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Captain Kathleen Nash Durant, Major Jack W. Durant, and Colonel David F. Watson conspired to keep jewels of the House of Hesse and other property discovered in Schloss Friedrichshof at Kronberg, and smuggle them into the United States. The valuables were ultimately returned to the Hesse family and the three officers imprisoned. The trial documents include depositions, photographs, pleas and sentencing.

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Publication Number:
M1899
Publication Title:
Court-Martial Case Files Relating to the "Hesse Crown Jewels Case", 1944-1952
Content Source:
NARA
National Archives Catalog ID:
2124617
National Archives Catalog Title:
Court-Martial Case Files Relating to the Hesse Crown Jewels Case, compiled 1946 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948
Record Group:
153
Short Description:
NARA M1899. Trial records of three American officers charged with stealing $2.5 million in jewels and property from Kronberg Castle in 1945.
Roll:
0004
Defendant:
David F. Watson
Document Type:
Record of Trial
Volume:
I
Part Number:
1
Court Martial Number:
CM 319747
Original data from:
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