anything to stop LEE from this action, his first loyalty was to his country and to the USAF; and that should LEE I, persist in going through with his intent, he would be "legally dead" as far as PIC was· concerned. · l. .. PIC produced. two newspoper articles concerning the aqUq,n of his half brother LEE HARVEY OSWALD. The clippings were taken from t»e ustars and Stripes" newspaper, To date of interview, PIC's relationship with LEE had not become known locally, and PIC had not been approached by any member of the press. 0 ;u ~ td 1j 1f ,-- .. ) ( %) '-i (D a ; I -0 g Details (Cont'd), 00 #46, File 33-476 @ a0. A review of the files of this 3 District Office reflected no info::.,na,, So tion pertaining to (D LEZ HARVEY OSWALD or JOHN E. PIC. C :., - _.___ () Reproductions of the newspaper clippings given this District I. "''(D Office by PIC were made; a copy of which is appended to this report as 0. an inclosure.

3.. On 15 January 1960, correspondence emanating from the Directora,.e, OSI (IG) PACAF, A~O 953, was reviewed. Within this correspondence wore 1ttachments initiated by the u. s. Naval and u. s. State Departments which cro pertinent to this investigation.

The naval authorities relate summorily as follows: OSWALD is o PFC in the Inactive l.lnrine Corps Reserve with an obligated service until -'3 December 1962. OSt'JALD attended an Aircraft Control and Warning Operot0r course in 1957. He served with Marine Air Control Squadrons in Japon c:ic\ Taiwan, with duties involving ground control intercept. His job descriptiJn • code indicates that he is an aviation electronics operator A There is no record of his clearance at Hq, Marine Corps, but the possibility·exists that he may have had access to CONFIDENTIAL information. OSWALD's service number is 1653230; his 00B/POB 18 October 1939 at New Orleans, Louisiana; he was released to inactive duty on 11 September 1959; his home of record is 4936 Collinwood Stree-t, Fort Worth, Texas. OSWALD has a brother, JOHN EDWARD PIC, 11313239, on active duty with the USAF.

The Department of State officials relate summarily as follows: USAF Staff Sergeant JOHN E. PIC, Tachikawa Air Base, called at the Embassy, Tolcyo, Japan, on 6 November 1959, concerning news reports that ,, his half brother, LEE HARVEY OSWALD, 20 years old, intends to renounce a. S, .citize.nshlp and become a Soviet citizen. According to Moscow·A'P dispatch in "Pacific Stars and Stripes" November 1, LEE OSWALD is at the Motropole Hotel, Moscow. UPI story date lined Fort Worth, Texas, reports another brother, noBillT L, OSWALD, has attempted to reach LEE OSWALD by cable to Moscow and has also sent a telegram to Secretary HER.Tell pleading for assistance in contacting him. PIC asked that the Embassy inform him of arty developments about LZE OSt'lALD and requested that l?.mbassy .Moscow, if possible, transmit to him the following message: "Please re.consider your intentions. Contact me if possible. Love. (Signed) JOHN."

4. On 18 January 1960, a review of SUBJEcr' s military record$ re... fleeted the following information: · NAME: JOHrJ EDWARD PIC RANK: SSgt AFSN: AF 11313239 ORGANIZATION: USAF Hospital Taohilcawa, APO 323

4 Q 111 f 1f ~·1 ( ijy) 1 1~ , u '* " ► ; ' eviewec. BY A.· -- ~J. Far Publ\c Disclosure In A.cc )rda ,c~ Witn,) JF:\ARC,/\1 ~~21i~~i. ,, ( ~ "O .1 ~ lliiliiiD .I-.. 8- 1 'Il: II r;d ;I Nb ,,,,g,auw @ Q. ('C 7 a Details (Cont'd), DO #46, File 33-476 cl 5' I (D I. C ---~DO~B~:;___-#:lJ.7_,!J,Ua!.!J11~uJ!ar£:y_ul,:19~32"-·· ::, ~ . --:--:------... · -···-··----..... ~, ·,, POB: Hew Orleans, Louisiana I! f '',, RACE: Caucas~an EDUCAi'Iorl: GED.Equivalent (H.s.) Completed 1957 DATE AND TERM OF ENLISTMENT: 26 September 1958 for six (6) years PLACE OF El'~LISTMENT: Mitchel AFB, flew York ffiIOR SffiVICE: USAF geg, 1 February 1956... 25 September 1958; SSTi:i honorably discharged under provisions of'AFR 3S •14~ A[,'QT OR APT: Cler... 9, Mech.-.6, Elect-7 and Teeh ... 9 SECURITY CLEAP.ANCE: [Jone indicated PERMANi!llT HOf;JE ADDRESS: c/o M. OSWALD, 3006 Bristold Rd,., Fort !1Jorth (Tarrant), Texas PHESENI' ADDR3SS: #86 Higashi ... Jcu, Kunitaehi...rnachi I Kitatama...gun, Tokyo ETS: 25 September 1964 DATE D2PAC.'..:''..!:D ZI: 10 November 1958 MONTH Oft' TC.AV~'L: 6 november 1961 MARITAL S7ATUS: Married Wife ... MARGARET D. PIC Son ~ JOHN E. PIC, JR. (Age-7) Daughter ... JANET A. PIC (Age.... 5) PAFSC : 904 50B JOB DESCnIPTION: Medical Laboratory Specialist MILITARY DUTIES: NCO IC, Clinical Chemistry Section, USAF Bospi tal • Taehikawa, APO 323 COURTS,.,MARTIAL AND ARTICLE 15' s: None indicated OTHER illJFAVOUABLE INFORMATION; None indicated

SUBJECT's DD Form 98 (Armed Forces Security Questionnaire) and a copy of his photograph (head and shoulders) were extracted from instant • records. Reproductions were made of the foregoing items;. copie,s of. which are appended to this report as inclosures. The oriuinals of SUBJECT 1s DP Form 98 and photograph were returned to SUBJECT's military records after. rep,roduetion. Those military records are maintained by the Administrative Section, USAF Hospitul Tochiknvm, APO 323 ..

5, On 18 January 1960, RONALD D. GREENE, A/lC, AF 14409875, Claa$.l­ fied Documents Clerk, Security Section, Hq Sq Section, 271Qth Air Base Wing, APO 323, related that neither the name of SUBJECT no, that of SUBJECT' s spouse appears in the Special Files (files containing unfavorable information) of his office. · - 6_ On 21 January l %0, ACilii e. BARFIELD, 1/t,t·, 49086A,' ,Mn{itfiftt'atlve Officer, USAF Hospital Tachikawa, APO 323, furni,shed a copy of a DD Form 398 (Statemf)nt of Personal History) executed by SUBJECT., A reproduction of this document is OP.pended to this report os an inclosure. The original w1:1s ·returned to DAP.F'IiiJJJ for inclusion in SUBJ~:CT 1s military records. 5 Reviewed BY AFOSl . z !A,1 ; : .: k✓ Ir , Pr_?<).;;r r ,.L r ·,Lon.,. ,,, l ffJr Public DfSclO$LJrr~ • •·. f ;:o ' ( {g .. it ? ,a< ).\i~~t!iit6 n",1S> [ ('' -, I Details (Cont 1d), DO #46, File 33--476 -~ 5' I (D I,.! --1a--'Ih~m&~.MI• cJassifjcat.ion_is_r_equired on this repo.r~t due to ·----',,is=_, the fact it contains investigative information which requires protection against unauthorized disclosure.

INCLOSUR§S:

FOR DIRE@)RATE, OGI (IQ)_ PA.YAF, f'.PO 953 FOil DIRECTORATE. os.~ (IG) us•.A.Es. V{~H.11\GJ0N 25. o•. c. 1. Reproduction o'f DD Forni 98 (Armed Forces Security Questi'onnaire) pertaining to SUBJECT. 2. Reproduction of DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) per,-, taining to SUBJECT.

3. Reproduction of photograph (head and shoulders) of SUBJECT·.

4. Reproduction of newspaper clippings from "Pacific Stars and ~tr~,re.c{ pertaining to OSWALD.

fOR @!'!MANDffi, 271GrH Am .BA§,E t'{Ul!_J ,APO 323

Inclosure 4 as above.

• D Inclosures 2, 3 and 4 as above.

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