OH 1343 | Oral History

OH 1343

CRUMBLING, Warren D. (b. 1916)

Notable: member of the White House Security Detail for President Lyndon B. Johnson
Special agent (U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Division), member of the White House Security Detail for President Lyndon B. Johnson. His stateside experiences during World War II and his postwar military and civil service careers. Education and employment before entering the military; decision to join the Army, March 10, 1934; basic training at Fort Slocum, New York, 1934; assignment to the 31st Infantry, Philippine Islands, 1934; assignment to the 38th Infantry, Fort Douglas, Utah, 1937; selection for the Military Police; assignment to Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, with the 2nd Infantry Division, 1939; transfer to the 1857th Military Police Detachment (3rd Army); relations between the military and civilian law enforcement authorities in San Antonio during World War II; his marriage on December 12, 1942; his fourth enlistment and assignment to Kobe, Japan, 1946, with the 62nd Military Police Company; his transfer to the 7th Criminal Investigation Division (CID); schooling at Camp Gordon, Georgia; various stateside assignments, 1950-53; assignment with the 481st CID Detachment, Mannheim, Germany, 1954-56; his retirement from the Army, March 31, 1964; appointment to the White House Security Detail (Secret Service) at President Lyndon B. Johnson's LBJ Ranch, 1964; personal comments about President and Mrs. Johnson; his retirement from the Secret Service, 1984.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 94 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview November 13, 1999

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