v9.1 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : NW 35923 Doold: 32246434 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information HSCA 180-10078-10492 NUMBERED FILES 009441 Document Information HSCA CALL, RICHARD DENNIS 06/06/1978 6 CALL; RICHARD, DENNIS OSWALD, LEE HARVEY; PRE-RUSSIAN PERIOD MILITARY SERVICE SUMMARY Unclassified 3 Redact 11/20/1997 173-6. Box 173. Page i 10/14/20
Loe | | "KENNEDY INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. re 0944s l. ‘Identifying ‘Information: ‘Name bal kils Chiyed urs Mewes 6-2 Address Lak 628 fl- LGpile AS lias | cat pl EY Telephone Lol- Zh2- LES _ Date of Birth /- M or § roa Le - Social Security Spouse Children / on@77tse___ L otewriee_. JFK Act 6 (3) 2. Physical Description: Height _ a Color byes "Hair ‘Weight |. —  ~ - , , Special Characteristics ° Ethnic Group w4,7é e _ - Bae Personal History: va, ‘Present Employment: lige Poalissoe - Address 7 AL We Telephone be Criminal Record oe. Arrests __ 2.0 Convictions 4 4, Additional Personal Information: a. Relative(s): Name_ Address b. Area frequented: _c. Remarks: Investigator . LP 2 C4 NW 55923 Docld:32248434 PadglAbe A, _ 6-7) Form #4-B
Nw 35923 Richard Dennis Call Page 2. ment the unit used. Mr. Call stated that he was Oswald's immediate supervisor. He was not a close friend of Lee Harvey Oswald but the interest they shared was mainly the game of chess. Oswald would play chess with him quite often. He ‘described Oswald as being quiet. He didn't talk very much. During any conversation that went on, the other person had to solicit it from him. He described him as being a loner, stay- ing off to himself, not having very many friends or having very much contact with other people in the unit. In his words, Mr. Call described Oswald as being "an oddball." Call stated that he had never gone off the base or socialized off the base with Lee Harvey Oswald. He knew of no civilian or military personnel who herwas particularly friendly with. In regards to whether or not Mr. Call knew that LHO was studying a foreign language, Mr. Call stated that LHO was studying the Russian language. He had many books and he pur- chased Russian records, that is, records of music. Mr. Call could not recall the title of the books but he did state. that LHO subscribed to two Russian periodicals, or newspapers. He stated that the two newspapers were the two most popular Russian newspapers in circulation in the United States today. Mr. Call recalled. a particular record that he owned that was in Russian. The name of the record he said was "Russian Fireworks." He said that LHO enjoyed listening to the Russian music that he owned, that is, Mr. Calls. Mr. Call recalled to memory that on occasions Docld: 322468434 Page 4
NW 33923 Richard Dennis Call. -Interview Page 4. -"Lee" theamen in the unit would call him either "Comrade" or "Oswaldovitch." Lee would show his interest in the Russian way of life by, on occasion, when he was playing chess, if he was asked which men he wanted out of the set of red and black men, LHO would say "the Reds always." Mr. Call knew..of no particular military program that LHO was interested in. How- ever, he did state that.in 1959 he, LHO, and another Marine named Delgado, all qualified on the rifle range. He considered LHO a very good shot with a rifle: LHO qualified -with a - gcore of 212. He stated that he shot right alongside LHO during their qualification. This witness knew of no organiza- tions or informal groups that LHO belonged to. Mr. Call stated that LHO had never spoken to him about the U-2 program. Call further continued and stated that at that time he didn't know what the U-2 program was, that is, Mr. Call didn't know what the U-2- program was. Mr. Call stated that he knew that LHO had shot himself in the arm, or that he had been shot in the arm, that he heard from other men in the unit that Oswald had shot himself in the arm. Call did not know the particulars of the incident. Call stated that he did not know that LHO had a family until 1959 when he was about to be discharged from the service. LHO came to him and told him that his mother was ill and that he was getting a hardship discharge from the ser- vice. Call stated that before this time, LHO during the entire DocId: 32248434 Page 6
suff + 4 gi 4 TT ON Richard Dennis Call Interview Page 5. time he knew him, had never spoken of any member of his fam- ily. Call indicated that he was quite shocked to learn that LHO was getting out on a hardship discharge. Call further stated that prior to his discharge from the Marine Corps, LHO told him that he had been accepted to study at a university in Switzerland. Mr. Call knew of no long extensive periods of time that LHO was separated from the unit while he was under’ his command. When asked if he, Mr. Call, had been ques- tioned by any federal agency after the assassination, Mr. Call responded that about a week after the assassination of President Kennedy, he was interviewed by agents of the FBI. He does “not recall the agents' names. Mr. Call further stated that about a year ago, he was contacted and interviewed by EdwardtnJay Epstein, the author of the book entitled, "The Legend of Lee Harvey Oswald." Mr. Call described LHO as being a person who was very discontent with the conditions in the United States at that time. Mr. Call stated that he had never heard LHO make a threat against the President or any other official. of the United States. NW 35923 Doold:32246434 Page 7