European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes monday april 29, 1941 sex Marivie tells How cuban was shot on Guantanamo Philadelphia a wll Lanm a. So let former Marine said that everybody thought it win old Loulou for the Navy to 1ft it Man Heliend to Twa Castro spy room free hut no body did nyl Hans about in Fri Hlub the shooting of re Hon Lopez n Gunny Smimo by naval Bunc employee in n copy re shard Story carry uni his by in and fainted to Joseph of Lowry of the Philadelphia bulletin. Szull wild of Juit and to keep this secret. We knew this thins could get Well out of proportion if Cas Tro got hold of ii. Thl was around the time president Ken Nedy wan pushing the Alliance for Progress it in not too Long after the Bay of Ptg Thler. To did t want to cause on inter National incident i suppose you d think that since the cuban in shot in self defense there would he nor non to hide it from our , things happened to Fust that Cap Arthurj tic Sun threw the hotly Over tht1 Hlf a fire he Rouill Rolleri i thoughts. And Onro Tomt body Lay there couple of Days he could t to in and report. I shot n by to Day Sago " begins his Story this any i m the Norristown a Mon who got railroaded out of the Marine corps with three other officers for helping dispose of the body of a cuban spy my Superior officer shot in self defense. Our outfit company a was at Guantanamo naval Bate i Cuba Only a few weeks when i that Ruben Lopez was a spy for Fidel Castro the Story continues. Most of the Guys knew about him. Everybody thought it was ridiculous for the Navy to let this Man roam free. But nobody did anything about it that is until capt Arthur 3. Jackson he s the medal of Honor Winner who killed Lopez and 1 Learned the cuban was a bus Driver and was taking a keen interest in the ammunition area where company d s positions were. Jackson was the company commander. X was its executive officer. This made lopez1 Snoop ing our business. So one night about two month. Afr we wan shifted to Olono from Camp Lejeune. Jackson and i had a talk with Lopes. It was a saturday in october 1m1a i remember it Bow could i forget Jackson and i went up to Lopez by was at the bar of Tho Bachelor officers quarters. We told him we did t want him getting out of Hla bus near our restricted area that we did t want him taking any picture around there. Around 11 30 Pink a Navy lieutenant Uit Provost marshal from Leaward Point woke me up. He said Jackson had caught the cuban in the Magazine area. This was a couple of hours after we warned Lopez. The Navy officer said Jackson was taking Lopes to thir ferry Landing to take him across Guantanamo Bay to males de. I later Learned that Jackson was taking Lopez there to put him on the ferry so he d have to go Back to Cuba. Free of course. This Wall nothing unusual. Sentries were always picking up cd Oftas Teodur them Bach. In former glory capt Arthur j. Jackson one of the Marine officer discharged after the shoot ing of a cuban at the Guantanamo Bay naval Bane in 1961, is shown on a happier Day oct.5. Ims when he received the medal of Honor from president Barry 8. Truman. A photo Cuba when they jump the Fence seeking Asylum a Send then Back where they came from. Jackson had phoned males de and told Navy police he had caught Lopez in the restricted area and. Apparently because Lopez was no. 10 Down on the list of cuban spies on the base the officer in charge said to put him on the ferry and let him go Home capt Jackson could t do last ferry had left. After All it we around Midnight the Provost marshal turned Lopez Over to Jackson saying he could take him out to the Gat and turn him free. The cat was in a Fenre that Marat a our Bane from Antro territory. Castro closed it Down. On one ride were company d s position. On the other a Cactus Field. So Jackson and i took the prisoner across the Street from base police Headquarters to our Barracks. There we got a jeep and drove Lopez into the re sir acted area to release him in the Cactus Field. When we got to the Gate two locks were rusted shut we told Lopez to get out of the jeep. He gave us an argument. So i helped him out of the car. Jackson pulled his .49 and pinned Lopez against the calmed Down. Then the Captain told me to get a sledgehammer to smash the locks. While i was Iron. Jarkon got the Gate open. In the dark nes. He and Lopes went into Cuba territory. When 2 returned a sentry told me he had heard a shot. So 1 ran along the Fence on the american Side. As i ran Down the Fence line Jackson came running Back up. He. Too. Was on the american Side he had gotten Over the Fence farther Down. He sold excitedly " i had to shout him " and i replied Well the Hel with it Jutt forget it right now i said this to Calm the Captai Down. He was so agitated. It was no place to talk. The sentries were coming up. Jackson and i went Back to our quarters and went to next evening Jackson gave me the details. The Guy lunged at me Andi a Tot him he said. He told me a had shot Lopes Onee in the Chest with his .45, and explained that Lopes misted even though being set free be came he probably waa afraid he be shot by cuban militiamen White moving through the Cactus Field in the Darkne a. I asked him what he did wit the body. He told me it was at the Bottom of a Cliff about 35feet Down. I advised the Captain there was nothing we could do about it that night that maybe when the Sun came up the next morning we could go out ther and put rocks Over Lopez s Bot so the next morning we Wen Down and 1 saw Lopez hat on the Edge of the Cliff. So i got Over the Fence grabbed the hat an got rid of it "1 stayed at the top of the Cliffland Jackson went Down and put rocks Over the body which was about 10 feet from the capt Jackson was worry ing that someone might spot the body that our helicopters might see it. So we decided to move the body Over to the american Side and Bury it we went out to the Gate discharged the sen trim Cut the barbed win and went into the cuban aide to get Lopes. Jackson and i moved the body Short distance then i went up the Cliff and lowered a rope figuring we d pull it up. But this did t work. The jagged rocks Cut the rope on the 25-foot trip up. Down went the spy s body. We were wondering what to do now. And that led to involving another lieutenant who ultimately Wax dismissed too. He told us where to get some Strong Nylon rope to hoist the body. Thai s nil he did. I m not riving his name because it might Hurt him if i did anyhow Jackson and i went Back to the body we wrapped it in a poncho tied the Nylon rope to it and tried again to pull it up the Cliff. It was just too heavy. Finally i suggested we get a pickup truck tie the rope to the truck and pull the body up that Way. We i tilt had no grave and that s where a fourth officer be came involved. Jackson enlisted his Aid. And he used a pick and shovel to dig a four foot grave in the Coral in an unused part of the base. Again. I m not giving his name now but he was Dis missed too. This time we wanted to be sure we buried the body Well. Jackson and i needed More Helpin moving it we did t know whom to turn to because a could t rely on officers to keep their Mouth thut anyhow we decided to Call of two staff sergeants and a gun Nery sergeant All seasoned com hot veterans we knew we could phoned the Barracks and arranged a meeting at the Bach Elor officers quarters. Jackson told them what he was about to say was never to leave the room. Then he told Thorn of the killing of the spy and asked their help in moving the body. All three men said Well let so i stayed on the top of the Cliff. Tho cup talk and the three no s went Down and tied tip the body. Then i started to pull the truck away. When we Sot the body up we put u in the truck and took of for the grave. The grave was supposed o be n plot a Mil Anil a half away. The lieutenant who dug it had Given the direction o Jackson but in the darkness we were in att to find it. Rock propped the body Dpi nut n try and went Back and got the lieutenant. He did t want to have any Mori f o a with if Bat we in nerd him into show ins us the Iron i. He showed us the of spot we drove him Hack to the boy so he should t get involved. Then we went Hack to get the body but could t find it at first. After some time we located it 50 Yards from the grave we tossed u in poured Lime on it then covered it with dirt an Coral tramped this Down to make the terrain even and left the next Day because Jack son waa to worried we went Back and threw gravel on the grave. Also some grass. A week later there was a party at Tho Leeward Point com Mander s quarters. Naturally there was a lot of drinking. And someone blabbed. About three Days later when our company was aboard ship moving out to the United states a police boat came alongside. A representative from the of fice of naval intelligence told us to get our gear. Jackson the other two officers and i were woman edition oumaotd.mmm4a it a activity How a . �.tllli. 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