[4] On July 31, 1945, at 10:40 a.m., the Army ferry USAT General Frank M. Coxe pulled into the Alcatraz Wharf.

Miller was notified, and he followed the Army boat in a small speedboat until it reached Fort McDowell on Angel Island.

After Giles left the boat, he was questioned by Lieutenant Gordon L. Kilgore, the Fort McDowell officer of the day.

After inspecting the pass and realizing it was a bad forgery, Giles was detained and eventually turned over to Assistant Warden Miller.

[6] The story of Giles' capture and his attempted escape were profiled on the radio program Gang Busters in 1945.