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11r. Dahl, Ur. Crismon, and myself lett the hotel room to
go downstairs as Kr. Crismon wanted to get some metal. th.at ms in
the baok ot his car that be had picked up on llaury Island, to
bring back to the hotel room. Mr.. Harold Dahl departed.
At this time I mde tho statement to llr. Crismon that I
sb.ould like to pick up my oar in Seattle. llr. Crismon drove me to
Boel,Qg Field• Seat tle. Att er l eaving me at Boeing J'iel d, he drove
baok to Tacoma and I drove my onn car back to Tacoma . After I bad
put my oar in. tb.e garago at Tacoma, I went up to the lnthrop Hotel
and i.n the room at that time was Mr. Arnold, Jlr. Crlsmo.o., and Captain
Davidson trO!!J. ArI1J3 Intelligence. Lieutenant Brown was downataue - - ,
getting sandwiches and coftee. hen Lieut . Brown came back the
stories were again related and Lieut. Bron made a statement that
all the facts or theso stories ould be hold in strictest colU"idence
until released by llr. Dahl .
Atter Mr. Crinmon had told all the facts , relating not
only his own story but that at Mr. Dahl, he asked tor the opinion
of both oftioers as to what they t.hought . Lieut. Brown made the
statement that he would like to obtain some ot these fragme..o.ts to
take back to Hamilton field .
At this time capt. Davidson and Lieut . Brown were debatl.ag
the thought as to whether to stay over night in Tacoma or leave for
Hamilton ~ield immediat ely, as the B-25 they were nying was
supposed to be at Hamilton Field the next day for the Air Show.
The five ot us then lett the hotel room and went down to
the hot el l.obb,- where Mr. Brown made a telephone cal.l to JJcChoi--d
P'leld asking them to aoo.d a driver to pick up Capt . Davidson and
himselt . Lieut. . Brown came up to me and made the statement that he
and capt. Davidson wero going baok to Hamilton Field and that he
would get in tQuoh with me tomorrow and if a.ttor I had seen the
tragm.ants on Yaury Island-. U I th.ought 1n my QWn mind that this
was authentic, they would lmmecllate-1y leave llWllilto.n l1'1old an.d
return. I was to hold th1s statement by Lieut . Br0\1n ln the
s trictest ot oontidenoe from the other group ot three (Dahl , Crismon,
and Arnold) .
e then we.nt down to the street where Mr. Crismon drove his
car up in ~ron.t and took out a box ot fragmon~s an.d gave this box to ·
Davidson and Brown.. hile waiting for the driver from UcChord Field,
Lieut. Brown and I discussed Paol~ic operatlo.na and t hings not per
taining to this misoio.n. Capt . Davidson and Lieut . Brown departed at
approxilnately 12:45 A. U. J.tr. Arnold an.d I went back to our hotel
room atter having a midnight snack.