From:  President, Board of Inquiry
To:    Commandant, Naval District of Wawshington [sic]

Subj:  REPORT OF BOARD OF INQUIRY IN THE CASE
       OF LT PAUL G. THOMASSON, USN

1.  Report of Board of Inquiry held at Washington Navy
Yard, Bldg. 200, Washington, D.C.:

Date:         23-24 May 1994
Respondent:   LT Paul G. Thomasson, USN

2.  Findings of the board:

    By a vote of  3  to  0 , the board finds that the 
Respondent (    has) ( x  has not) shown cause for retention.

    a) The board specifically finds by a preponderance of
the evidence that the Respondent ( x  has) (    has not)
failed to demonstrate acceptable qualities of leadership
required of an officer in his grade as evidenced by statements
that he made which are conduct within the meaning of
paragraph 3 of CNO Message 010300Z MAR 94 
(NAVADMIN 033/94) and the presumption of homosexual
conduct thereby raised is not rebutted.

3.  Recommendation of the board:

    By a vote of  3  to  0 , the board recommends that
the Respondent be:

           retained

        x  separated from the Naval Service, and that the
discharge be an HONORABLE DISCHARGE.

            /s/                            /s/         
    CAPT D.W. ELLERMAN, JR.,      CAPT MARK A. YOUNG,
    Sr. Mbr                       Member

            /s/             
    CAPT CLAUDIA L. BAILEY,
    Member