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Gerry Patrick Hemming Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gerry Patrick Hemming, based on 11 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

11 records1959–19784 events3 places

Chronological biography

1959

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)January 1959
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Atsugi Naval Air Station

CIA-related assassination records become part of later investigations.

1961

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)1961
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · New Orleans

The Interpen group of experienced soldiers are involved in training members of the anti-Castro groups funded by the CIA in Florida in the early 1960s

Interpen1961
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The first Interpen training camp is established by Gerald Patrick Hemming with Dick Watley and Ed Colby running the camp

Interpen1961
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · New Orleans

Hemming was a leader of Interpen, or Intercontinental Penetration Force, a group of anti-Castro guerrillas who trained at No Name Key in the early 1960. Hemming joined an American effort to overthrow the Batista regime through the efforts of Fidel Castro.

Interpen1961
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · New Orleans

The Interpen group of experienced soldiers are involved in training members of the anti-Castro groups funded by the CIA in Florida in the early 1960s.

Interpen1961
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · New Orleans

When Castro proved to be a Communist, and subjected some Americans to firing squads, most Americans "switched sides" and this included Gerry Patrick Hemming, who, in 1961, established Interpen as a means to attack and weaken the Castro regime

1978

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)August 1978
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)August 1978
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)August 1978
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)August 1978
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

HSCA AllegationsAugust 1978
Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Anti-Castro Activist · Washington

Is named in allegations discussed around the committee investigation.

Titles and roles

Anti-Castro Activist

Record provenance

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