CUBAN INFORMATION ARCHIVES




DOCUMENT  0443


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Gerald Patrick Hemming, Jr
Personal Background

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[Reference: Application form for AID, 1967.  NARA Record]

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SECURITY INVESTIGATION DATA FOR SENSITIVE POSITION

Last Name:  HEMMING
First Name: GERALD
Middle Name: PATRICK JR.
Other Name: GERRY PATRICK: FEB.1959 to MAY 1964
                      nom de guerre while in Cuba and later when training Cuban Exiles in Florida.

2.  DOB: 1 MARCH 1937

3.  Place of Birth: LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

4.  Sex: Male

5.  Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250
Color eyes: blue
Color hair: brn

6.  married

7.  If married widowed or divorced give full name and date and place of birth of spouse or former spouse.  Include wife maiden name.  Give date and place of marriage or divorce:

Patricia Ann Sullivan Hemming-14 July 1942, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

8.  Dates and places of residence:
Feb 1967 to March 1967 10300 S.W. 34th St. Miami, Florida
Jan 1967 to March 1967 1940 N.E. 35th Ct. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Dec 1963 to Jan 1967 1036 S.W. 5th St. Miami, Fla.
Apr 1963 to Dec 1963 2450 N.W. North River Dr. Miami, Fla.
Aug 1962 to Apr 1963 No Name Key, Big Pine Key, Fla.
May 1961 to Apr 1963 mail address-3350 N. W. 18 Terr. Miami, Fla.
May 1961 to Apr 1963 training camps in the Florida Everglades
April 61 to May 1961 1925 S.W. 4th St. Miami, Fla.
Mar 1961 to Apr 1961 953 S.W. 10th St. Miami, Fla.
Nov 1961 to Mar 1961 2433 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra Calif.
Sep 1960 to Nov 1960 Mexico City, D.F. Mexico
Jun 1960 to Sep 1960 Room #121, Hotel Rosita de Hornedo, Havana, Cuba
Dec 1959 to June 1960 F.A.R., Base Aere; Militar San Julian, P.d. Rio, Cuba

9.  U.S. Citizen/ by birth

10.  EDUCATION:
El Monte Union High School, El Monte, Calif. 1952 to 1954       Degree: X
San Gabriel Mission High, San Gabriel, Calif. 1951 to 1952       Degree: X
AC "A" School (Tower Oper) NAS Olathe, Kansas 1954 to 1955       Degree: FAA License
AC "C" School (GCA Radar Op) NAS Olathe, Kansas 1955 to 1955       Degree: Final App                Contrllr
U.S. Naval Academy Prep School, Bainbridge, Md. 1958 to 1958       Degree: Graduated

12.  Social Security Number: [deleted per request]

13.  Military Service: Past
Serial no: 1488247
Branch of Service: U.S. Marine Corps
From:1954 to 1958

15.  Employment:
Aug. 1964 to Mar 1967 Ironworkers L.U. #272, 1776 W. Flagler, Miami, Fla., Construciton-none       Mr. Chas. Caraoker, President Local #272
May 1964 to Aug 1964 Vacation while residing at 1036 S.W. 5th St., Miami, Fla.
Mar 1961 to May 1964 InterPen, H. K. Davis, Everglades & No Name Key, Fla. Paramilitary       Termin / of contract
Sep 1960 to Mar 1961 Travel & Vacation, Mexico City & 2433 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra,        California (Parents residence)
Feb 1959 to Sep 1960 Compania Universal, Humboldt #127, Havana, Cuba, Tech/Advisor Maj.       William A. Morgan (left due to Castro politics)
Oct 1958 to Feb 1959 Vacation/Travel U.S./Cuba-1211 S. Atlantic Blvd., Alhambra, Calif.
Apr 1954 to Oct 1958 Military Service/ U.S.M.C.

16.  Have you ever been discharged (fired) from employment for any reason? No

17.  Have you ever resigned (Quit) after being informed that your employer intended to discharge (fire) you for any reason? No

18.  Have you ever been arrested.  Taken into custody. Held for investigation or questioning or charged by any Law enforcement authority? Yes

Date         -Charge        -Place                    -Law enforcement - Action Taken     Authority
Dec 1962-Viol. U.S.C.-18-Marathon, Fla.-U.S. Customs     -  Charges Dropped
(alleged violation of the Neutrality Act/export Art. Of War)

19.  Have you ever had a nervous breakdown or have ever had medical treatment for a mental condition? NO

20.  Foreign Countries visited (since 1930)
Country/Date left U.S.A./Date returned U.S.A./Purpose
Cuba, Bahamas, Mexico/19 Feb 1959/Oct 1960/Advisor (civ)
Mexico, Guatemala, Brit Honduras/Nov 1963/Nov 1963/Search flight
Brasil, Ascension Isle/4 April 1966/14 July 1966/construction work
Bahamas (Bimini)/28 Dec 1966/16 Feb 1967/Motion picture work

22.  Are you now or have you ever been a member of any foreign or domestic organization, association, movement, group or combination of persons which is totalitarian, fascist communist, or subversive, or which has adopted or shows a policy of advocating or approving the commission of acts of force or violence to deny other persons their rights under the constitution of the United States, or which seeks to alter the form of government of the United States by unconstitutional means? NO

24.  Membership in other organizations.
Name in full/Address/ Type/From-To/Office held

The Airborne Assoc,/P.O. Box #5, Ft. Bragg, N.C./Military/1963- 1965/member
Parachute Club of America/P.O. Box 409, Monterey, Calif./1965-1966/member
82nd Airborne Div. Assoc.,/Mansfield, Ohio mil civ/1965-1967/member
So. Florida Parachute Assoc,/Clewiston, Fla. /skydiver/1961-1965/member

25.  Relatives
Relation/Name in full/Year of birth/Address/Country of birth/Present Citizenship

Father/ Gerald Patrick Hemming Sr./1902/(dead Jan 1963)/Caylon, India/U.S.
Mother/Catherine Ellen Hemming/1913/3448 N. Muscatal ave./Canada/U.S.
         So. San Gabriel, Calif.
Wife/Patricia Ann Hemming/1942/10300 S.W. 34 St. Miami, Fla./USA/U.S.
Daughter/Kristi Ann Hemming/1963/"same as above"/USA/U.S.
Daughter/Karina Je Hemming/1965/"same as above"/USA/U.S.
Sister/Nora Cecelia Cooldy/1935/5663 Camden Dr., Golets, Calif./USA/US
Brother/Daniel Randolph Hemming/1938/3448 N. Muscatal ave./So. San Gabriel, Cal./USA-US
Brother/Arthur Cecil Hemming./1940/(dead 1941)/
Brother/Timothy Bernard Hemming/1941/3448 N. Muscatal ave./So. San Gabriel, Cal/USA-US
Sister/Mary Louise Shultz/1942/16133 Placid Dr.,/USA/US
Brother/Robert Bruce Hemming/1945/U.S. Navy-Pacific Fleet/USA/US
Sister/Kathleen Anne Hemming/1947/ 3448 N. Muscatal/USA/US
Brother/Michael John Hemming/ 1948/"same as above"/USA/US

26a.  (Family members not living with you)
Howard K. Davis 10832 S.W. 61 Terr., Miami, Fla. Airlift Int'l, L.Viot Nan-7 Yrs
James O'conner Special Agent F.B.I.  FBI Bldg., 3801 Biscayne Blvd, Miami 7 Yrs
Maj. Norman J. Gray Fla. Army Nat'l Guard Armory, 2728 NW 7th ave, Miami 4 Yrs

26b.  Close personal associates.
Justin J. Wilson 10401 S.W. 27 St., Miami, Fla. Ironworkers LU #272 7 Yrs
Robert K. Brown 735 -39th St., Boulder, Colo.-box 369, Boulder, Colo. 7 Yrs
Tom Dunkin 215 Twelfth St. __, Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Journal 6 Yrs

27.  To your knowledge have you ever been the subject of a full field or background personal investigation by any agency of the federal government?

28.  Space for continuing answers to other(line) questions. #8
Sept 1959-Dec 1959 Far, Bar San Antonio d, los Banos, Havana Cuba
May 1959-Sept 1959 _g_to  Paracaidistas, B. Jose d.Lee Lajas, Havana, Cuba
Feb 1959-May 1959 _g_to  Paracaidistas, Bam San Antonio d. Los Banos, Havana
Oct 1958-Feb 1959 1211 S. Atlantic Blvd., Alhambra, Calif.
Apr 1954-Oct 1958 U. S. Marine Corps-CONUS/Overseas
Sep 1950-Apr 1954 2528 S.  Paulsod St., El Monte, Calif.
Aug 1941-Sep 1950 708 N. New Ave., Monterey Dark, Calif.
        1941-Aug 1941 620 E. Palm St., Alt_d___, Calif.

Before signing this form check back over it to make sure you have answered all questions fully and correctly.
CERTIFICATION
I Certify that the statements made by me on this form are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.
False statement on this term to punishable by law.
DATE: 10 April 1967

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