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County, Room 308, 26 Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey. The Chief Clerk of this board is Mrs. MAE E. JONES.
    (1) PRESENT CLASSIFICATION: 4F as of December 11, 1943.
    (2) REASON FOR THAT CLASSIFICATION: D.S.S. Form #221, “Report of Physical Examination and Induction,” carries under Section 4, “Physical Examination Results,” the following certification: “78. I certify that the above-named registrant was carefully examined, that the results of the examination have been correctly recorded in this form, that to the best of my knowledge and belief: … (e) FRANK ALBERT SINATRA is physically and/or mentally disqualified for military service by reason of: 1. chronic perforation [left] tympanum; 2. chronic mastoiditis.”
    This was supported by the stamped name, “J. WEINTROB, Captain, M.C., Assistant Chief Medical Officer.” Immediately following
    “79…. (b) FRANK ALBERT SINATRA was on this date rejected for service in the Army of the United States.”
    This statement was supported by the typewritten name, “R. G. WALLS, Captain, Infantry.” The certification and statement carried the place and date of Newark, New Jersey, December 9, 1943.
    More detailed notations appeared in Section 4, “Physical Examination Results,” as follows:
    “40. EAR, NOSE, THROAT ABNORMALITIES: Chronic perforation lt. drum. Hist of repeated discharge from ear—mastoid areas show coating in remaining cells and deformity of canal. Marks sclerosis in mastoid area….
    “50. MUSCOLOSKELETAL DEFECTS: Fracture deformity 3rd finger rt.
N.D.”
    “55. MENTAL: Emotional instability.
N.D
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    “64. HEIGHT: 67K inches….
    “65. WEIGHT: 119 lbs….
    “75. BLOOD PRESSURE: (a) Systolic: 122; (b) Diastolic: 78.”
    (3) GENERAL APPEARANCE OF FILE, ETC.: On its face, the file appeared to be in regular order. Mrs. Jones said that the Local Board had been particularly careful not to afford SINATRA special treatment and where any question ofimportance arose, the Board would immediately communicate with the State Headquarters for advice in view of the “position” held by SINATRA. Mrs. Jones also said that although it had been reported over the radio and otherwise that SINATRA had had a pre-induction physical examination and knew two weeks before the date set for his induction examination that he would be rejected, no such pre-induction examination was ever given by her board for any registrant. It had been the impression of Mrs. Jones that SINATRA had had the belief that he would be rejected inasmuch as he had continued to make plans for his new radio show, but she had readily explained that to herself through the thought that he had probably had his own physician examine him.
    The following inconsistencies appeared in the file: In his Selective Service Questionnaire executed December 17, 1940, under series 2, “Physical Condition,” SINATRA wrote in under “Have No”—“To the best of my knowledge, I have no physical or mental defects or diseases.” In an undated Current Selective Service Questionnaire which was to be returned prior to November 7, 1941 and in answer to the question, “Do you have any physical or mental defects or diseases?,” SINATRA wrote “No.” On October 22, 1943, in the “Extract for D.S.S. Form #221—Report of Physical Examination and Induction,” SINATRA answered Question #5, “What Physical or Mental Defects or Diseases Have You Had in the Past, if any?” by the one word, “No.” In answer to Question #6, “Have you ever been treated at an institution, sanitarium or asylum?” SINATRA wrote, “No.” On October 22, 1943, Local Board Examining Physician A. POVALSKI, M.D., Jersey City, found that SINATRA had none of the defects set forth in Parts 1 or 2 of the List of Defects (form #220).
    Independently of this investigation, it had come to the attention of Special Agentthat FRANK SINATRA had a criminal record in Bergen County. FromBergen County Jail, Hackensack, New Jersey, there was obtained an