"...The Facts of the Case are as Follows:...."

[John Beard]

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HEADQUARTERS PLATTSBURG BARRACKS
Plattsburg Barracks, New York.,
July 11, 1935.

To: Commanding General, Second Corps Area, Governors Island, New York.

1- The rifle referred to in this report has not yet been recovered. The recommendations of a surveying officer that soldier be held responsible for the loss was approved by the appointing authority on June 18, 1935.

2- A representative of the Bureau of Investigation is now present at Plattsburg Barracks investigating circumstances in connection with possible unlawful disposition of this rifle.

For the Commanding Officer:

E. P. LUKERT,
Captain, 26th Infantry,
Adjutant