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. hips ee Es ye te nt as fe nas 7 ‘a a ort ork 7 i iN ae fe. a oe bet as ‘7 Ly . 7 ie Lir=18602 -iuevtionally, and that nis enlisted service had been entirely honorable iin combat, reports from his Commanding Officers indicated that he was of cificey caliber, issued orders to the Commanding General of the 7th Army uc. commission him a Seccnd Lieutenant in the infantry directly from the ranks; although it was not stated in DOBSS' record or his Military Intel- t' cence file that this was done to cause a cessation of the hostile publicity i. ainst the War Department's policies, this is probably the reason that L{ PBS was commissioned directly from the ranks. Mrs. ROOSEVELT was informed of the reason DOBBS had been removed frem aviation training, and it is not known whether any further action was taken by her in this case. Prior to his being commissioned, DOBBS had, on January 10, 1943, requested that a Court of Inquiry be appointed to examine into the imputation against him which led to his elimination, without explanation, from any Air Corps Aviation Cadet training or any Air Corps activities. He stated in this request that he was not now or never had been a member of, or in any way affiliated with any group or organization which opposed our constitu- tional form of government. He further stated that from the Line of his graduation from St. Laurence Theological Seminary in June, of 1939 until | jncucted in the Army in Feoruary of 1941, he was employed vy organizations wiich were established to support and extend consvitutional liberties in tie thirteen Southern states. These organizations were the Council cf Young —. ubherners ang the Southern Sonference for Human Vel fare, He further stated that Mr. JESSu‘JONsS, of Houston, fexas, Mr. BERNAL BAXUCH, of South varolina, und Mre. sLEANOK ROCSEVELT had contributed sums ranging from ~5UU to 15,000 to these organizations. He further claimed that most of these contrivutions had been given directly to him by these people. DOBBS submitted the following references to bolster his case for him: . Dr. WESLEY PEACOCK Dr. JOHN MURRAY ./.1/00D ‘Head !{finister Theological Seminary Peacock Military Academy St. Lawrence University San Antonio, Texas Canton, New York Dr. Fi@D CNEZINING - Dr. U0! NUGH LaLuns Superintendent Associate ditor, New York State Universalist Churches The Christian Leader 526 vumberland Ave., 16 Beacon ot., Syracuse, New York Boston, Nassaclusetts. Mr. AY GSYEETMAN, Secretary Dr. FRANK 7. GitaHal New York Student Christian Movement President 240 Madison Ave., University of North Carolina New York City Chapel Hili, North Carolina -4- ar teat “ow : bad 7 ne ae of * ~ ae _— wo - . o- “Fe ne