JFK Assassination System Date: 9/21/201 Identification Form oo sss eee Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: _ 180-10080-10061 RECORD SERIES: NUMBERED FILES - AGENCY FILENUMBER: 008572 eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: HSCA FROM: ONDRUS, WILLIAM T.; CHRYSLER .... TO: TITLE: DATE: 05/02/1978 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : CHRYSLER MICHOUD DEFENSE SPACE DIVISION FERRIE, DAVID THORNEY, KERRY OSWALD, LEE; POST-RUSSIAN PERIOD; EMPLOYMENT MAROCHINI, DUNTE DOCUMENT TYPE: OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — Open in Full CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/24/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 156. v9.1 I HW 55933 Doold:32248503 Page i
Tr. Tir, ahem see eg ee. n ee - for all records of an x-employee, Dante Marochini, On - an Te | the above date Mr. Ondrus Fave the Select Committee 84 | . Recommended Follow- up (Lf any): KENNEDY | QUTSTDE CONTACT REPOR? 945 Identifying Information: 504-255-2362. Name Mr. William T, Ondrus Telephone Address Chrysler Michoud Defense Svace Division , ; Type of Contact: Telephone _A Person ' Summary of Contact: Investigstor Robert Buras Served Mr. Ondrus with a summons ages of records regarding this individual, Cony of the ere ; ee ae Original Summons attached to this Peport, | ee . a | None at this location } oe ES . Signature: Metamora tee Tae 2 Onnir ne: TN ana ce ene Ree = NW 55923 Doold: 30948505— “Page
KENNEDY | OUTSIDER CONTACT REPORT 1 5-278 oe ; DATE TIME . L.. Identifying Information: 7 ae oe 204=255~2362. ae Name William Ondrus — Telephone | a Address Chrysler Michoud Defense Space Division oo 7 oe New Orleans, La, . Re: Dante Marochini Type of Contact: © Telephone a Person tI. Summary of Contact: . . 7 . | Buras recieved (in response to Summons) 84 Xerox Pages of - 4 male. bout ttPleyee records of lic. Dante tareermesr men male, born | Doak a ea rochit ae ee Sa - ~! 2-28-25 in Brooklyn, N.Y. social Security number described as 5'6", 143lbs, dark eyes and hair, bony face, _ Stained teeth, Present address and employment unknown, eter, The records were supplied by Mr, Ondrus who is the personnel . For Che * . : ivator alee director for Chrysler Michoud, The investigator also Spoke __206 Hs looulsige of li, Marschingg ing his knowledge of Mr, Marochini, | mn ee ; a job at Chi Mr, Marochini first applied for a JOb at Chrysler on | oe . ee { Oct, 3, 1962. He was interviewed by Mr, Taylor on Mar, 6, 1963 | and was hired Aug. 26, 1963, His employment was terminated when the defense contract ran out on Mar. 1, 1968, His EXT. Recommended Follow-up (if any): Attempt to locate and interview | . i ae . | Signature: Robert Buras a - | EER te ne ae on eC RNR ML Ee ghee Docld: 32248503 Page—3 ct a yo] 9° o © a} ct bar pe) Par o i} na 0) g 5 J. ct << Fy hy rw Ce) 0) a} ae) ° *S oO a8 | ed a fe @ y 5 03 4 Q MW 55923
Page two Information from employment records of Dante Marochini position and title was " planning and specifications man ™ which consisted of maintaining records and ordering materials and re- cording thier usage. His work was satisfactory and he recieved pay raises as they came due, He made numerous oral and written complaints that he was not being promoted to a higher position because of personality conflicts with his immediate supervisors, He states in one letter that he kas been " victimized " by his supervisors, He did not recieve any promotions that he requested in the later years that he worked for Chrysler. However, he was written an offer of anothef position in 1972 but his letter was returned to the company for lack of a forwarding address, Maro- chinits supervisor was Mr, John O'Niel who is now retired and livig in Slidell, La. Marochini lists his previous employment from 1949 thru 1964 when he is hired by Michoud. In his employment he lists Standard Coffee Co. N.o.La. from 3-19-63 to 6-10-63 as a salesman. This company is a part of William Rielly Coffee Co, where Lee Harvey Oswald worked from 5-10-63 to 7-19-63. Marochini also worked at Arnouds Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans from 6-10-63 to 8-25-63, This restaurant is the same one that Kerry Thornley worked at from Oct. to Nov. of 1963 at which time he was working on his book about Oswald. Thornley states this in his " Affadavit * to Jim Garrison. In the Select Committee's copy of the Federal Aviation Agency hearings of David W. Ferrie Dante Marochini is mentioned as being con't NW 55923 Docld: 32246503 Page 4
Page three Information from employment records of Dante Marochini used to interpreter for an Italian educational cerificate from "The University of Phoenix" Bari, Italy which stated that Ferrie had a PH.D. This university was investigated by Tolan Investigations Inc. for the F.A.A. and is believed to be a mail order university, Marochini in listing his educational background stated that he at- tended the Magistral High School and Magistral Superior College in Bari, Italy. Mr. Marochini stated that he would get a transcript of his credits from Bari, Italy but he never did. No security chéck was made on Marochini at Michoud becuase he did not have access to confential mterial, In a Southern Research File number 11-N-224 dated 12-19-62 re- cieved by Investigators Buras and Delsa from Joseph Oster president of Industrial Securities Inc. of Monroe, La. a surviellance report on 11-16-62 reports the following, Mr. Jack Oliphant records an auto license number that comes to Ferrie's address, 3330 Louisiana Ave. Pkwy. as 190-718 La. License which was registered to Dante Marochini on a 1951 Pontiac who resided at time at 1309 Dauphine St, N.O.La. This address is located next door to Mr, Clay Shaw's house, 1309 Dauphine St. is mentioned by Marochini when filling out a backe ground check of references. The references given are: James R,. Lewallan 1309 Dauphine St. N.O.La. Gertrude Harrison 1309 Dauphine St. N.O.La. Pat Patterson 3319 Sergeant Dr. Charlotte, N.C. Dr. and Mrs, Irving Redler 424 Betz Place Metairie, La. Albert Ferro 5323 Loyola Ave. N.O.La. Con't NW 55923 Docld: 32246503 Page 5
Page four Information from Employment records of Dante Marochini Mr. Robert Taylor, security officer, stated that he saw Marochini one time at he left Michoud and he was working at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans, La. Mr. William Monteleone was the organizer of large donors in the New Orleans area for money contributed to the Anti Castro Cubans, End Of Memo NW 55923 Docld: 32246503 Page 6