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‘a ae stanoARo ron Ho, 64 @ COPY OF A CARRON r Office Memorandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AIR MAIL, SPECIAL DELIVERY To : SAC, Los Angeles ee DATE: March 27, 1947 FROM SAC, Pittsburgh SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; ELIZABETH SHORT, ake Black Dahlia - VICTIM INFORMATION CONCERNING First Sergeant PETER anmnony (Sonn, ASN_ 32183940, Instructions Officer, 111th Infantry, Post Office Box 18, Washington, Pennsylvania, was in- terviewed by Special Agents EDMUND C. WELTON and JOHN S.‘ AMMARELL at his office on March 27, 1947. During the interview with Sergeant VEICHER he furnished the following information regarding his relations with the victim: Sergeant VETCHER stated that he was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabema, during the summer of 1946 and was assigned the duty of traveling to all sections of the United States to pick up deserters and AWOL soldiers and to re- turn them to Fort McClellan, Alabama. In accordance with these duties, he was directed to proceed to Fort, McArthur, California in September, 1946, accompanied by First Sergeant 0 SMOFEEIT , in order to pick up an AWOL soldier and return him to Fort McClellan. Sergeant VETCHER and Sergeant MOFFETT arrived at Fort McArthur, located at San Pedro, California, on September 19, 1946. Upon their arrival they requested four deys leave in order to visit Ios Angeles, and were unofficially granted permission to teke this leave without going through the proper Army channels. Sergeant VETCHER separated from Sergeant MOFFHTT on the morning of September 20, 1946, and proceeded to downtown Los Angeles. Sergeant VETCHER wandered around the downtown section of Los Angeles until about 1:45 P. M., when he stopped and. stood leaning against the wall of a store on the corner of what he recalls was 6th and Olive Streets. While he was idly watching the passers-by, he observed the victim, accompanied by another young woman, walk by at about 2:00 P, M. After passing him, the victim turned around and walked over to Sergeant VETCHER and asked him whether he had been in the First Renger Battalion, VETCHER at this time was wearing his Army khaki uni- form with numerous overseas ribbons and with the shoulder badge of the First Renger Battalion on his right shoulder. VETCHER stated that he told the victim * that he was a member of the First Ranger Battalion, whereupon, she inquired if he was acquainted with Lieutenant JO 'NEIL. VETCHER savieed that he recalled a Lieutenant JOHN O'NEIL who had beor with him in the Rangers, whereupon the victim advised him that she end O'NEIL hea been childhood sweethearts in their home tow of Medford, Massachusetts. She Arse. advised VETCHER that she had heard that O'NEIL had re-enlisted in the Army but did not lmow where he was stationed at that time, VETCHER stated that after this conversation he inquired of the victim whether she would give him a date for that evening, The victim agreed and COPIES DESTROY Le on Le WB 5 3382 NOV18 1404 CLOSURE