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George Fuller

George Fuller

played by Andrew Bond

U.S. State Dept. Representative - mysterious government figure, leader of the Junior J-Men. In charge of the special forces response to the New York Incursion on 19 October 1932.

Biography

George Adams Fuller was born at 8:38 AM on November 10, 1898. Along with an older sister, Mary-Anne, George was raised without much difficulty in wealthy neighborhood in a New Haven, Connecticut suburb. A large athletic boy, Fuller was also book-smart, always with some dog-eared text jammed in his pocket or tucked under his arm, stealing a few minutes here and there to feed his voracious reading habit. By the time he entered high school, he claimed to have read every book in his father’s library. If little Georgie (as his mother called him even after he was far too big for that moniker) was not outside running around with the neighborhood boys, playing some game, or fighting, he was curled up somewhere with a book. In college at Yale, George’s size, strength, and quickness made him a star collegiate athlete. Making the Varsity football team as a sophomore was relatively easy, and as was making a key play in the great Nov 25, 1916 victory over Harvard (6-3) at the annual rivalry game between the two schools, known thereafter as "The Game." After hearing about a meeting for appointed commissions in the Marine Corps for Yale seniors, Fuller as a ‘technical junior’ due to accumulated credits went anyway and was the only Yale junior to secure one of the 10 available commissions. Fuller’s mother was beside herself with grief, fearing the worst would come of it. Nevertheless, Fuller entered U.S.M.C. directly from College with the other varsity sports team members. Fuller and several other players became Second Lieutenants; the Captain of the football team, Fuller’s close friend Harry LeGore became a USMC captain in the 2nd Division.

CRACK YALE ATHLETES JOIN MARINE CORPS

New Haven, Conn., May 8, 1917

Five of Yale's leading athletes, of whom four have captained Yale teams, are today enrolled for service with the Marines. They are Harry Le Gore, the baseball captain and football star; Holcomb York, of the hockey team; Louis Ferguson, who captained one of Yale's best swimming teams, Johnny Overton, the track and cross-country team captain and cross-country inter-collegiate champion, and George Fuller, the football center. All five will receive temporary commissions.

Fuller entered Marine Officers Training for 6 months, and then went to Europe in December 1917 as part of the American Expeditionary Force 1917-1918 (see III F. Military Service for details). In the fall of 1918, after being gravely wounded, Fuller left the hospital, retaining a commission in the USMC reserves, and returned to Yale for his junior year. In the spring of 1919, Fuller was tapped for Skull & Bones secret society. After graduating with honors (summa cum laude) from Yale, Fuller was accepted at Harvard Law School. One year before graduation, Fuller was able (with contacts from Skull & Bones), to get a job interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York, (1920 - 1922). In 1922, soon after passing the N.Y. Bar, growing bored of deskwork, the U.S. State Department recruited Fuller for the Far-East Foreign Service. His skill at quietly averting international incidents (Japan, Philippines & South China Sea, 1923–29) brought George to the attention of the Philippines’ Governor-General Stimson, who was acquainted with Fuller from his old colleagues at the New York U.S. Attorney’s office in N.Y., and as a fellow Skull & Bones member.

When Stimson later became Secretary of State (1929–1933) under Republican President Herbert Hoover), he brought George onto his staff as senior field operative/liason.

May 8, 1917: Fuller was recruited from Yale by U.S. Marine Corps with temporary commission as 2nd Lt. - Marine Officers’ School, Norfolk, Va., then moving to the Officers Camp of Instruction, organized at Quantico in July 1917,

“Quantico was where all new officers were going and the Officers Camp of Instruction, organized at Quantico in July, 1917 near Barnett Avenue, approximately one half mile south of what is now the town of Quantico.”

October 8th, 1917, Fuller briefly attended Naval Intelligence School in Washington, DC.

November 28th, Fuller departs for Europe after a brief visit home for Thanksgiving, arriving in France with the American Expeditionary Forces in December 1917. Fuller received further intelligence training at Verdun, France, and was soon assigned as Assistant Battalion S2 for 2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5) and sent right into heavy action in January 1918. After Belleau Wood (June 1918), Fuller was promoted (field commission) to Captain, and to “Acting Battalion S2”. Later, seriously wounded during an artillery / gas attack, Fuller barely survived, and was sent back to States to recuperate at Bethesda Medical Center, July-Sept 1918. Fuller is permanently impaired from his injuries, with extensive scarring and a slight limp, and lung damage from mustard gas attack further impairs his endurance.

Currently USMC Reserve Officer (Major) on Special Duty with the U.S. State Department

Medals

• Distinguished Service Cross
• WW1 Victory Medal
• 2 Purple Hearts
• Croix de guerre (with Palm)

G. Graduate School Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws LL.B.) (1919-1922)

IV. Life Experience.

C. Describe any traumatic experiences in your present occupation that have affected you deeply in some way. At Aisne-Marne, Belleau Wood and the aftermath, Fuller witnessed and was forced to engage in the most brutal fighting imaginable, lost dear friends and close relatives and was forever scarred deeply in both flesh and soul.

D. Who/what are your role models now and in childhood? Deeply respects and admires Secretary Stimson, but disagrees with him on the matter of espionage, and closing of MI-8: e.g., "Gentlemen don't read each other's mail."

E. How do your relatives and friends view your present occupation? Father is proud, but thinks George is “wasting his talents, adventuring around the globe” Mother adores him, but is worried for his safety.

F. Who/what had the most personal direct influence on your life? (person or experience) WW1 action in France; Aisne-Marne and Belleau Wood. Fuller’s Cousin, Edward C. Fuller sacrificed his life at Belleau Wood in France 12 Jun 1918: “while fearlessly exposing himself in an artillery barrage in order to get his men into a safer position.”

V. Skills. Hunting, Fishing, Field-craft, Horsemanship Martial Arts (Escrima, Judo) College Sports: Wrestling, Football, Baseball, Skiing, Equestrian Gambling (Poker & card games) Military (Strategy & Tactics) History (American, International, Japanese, Middle-Eastern), Geography [U.S., Europe, Egypt, South China Sea, Japan] Philosophy [Occult Art / Cthulhu Mythos / Trance Magic] Math (Number Theory, Cryptography) Law (U.S. & International) Basic First Aid Basic Machinery & Equipment Repair Radio Communications Photography Languages English (native), Latin, Greek, French, German, Tagalog (Filipino), Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese, Egyptian/Arabic

J. Any birthmarks or scars noticeable to the general public? Where? Numerous battle scars from the ‘Great War’ (bullet, shrapnel & mustard gas). Facial scars detract from the appearance of an otherwise good-looking individual.

M. Do you wear any identifiable jewelry? Iridium-Platinum USMC Signet Ring "Teufelhunde", engraved with the motto: ”Nemo me impune lacessit” - No one attacks me with impunity

Documents

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