</s>2. SL 44-775 EMR/pjh recommended that he be separated from the military service due to unsuitsability. On April 1, 1952, he was tried and convicted by a Special Court-Martial for being AWOL from November 7, 1951, to March 10, 1952 and sentenced to three months confinement at hard labor for forfeiture to $25 per month for three months. Special Court Martial for being awol from November7, 1951. to On July 21, 1952; he tried and conducted by a Special Court martial for assisting himself without proper authority Court-Martial for assisting themselves without proper to 84 days confinement 1952, to June 30, 1952. and sentenced to to 84 years confinement at hard labor and forfeiture of $28 per month for two months. Records indicated WILSON is assigned Veterans Admin- St. (VA) Claim Number C-20 939 779, Veterans Administration, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 2, 1958, with disability shown as gunships, Florida. October 3, 1958. With the assistance of veterans, Media- cal records for WILSOON were considered to the VA at St. Petersburg. on November 3, 1956. It was further noted that additional medical records for WILISON were furnished to the Va Regional Office (VARO) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 1953. Medical records for WILSON were not returned to date. Records contained a letter dated September 21, 1967, from WILSTON, Pennsylvania. On May 13, 1953, Medical records vice record which was forwarded to them on October 26, 1967. to 2213 North 14th Street, Dade City, Florida Army records was forwarded for them to indicate that he received received any specialized training to the field of demolitions or explosives. The following is background and descriptive data con- cerning DAVID LINDSEY WILson: Born Birthplace Birthplace Height 6'3" Weight West Burn, Tennessee 150 pounds 377 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The text contains multiple entries related to military records, investigations into individuals resembling James Earl Ray, and organizational details of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (NKKK). A person named Wilson was separated from military service due to unsuitability in 1952 after being convicted of AWOL. He faced additional court-martial charges for unauthorized assistance, resulting in confinement and forfeiture penalties. VA records indicate Wilson had a disability related to gunships, with medical files submitted to St. Petersburg, Florida, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but not returned. A letter from WILSTON, Pennsylvania, dated 1967, was noted.  

An investigation into an individual resembling James Earl Ray occurred in 1968, involving sightings at liquor stores along Highway 61 between Steele, Missouri, and Blytheville, Arkansas. Stores such as the Rendezvous Club and B & B Tobacco Store were checked, but no matches to Ray’s description were found. A witness reported seeing a man matching Ray’s appearance in the lobby of the Miami International Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, wearing dark clothing.  

A Tennessee license plate (JH6-578) was linked to an individual observed near Harlansville, Kentucky, and later corrected to KX 5-7590 by a witness in Mississippi. The text also details the NKKK’s organizational history, including meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1960 to consolidate Klan groups under a national charter. The organization was chartered in Dekalb County, Georgia, in 1963, with James R. Venable as chairman. The group’s program included anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, and anti-foreign-born stances.  

Key People:  
- Wilson (full name unspecified)  
- James Earl Ray  
- Eric Starvo Galt  
- Mrs. Mabel Schray  
- Mrs. Hugh E. King  
- Verna Fuchs  
- James R. Venable  

Key Locations:  
- St. Petersburg, Florida  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
- Steele, Missouri  
- Blytheville, Arkansas  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Harlansville, Kentucky  
- Tucker, Georgia  

Key Events:  
- Military separation of Wilson in 1952 due to unsuitability  
- Court-martial convictions for AWOL and unauthorized assistance (1952)  
- Investigation into James Earl Ray sightings (April–May 1968)  
- NKKK consolidation meetings (1960) and chartering (1963)  

Key Organizations:  
- National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (NKKK)  
- Veterans Administration (VA)  
- U.S. Army

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