</s>44-40-38861 1326 Endosue EBS 44-10-38881-1326A ENTIRE FILE REVIEWED FOR HISTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERRY IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE: LID: D.C.P.O.L.S.E.P-S.C-E.L-E-P.C 44.388601-1336 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary  
The documents consist of military medical records, personnel files, and administrative forms primarily related to Aaron Lorton (F), an army private. These include clinical records from Gorgas Hospital detailing his 1956 treatment for chest pain and histoplasmosis diagnosis, though no definitive findings were made. Additional entries reference Aaron Isaac Lothon’s enlistment in the U.S. Army on January 24, 1955, with medical examinations and service assignments to units like the Army Security Agency. Other records contain fragmented administrative data, including form submissions, VA compensation applications, and military personnel status reports from 1955–1959. All documents reference locations such as Summit/Tills, Mississippi; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. No content pertains to Martin Luther King Jr., his assassination, or related investigations.  

Key People  
- Aaron Lorton (F) – Army private treated at Gorgas Hospital in 1956  
- Aaron Isaac Lothon – Enlisted individual with military service records  
- Walter G. Strauss, M.D., W.W. Wrens, M.D. – Physicians involved in Lorton’s diagnosis  
- Lavera Baece, C.A.C. Curtis, C.L. Cunyin J. Collins – Officers and certifiers in enlistment process  
- P.J. Greenlaw (Captain NSC), J.Grenham (Captain MSG 0-0-0477572) – Personnel referenced in military forms  

Key Locations  
- Gorgas Hospital (Chest Service)  
- Summit, Mississippi (address associated with Lorton/Lothon)  
- Fort Jackson, South Carolina (military unit reference)  
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.  
- Brooklyn, Mississippi (place of birth/enlistment for Lothon)  
- Massachusetts locations (Summit, Brookhaven)  

Key Events  
- Lorton’s 1956 hospitalization for chest pain and hilar adenopathy evaluation  
- Lothon’s enlistment in the U.S. Army on January 24, 1955, with medical examination on January 18, 1955  
- Submission of military personnel records, leave credits, and VA compensation applications  
- Administrative declassification instructions under Executive Order 14176  
- References to medical separation from service and emergency data documentation  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. Army Medical Corps  
- Gorgas Hospital  
- Army Security Agency (ASA)  
- U.S. Army Reserve  
- U.S. Army National Guard  
- Veterans Administration (VA)  
- Selective Service System  
- Federal agencies (e.g., FOI/PA Section Unit D)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_03-09-part_1_of_2.pdf

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