Please note: The following essay was
proof-read by researcher Bart Kamp prior to it being published on this blog.
It has long
been believed that Lee Harvey Oswald was some sort of intelligence agent/asset
of the United States Government. It has also long been believed that Oswald’s
so-called defection to the Soviet Union in October, 1959, was part of a false
defector program being run by the CIA and/or the ONI (Office of Naval
Intelligence). In this brief essay, I will only focus on the evidence showing
that Oswald was involved with the ONI following his return to the United States
from the Soviet Union. As the reader is most likely aware, Oswald was involved
with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee following his return to the United States.
It is also well known that Oswald had the address 544 Camp Street (in New
Orleans, Louisiana) stamped on his Fair Play for Cuba Committee leaflets. Located
in the same building with this address were the offices of former FBI agent and
right-wing extraordinaire, Guy Banister (see here).
As
researchers such as Joan Mellen have discussed, Oswald was most likely working
for Banister during his involvement with the FPCC (see here). What we should keep in mind is that Banister’s friend and
ONI reserve officer, Guy Persac Johnson, had recommended Banister to the ONI;
and that he (Banister) did in fact work for them (see here, here, here, and here). As a matter of fact, Banister’s offices were located across
the street from the ONI in New Orleans (see here). During the much publicised trial of the right-wing New
Orleans businessman, Clay Shaw, for the assassination of President Kennedy, one
of Shaw’s first attorney’s was the aforementioned Guy Johnson. As the reader is
probably aware, Oswald had been passing out FPCC leaflets in front of the
International Trade Mart in New Orleans (which Clay Shaw was the managing
director of) on August 16, 1963; and that following Oswald’s arrest on the day
of the assassination, Shaw had contacted attorney Dean Andrews (using his alias
Clay Bertrand) and asked him to represent Oswald (see here).
Another
thing to keep in mind is that Oswald’s older half-brother, John Edward Pic, had
worked with the ONI. As researcher Greg Parker explains in volume one of his ground-breaking
book, Pic worked in the U. S. Coast Guards’ Port Security Unit which
was charged with “ridding ports of subversive elements,” and that the PSU
worked with the FBI and the ONI in this regard (see here). Taking this into account with what was discussed above; it
seems very likely that Oswald was at least working for the ONI as an informant during
his involvement with Guy Banister and the FPCC. The sixty four thousand dollar
question is; who was responsible for Oswald’s involvement with the ONI, Banister,
and the FPCC following his return from the Soviet Union? The one name that
comes to mind is Fred Korth.
From January 4, 1962 until November 1, 1963, Korth served as
SECNAV (Secretary of the U. S. Navy). As Greg Parker explains in volume one of
his book, Korth had served as the divorce attorney of Oswald’s step father,
Edwin Ekdahl, during his bitter divorce from Oswald’s mother in 1948 (see here). Therefore, Korth was acquainted
with the Oswald family long before Oswald’s so-called defection to the Soviet
Union. As SECNAV, Korth would surely have had little trouble in clearing Oswald
to work for the ONI. According to an assassination investigator named Joe
Cooper, Oswald’s mother Marguerite claimed that Korth had arranged for Oswald’s
discharge from the U. S. Marines prior to his so-called defection to the Soviet
Union; and that beyond that, Korth had “played a part” in Oswald’s life (see here).
As a matter of fact, it is my belief that Korth played a role
in Oswald’s return from the Soviet Union. Let’s consider the following. When
Oswald’s wife Marina testified before the Warren Commission, she claimed that
one of the first individuals she and her husband became acquainted with following their arrival
in the U. S. from the Soviet Union was Peter Paul Gregory (see here). When Gregory was interviewed by
the FBI on May 13, 1964, his employment address was recorded as being the
Continental National Bank Building in Fort Worth, Texas (see here). Fred Korth had served as
President of the Continental National Bank in Fort Worth, Texas, prior to
becoming SECNAV. Although I am not aware of any proof that Gregory was working
inside the aforementioned building when Korth was President of the Continental
National Bank, if he was, it’s entirely possible that he and Korth were
acquainted; and that Korth may have recommended to Oswald that he contact
Gregory for assistance. Regardless of what the reader may believe, I find it
rather “coincidental” that one of the first individuals Oswald and his wife got
in touch with upon their arrival in the U. S. worked in the Continental
National Bank Building.
Several
researchers such as myself have come to suspect that Fred Korth may been involved
in the assassination due to the TFX (Tactical Fighter Experimental) aircraft
scandal, in which Korth was suspected of favouring the award of the $6.5
billion TFX contract to General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas, instead of the
Boeing company in Seattle, Washington (which was the preferred choice for the
contract) due to his involvement with General Dynamics during his tenure as
President of the Continental National Bank in Fort Worth, Texas (see here and here for example). Korth was forced to leave his position as SECNAV
on November 1, 1963, due to the TFX scandal; and although President Kennedy had
publicly claimed that as far as he was concerned, Korth had not acted improperly
with regards to the TFX contract (see here),
Korth nevertheless was probably concerned that he would face criminal charges
for his role in securing the TFX contract for General Dynamics over Boeing.
Following
President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, the investigations into the TFX
scandal by the McClellan Committee had ceased until the year 1969; when Lyndon
Johnson was no longer President. As several researchers have noted, Don
Reynolds; a friend of Johnson’s protégé, Bobby Baker, claimed that Johnson had
received a $100,000 payoff for his role in securing the TFX contract for
General Dynamics in Fort Worth (see here).
Although I don’t believe that Johnson was the so-called mastermind behind the
assassination, I nevertheless believe that he at least had foreknowledge of the
assassination plot; and that his role in the TFX scandal was a motive for his
involvement in said plot. Johnson was not only close friends with Fred Korth,
but he was also friends with Louise Raggio; the divorce attorney of the
notorious Ruth Paine during her sham divorce from Michael Paine (see here under the subheading “Oswald and
the 112th Military Intelligence Group”). In my opinion, this is not a connection which any serious
researcher of the assassination should overlook.
Returning
now to Fred Korth’s likely involvement in the assassination conspiracy, the day
on which Korth left his position as SECNAV (November 1, 1963) is interesting
for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it is the day on which someone
claiming to be Oswald filled out an application form to rent a post office box
inside the Terminal Annex Building located opposite the TSBD building. As I
discuss in my essay “Who was behind the assassination – Part 2?” this was
likely done as part of framing Oswald for the assassination (see here under the subheading “Charles W.
Webster, John Jacob Abt, and Dr. Robert John Morris”). What’s particularly interesting to me
is that according to former ONI agent, Robert David Steel, the ONI had its
Dallas offices located inside that very same building! (see here). November 1, 1963, is also
approximately the day on which the mysterious and suspicious Larry Crafard
claimed that he went to work for Jack Ruby at the Carousel club (see here).
As I discuss
in my essay “Did Larry Crafard kill J.D. Tippit?” Crafard’s alibi for the time
President Kennedy was assassinated doesn’t hold up; and that Crafard was likely
the culprit who gunned down Dallas Police officer, J. D. Tippit. November 1,
1963 is also the day on which Herbert Leon Lee; a floor layer and U. S. Navy
veteran, claimed he moved out of the rooming house at 1026 North Beckley Avenue
in Dallas, Texas, where Oswald was allegedly living at the time of the
assassination. As I discuss in the "Larry Crafard, Lawrence Howard, Herbert Leon Lee etc." thread
at the ROKC forum, Lee and his friend, James Douglas Watson, may have been
involved with Jack Ruby and Larry Crafard in illegal gun running activities
which may have been related to the assassination (see here). As Greg Parker more or less suggests in the “Herbert Leon
Lee” thread at the ROKC forum, Lee may have been on the sixth floor of the TSBD
building at the time of the assassination (see here).
According to
Lee’s obituary, he had been a floor layer for over 30 years before becoming a
police officer in the Jefferson Texas Police Department (his obituary contains
a photograph showing him wearing what appears to be a Police uniform). As Greg
Parker once remarked, it seems somewhat odd that Lee became a police officer
after laying floors for over 30 years. However, if Lee had worked for the ONI
during his time in the U. S. Navy, this could certainly explain why he went on
to become a police officer. It is my belief that Lee did work for the ONI; and
that he may in fact have been involved in the assassination. It is also my
belief that Larry Crafard moved into the rooming house at 1026 North Beckley Avenue
after Lee left to take his place there with regards to illegal gun running
activities.
There is yet
another interesting “coincidence” which may be significant. On or about October
31, 1963, someone apparently claiming to be Oswald applied for a job as a
bellman at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Jack Ruby seems to have
been a regular visitor to the hotel (see here).
One of the board of directors of the Hilton Hotels Corporation (which included
the Statler Hilton Hotel in Dallas) was Henry Crown (see here). In 1959, Crown become the largest shareholder of the General
Dynamics Corporation; and merged his Material Service Corporation with General
Dynamics that same year (see here).
Crown was also allegedly acquainted with Jack Ruby (see here) It obviously would have been in Crown’s interest that the
General Dynamics Corporation be awarded the contract for the TFX. Although all
of this may be just a coincidence, it is my belief that Crafard was the Oswald
look-alike who had applied for a job at the Statler Hilton Hotel near the end
of October, 1963; and that the possible purpose of this was for Crafard to
attend meetings at the hotel concerning final preparations for the
assassination, without arousing the suspicion of Hotel staff. Of course, I
can’t prove any of this.
Returning now
again to Fred Korth, if Korth was the
one calling the shots concerning the plot to assassinate the President, then
perhaps the final decision to assassinate the President (with Oswald as the designated
patsy) was made right around November 1, 1963, when Korth left his position as
SECNAV over the TFX scandal. Regardless of what role Korth may actually have
played in the assassination, I think it is important that we keep in mind the
interesting “coincidences” discussed above. We should also keep in mind Korth’s
connection to the Oswald family; and the likelihood that he was responsible for
Oswald’s involvement with the ONI and the FPCC following Oswald’s return from
the Soviet Union. It is also worth noting that as SECNAV, Korth could have reversed
the undesirable discharge given to Oswald by the U. S. Marine Corps reserve following
his (Oswald’s) so-called defection to the Soviet Union; and that Korth could
have used this as leverage against Oswald (as can be seen here, Korth was aware of Oswald’s undesirable discharge).
Of course,
there is also the question of whom or what Oswald’s inspiration was in wanting
to work for the ONI. The answer to that question may lie with one of the most
prolific writers of the 20th century; namely, Ernest Hemingway. Oswald had
written about Hemingway, and even compared himself to him in his letter to John
Connally protesting his undesirable discharge (see here and here). And as Greg Parker writes at the education forum, Oswald wanted
to be Ernest Hemingway (see here). Hemingway
had worked for the ONI, and was involved in “identifying” Nazi spies and “discovering”
communists (see here and here). As discussed above, Oswald was
most likely working for the ONI during his involvement with the FPCC; which
almost certainly would have included collecting the names of so-called communists
involved with or showing an interest in the FPCC. As the reader may be aware,
following the assassination, it was discovered that Oswald had the name and address
of George Lincoln Rockwell (the founder of the American Nazi Party) inside his
notebook (see here). Oswald may have
been spying on Rockwell and the ANP as part of his involvement with the ONI.
Before
concluding this essay, there are several other individuals of interest whom I
would like to discuss. Let’s begin with former FBI agent, I. B. Hale. Hale was
evidently a close associate of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, and was the chief
of security at General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas (see here and here). Hale’s
wife (Virginia Hale) worked at the Texas Employment Commission in Fort Worth;
and had helped Oswald obtain his job at the Leslie Welding Company in Fort
Worth following his return from the Soviet Union (see here). I believe it is quite likely that Fred Korth had put Oswald
in touch with Virginia Hale through her husband. In August, 1962, I. B.
Hale’s twin sons (Robert Allen and William Hale) burglarised the apartment of
JFK’s so-called mistress, Judith Campbell Exner (see here, here, and here).
It has been suggested that the burglary had something to do
with blackmailing President Kennedy into giving the TFX aircraft contract to
General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas. Considering that two of Hale’s sons were
involved in the burglary, I believe this could very well be the case. Robert
Allen Hale was married to John Connally’s daughter, Kathleen; who supposedly
committed suicide by shooting herself behind her right ear with a 20-gauge
shotgun in April, 1959. What’s interesting (as other researchers have pointed
out) is that Fred Korth’s daughter, Verita, also allegedly committed suicide by
shooting herself in the mouth with a 20-gauge shotgun in the year 1969.
Although I will never be able to prove it, I not only believe
that Robert Allen Hale killed Kathleen Connally, but that he was also likely
involved in the death of Verita Korth; and that her death had something to do
with the TFX scandal and/or the assassination (keep in mind that Verita Korth’s
death occurred the same year the investigation into the TFX scandal was
reopened). My recommendation to the reader is that he/she read about what sort
of a person Robert Allen Hale was, and judge for themselves whether he was
capable or not of killing his wife and Korth’s daughter (see here for example). I not only believe
he was more than capable of committing these crimes, but that he may also have been
used as a sniper/lookout for the assassination of the President.
Let’s now take a look at a couple of other individuals of
interest who were associated with the General Dynamics Corporation. First there
is Maurice “Tex” Moore. Moore was an attorney and brother-in-law of Henry Luce
(of Time-Life fame) who served as a director of the General Dynamics
Corporation from 1962 to 1972 (see here).
Let’s consider that an attorney/clerk/secretary named Maurice Moore was listed
in the Appendix of the Warren Commission report as one of many lawyers who were
helpful to the Commission (see here).
This is almost certainly Maurice “Tex” Moore; as “Tex” Moore was said to be a
friend of Warren Commission member, John J. McCloy (see here). Of interest to me is determining whether Maurice “Tex” Moore
was related to Dallas CIA agent, J. Walton Moore; who was one of the men Oswald’s
so-called best friend, George DeMohrenschildt, consulted with to see if it was
“safe” for him (DeMohrenschildt) to “assist” Oswald following his return from
the Soviet Union (see here).
Another person DeMohrenschildt said he consulted in this
regard was attorney Max Clark, who was employed by Convair (a division of the
General Dynamics Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas) as a “Supervisor of
Industrial security and Investigation…” (see here). There is yet another individual with connections to both
DeMohrenschildt and the General Dynamics Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas, who
is of interest; namely, Jack Alston Crichton. Crichton was an oil and natural
gas industrialist from Dallas, Texas, who had connections to U. S. Army
intelligence and the DPD. Crichton joined the Empire Trust company in 1953, and
evidently served as the company’s Vice President until 1962 (see here). Of note is that the Empire Trust
Company was an investor in the General Dynamics Corporation in Fort Worth,
Texas (see here). It’s possible that
Crichton was a shareholder of the Corporation up until the time of the assassination
and beyond. I discuss Crichton’s possible involvement in the assassination in
my essay “Who was behind the assassination?” (see here). I recommend that the reader spare some time to read through
it.
Let’s now
take a look at Admiral Henry Chester Bruton. Bruton was a rear admiral in the
U. S. Navy who became director of Naval Communications during the 1950s, and
who knew George DeMohrenschildt. In fact, DeMohrenschildt had introduced Oswald
to Bruton following Oswald’s return from the Soviet Union (see here). Subsequent to his retirement
from the Navy in 1960, Bruton evidently became Vice President of the Collins
Radio Company (see here and here). The reader may be familiar with
the allegation that individuals with connections to the Collins Radio Company
may have been involved in the assassination and the murder of Dallas Police
officer, J. D. Tippit. For example, an Oswald lookalike was seen driving the
car identified as being that of Collins Radio employee, Carl Amos Mather, near
the Texas Theater where Oswald was arrested on the day of the assassination
(see here). Mather and his wife were
acquainted with J. D. Tippit and his wife.
Although Bruton was retired from the Navy before Fred Korth
became SECNAV, he and Korth may have crossed paths before the assassination. Aside
from their association with the U. S. Navy, let’s keep in mind that both Korth
and Bruton had graduated from George Washington University Law School (see here and here). Another thing to keep in mind is that the Collins Radio
Company had connections to the General Dynamics Corporation. In late August,
1963, Collins Radio received a subcontract from General Dynamics to install
“high-fidelity” radio equipment for the TFX fighter jets (see here). As Bill Kelly mentions at the
education forum; “The August 1963 Collins/General Dynamics subcontract might be
significant in regards to the Rex because of the Gen. Dynamics CIA contract to
develop ‘a highly [manoeuvrable] high-speed boat designed for use by guerilla
raiders’.” The Rex was a CIA “raider ship” which was leased to the Collins
Radio company ostensibly for “electronic and oceanographic research,” and which
was used to “deposit” anti-Castro Cuban commandos in Cuba in late October, 1963
(see here).
As I discuss in parts one and two of my essay “Who was behind
the assassination?” there is very good reason to believe that individuals
involved in the plot to assassinate President Kennedy wanted to give the
impression that Cuban communists were behind the assassination; with the hope
that the U. S. military would invade Cuba and overthrow the Castro regime out
of retaliation. There is one other individual with connections to the General
Dynamics Corporation I would like to discuss in this essay. Mason Lankford Jr. was
a special agent of the ONI in Dallas, Texas; who served as director of security
at the General Dynamics Convair division from 1948 to 1972. We should bear in
mind that Oswald’s older brother, Robert, was employed at the Convair division
in 1956. Lankford was also acquainted with Dallas Police officer, Roscoe White,
and was involved in “guarding” the Oswald family following the assassination
(see here).
In closing, let me state that there is little doubt in my
mind that Oswald was working for the ONI following his return from the Soviet
Union; and that Fred Korth had played a role in this. Naturally, the ONI has
denied that Oswald worked for them as an agent or informant (see here). However, does any rational
person actually believe that the ONI, CIA, FBI etc. would publicly admit that
Oswald ever worked for them as an agent or informant? Think about the shame and
embarrassment such an admission would bring to those organisations. These
organisations would also surely have been concerned that the public would come
to suspect them as possibly being involved in some sort of a conspiracy with
Oswald to assassinate the President. In my opinion, it is absolutely ridiculous
to expect that any one of these organisations would acknowledge that Oswald had
worked for them as an agent or informant.
Addendum #1 (posted 26/8/2016)
To add to the so-called coincidences concerning Fred Korth, Larry
Crafard, the General Dynamics corporation etc., William Crowe (a.k.a Bill
DeMar); who was a master of ceremonies at the Carousel Club, informed the
Warren Commission that he arrived back at the Carousel Club around November 1,
1963 (see here). As I have discussed elsewhere, I believe
DeMar (who was involved with hypnosis) possibly hypnotised Jack Ruby to shoot
Oswald at the basement of the DPD. Contrary to what I have advocated in the
past, I believe DeMar “programed” Ruby to shoot Oswald as soon as he (Ruby) saw
Oswald being escorted by Dallas Police officers inside the basement. Let’s now
consider the following. On November 24, 1963, Bill DeMar contacted a friend of
his named David Edwin Hoy, and provided him with information about Jack Ruby (see
here and here).
What’s interesting is that a Patrick H. Hoy was a senior Vice
President of the General Dynamics Corporation (see here, here and here). Although I can’t prove that
Patrick Hoy and David Edwin Hoy were blood related, I nevertheless believe they
were. I also believe that Bill DeMar was acquainted with both of them. Even if
it can never be proven that the two Hoys were blood related; I nevertheless
believe that it wasn’t a coincidence that DeMar arrived back at the Carousel
club around November 1, 1963.
Addendum #2 (posted 28/8/2016)
At the time of the assassination, Marguerite Oswald was
living at a duplex apartment in Fort Worth, Texas, allegedly owned by a Mary Ann/Anne/E.
McCarthy. McCarthy is said to have been a close friend of Fred Korth (see here and here). Given Korth’s
connection to the Oswald family, it wouldn’t surprise me if these allegations
are in fact true. McCarthy allegedly bought the duplex apartment in February,
1963 (see here). On April 13, 1965,
the FBI interviewed a man named Joe McCarthy who informed them that he had
rented the aforementioned apartment to Marguerite Oswald “about two or three
years ago” (see here). According to
available public records, a Mary Anne McCarthy; who had been living in Fort
Worth, Texas, and whose aliases included the name “Mary Ellen McCarthy,” was
related to a Joseph McCarthy (see here).
It seems apparent to me that this is the same Mary Anne McCarthy who owned the
duplex apartment in Fort Worth, Texas.
Addendum #3 (posted 31/8/2016)
Another person of interest who was likely involved with the
ONI is the mysterious and suspicious, Igor “Turk” Vaganov. Vaganov has long
been suspected of being the culprit who gunned down Dallas Police officer, J.
D. Tippit. Researcher Lee Farley once postulated that Vaganov may have been one
of the two men supposedly from IBM who were inside Johnny Calvin Brewer’s shoe
store when Brewer allegedly observed Oswald acting suspiciously; as a friend of
Vaganov’s informed researcher Mark Bridger that Vaganov identified himself as
an “international trouble-shooter for IBM” (see here and here). Lee
Farley also argued that Vaganov may have been an Oswald look-alike seen at the
Sports drome rifle range in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas before the
assassination using the name John Nicholson; which was one of Vaganov’s many
aliases (see here).
Vaganov’s mother, Mrs. Anton Gedvilo Broomal, informed the
FBI that Vaganov had served in the U. S. Navy for three years, and received an
honorable discharge in November, 1961 (see here).
However, according to researcher Mark Bridger, Vaganov joined the U. S. Navy in
January, 1959, and was discharged in July, 1963 (see here). Bridger also claims that in 1960 (whilst on leave from the
Navy), Vaganov opened a savings account at the Republic National Bank in
Dallas, Texas. The reader should keep in mind that (as researcher Greg Parker
pointed out) the Republic National Bank was identified as being a conduit of
CIA funds since the year 1958. It is also worth keeping in mind that Oswald’s
so-called best friend, George DeMohrenschildt, occupied two rooms inside the
Republic National Bank Building from September, 1954, to May, 1959 (see here).
As Mark Bridger explains, beginning September, 1963, Vaganov
had been requesting to be transferred from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dallas,
Texas, by his employer (the General Electric Company), and that by October,
1963, these requests were “becoming more frequent.” According to Bridger,
Vaganov made his final (futile) request for a transfer on November 5, 1963,
after which he left his job and travelled to Dallas, Texas (see here). However, Vaganov’s mother more
or less told the FBI that Vaganov left Philadelphia on November 2, 1963.
Regardless of who is correct, it seems rather significant to me that Vaganov
left for Dallas shortly after November 1, 1963 (see above for the significance
of this date). In fact, it is my belief that Vaganov was at least involved in
the Tippit murder; and that he was one of the so-called IBM men inside Johnny
Calvin Brewer’s shoe store. Given his apparent penchant for radios (as
discussed by Mark Bridger), I also can’t help but think that Vaganov had some
involvement with the Collins Radio Company.
Addendum #4 (posted 3/9/2016)
At the ROKC forum, I previously discussed the allegation that
an Oswald lookalike was seen inside Morgan’s gun shop at Fort Worth, Texas,
around November 2, 1963 (see here). On
December 4, 1963, a W. M. Farrar informed the FBI that on November 2 or November
9, 1963, he observed a man whom he described as being “the general size and
appearance as Oswald” inside Bailey’s gun shop in Wichita Falls, Texas; who inquired
about an Italian 6.5 X 54 rifle (see here).
Farrar also described the man in question as being in his 20’s, about 5’ 11 1/2”
tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with “straight semi-cropped hair and in shirt
sleeves with no hat…” When the FBI interviewed Wayne Bailey (who was evidently
the owner of the gun shop) on December 5, 1963, he more or less claimed that
the man Farrar recalled may actually have been a 15 year old boy (see here).
Bailey also advised the FBI that Oswald had never been inside
his shop. Considering the fact that Oswald was accused of assassinating the
President of the United States, it is perfectly understandable that Bailey
would deny that Oswald (or an Oswald lookalike) was inside his shop before the
assassination; because of the almost certain shame and embarrassment such an
admission would bring to him. My advice to the reader is that he/she read
through the interviews of Farrar and Bailey; and decide for themselves what to
make of this alleged sighting of an Oswald lookalike. In light of the
aforementioned “coincidences” concerning November 1, 1963, I personally believe
Farrar’s claim may have merit.
Addendum #5 (posted 11/9/2016)
The reader may be familiar with the alleged plot to
assassinate President Kennedy in Chicago, Illinois, on November 2, 1963. For
those who are not, this can be read here. As researchers such as Edwin Black
have noted, there are several similarities between the alleged patsy for the
Chicago plot (Thomas Auther/Arthur Vallee) and Oswald. For example, both of
them served in the U. S. Marine Corps. (see here). It also appears that like Oswald, Vallee served in the ONI; as
researcher Mark Bridger points out (see here).
In addition to Vallee’s connection to the ONI, let’s keep in mind the
aforementioned “coincidences” concerning November 1, 1963; and the fact that
President Kennedy’s motorcade was scheduled to pass through Chicago on November
2, 1963! Although it may all be just a strange coincidence, let’s just say I
have my doubts about that being the case.
Addendum #6 (posted 18/9/2016)
As discussed previously in this essay, there is good reason
to believe that not only had Fred Korth arranged for Oswald’s discharge from
the U. S. Marines; but that he was also involved in Oswald’s return to the
United States from the Soviet Union. One thing I had previously overlooked is
the likelihood that Korth was also involved in Oswald’s employment at
Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall in Dallas, Texas. Let’s consider the following. When
Robert L. Stovall (the President of Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall) testified before
the Warren Commission, he claimed (in so many words) that in order for the firm
to do classified/confidential work for any “federal agency,” it must be
“cleared through” by the “Navy Bureau Material” (see here). Stovall also told the Commission that he had served in the
U. S. Navy. According to the late researcher John Judge, approval by the ONI
was necessary in order to obtain employment at Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall (see here). In light of what Robert Stovall
told the Warren Commission, this makes perfect sense to me.
Addendum #7 (posted 24/9/2016)
The reader may be familiar with the fact that Gordon Barton
McLendon was a founder and owner of radio station KLIF in Dallas, Texas.
However, the reader may not be familiar with the fact that McLendon had served
in the ONI; and was acquainted with Jack Ruby (see here and here). Although
McLendon admitted to the FBI that he was acquainted with Ruby, he claimed that
he never socialised with him (see here).
McLendon appears to have been on cosy terms with the DPD; for when KLIF radio announcer,
Russell Lee Moore, testified before the Warren Commission, he claimed that
following the assassination, McLendon “came to the defense of the Dallas Police
Department” (see here).
When Dallas Police Sgt. Gerald Hill (whom I wholeheartedly believe
was involved in framing Oswald for the Tippit murder) testified before the
Warren Commission, he claimed that he had worked as a radio-television editor
for the “Dallas Times Herald” (see here).
This leaves open the possibility that he was acquainted with McLendon before
the assassination. McLendon was also apparently involved in providing funds for
the anti-Castro INTERPEN (Intercontinental penetration force) group which
Lawrence Howard was a member of (see here).
As I discuss in my essay “Did Larry Crafard kill J.D. Tippit?” there is good
reason to believe that Howard was the man driving the Nash Rambler station wagon
along Elm Street shortly following the assassination; which was seen by Dallas
deputy Sheriff, Roger Craig, and others. On a final note, considering
McLendon’s deep involvement with the radio industry, it is entirely likely that
he had some (undisclosed) association with the Collins Radio Company.
Addendum #8 (posted October 27, 2016)
On November 24, 1963, a Ted Marsico was interviewed by the
FBI. According to Marsico, on either October 31 or November 1, 1963, a Louis L.
Springfield informed him (amongst other things) that if President Kennedy
visited Dallas, he would be shot (see here).
Some of the claims which Springfield made to Marsico were corroborated by his
(Marsico’s) employee, Delbert Lee Martin (see here). Aside from the fact that Springfield relayed this
information to Marsico on either October 31 or November 1, 1963, the reader
should note that Springfield was a gunnery Sergeant in “Headquarters
Maintenance Squadron” in the U. S. Marine Corps reserve based at the Naval Air
Station in Dallas, Texas. Springfield told the FBI that his primary duty was
that of Intelligence chief with the Air Reserve Squadron (see here). Bear in mind that Fred Korth was
SECNAV up until November 1, 1963, when he left office due to the TFX fighter
jet scandal. Although all of this may be just a coincidence, Springfield’s
claims are nevertheless something we should keep in mind.
