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Ron is recommended for service in the
US Navy, March - May 1941

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By the start of 1941, Ron had decided that he wanted a career in the US Navy, like his father - the US Air Corps wouldn't have him. He asked his contacts to write a number of letters of introduction for him. They make most interesting reading. The letters are listed below in date order, with a few comments attached. At least one (from Senator Ford) was definitely forged by Hubbard, and considerable suspicion attaches to Magnuson's letter as well.

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* Jimmy Britton of KGBU Alaska, 15 March 1941 *

* Commander W.E. McCain, USN, 25 March 1941 *

* Representative Warren G. Magnuson, 8 April 1941 *

* Prof. A.F. Johnson, George Washington University, 19 April 1941 *

* Representative Robert M. Ford, 1 May 1941 *

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Last updated 10 Dec 1996