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Henry (Hank) Lee Sloan (October 25, 1907 - June 18, 1975) was a Special Agent (SA) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from April 15, 1935 through February 26, 1971. During his career, SA Sloan served in the following field offices:

June 28, 1935: Jacksonville, Florida Field Office

July 27, 1937: San Antonio Field Office, Houston Resident Agency

February 5, 1939: New Orleans, Louisiana Field Office

December 29, 1939: Washington Field Office

Upon being reassigned to Washington Field Office (WFO), SA Sloan was recommended by Ken Logan to be qualified as a firearms instructor for the training of new agents on the Quantico Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia. SA Sloan would serve at the FBI's academy until his retirement in 1971.

Early Life and Career
Henry Sloan was born October 25, 1908 in Whitesboro, Texas. His parents were L.R. Sloan Sr of Whitesboro, and Lettie Hedges of Kentucky. Sloan attended Elementary School at Whitesboro Public Schools 1912 - 1919. In 1919, he attended Whitesboro High School, transferring to Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas in 1923. After graduating from High School in 1924, Henry Sloan attended Austin College in Sherman, TX in 1924, and Allen Academy, Bryan TX in 1925. He received a Liberal Arts degree In 1927, and a Geology degree in 1928, from The Texas Technological College in Lubbock, TX.

After college, Sloan was employed as a Clerk by Hays-Hickman Company, Whitesboro, TX, and in 1929 Sloan worked as a Bridgeman for Austin Bridge Company in Dallas, Texas. Sloan began his career in law enforcement in 1930, when he was accepted to the Texas State Highway Patrol in Austin Texas as a Patrolman. Sloan served as a motorcycle patrolman until he was accepted into the FBI in 1935.