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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/14/20

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

HSCA

180-10078-10492

RECORD SERIES: NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

009441

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

HSCA

CALL, RICHARD DENNIS

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/06/1978

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CALL; RICHARD, DENNIS

OSWALD, LEE HARVEY; PRE-RUSSIAN PERIOD

MILITARY SERVICE

DOCUMENT TYPE : SUMMARY

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 3

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

11/20/1997

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS :

173-6. Box 173.

sasination Records ColleCtion edt of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

v9.1

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KENNEDY

INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE.

009441

1. Identifying Information:

Name SoN RichÁRd DENNIS CAll Date 6-6-78

Address Box 653A- Route H5

place FlEMiNateN, IP. JERSEY

City/State FlEMINgtON, M, JERSEY

08825

Telephone 201-785-7832

Date of Birth 1-6-38

MOI S

MaRRiEd

Social Security 162-32-1053

Spouse®

Children

1 dealTER

2. Physical Description:

Height

Weight

Ethnic Group WhiTE MAR

Color Eyes

Hair

Special Characteristics

3..

Personal History:

a.

Present Bmployment: Colleyk ProtossaR -

redress Flamingtas, MiTERSey

Telephone

b.

Criminal Record

1. Arrests

2. Convictions

4.

Additional Personal Information:

a. Relative(s): Name

Address

b. Area frequented:

c. Remarks:

Investigator

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6-6-78

Form #4-B

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KENNEDY

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Name

Richard Dennis Call

Date

June 6, 1978 Time4:00 p.m.

Address Box #623.A, Route 5, Fleming- Place

Residence

ton, New Jersey 08822

Interview: Mr. Call stated that in 1959 he was in the United

States Marine Corps and stationed at El Toro Bay Marine Air

Station in Santa Anita, California. He stated that at the time

he was a Sergeant in "the Marine. Corps and that his Marine.

military speciality was aeronautical electronics operator. He

stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was under his immediate supervi-

sion.

Call stated that his duties and that. of his unit was

to track aircraft on a radar scope. He further advised that his

unit at that time only worked two of three days out of a week.

He stated further that Lee Harvey Oswald's specific duties

involved sitting in front of a large radar screen that con-

stantlÿ scanned certain areas for aircraft. Once the aircraft

was spotted, it was his duty to track the aircraft until it

had cleared the area. Call further continued and stated that

his unit had security clearance and he described this level of

clearance as being "confidential." He indicated that the secur-

ity clearance was necessary due to the nature of the work that

his unit was doing and also because of the type of radar equip-

Interviewer Signature -

Typed Signature

Clarence Day

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Date transcribed 6-23-78

By: br

- FOrm # 4-A

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Richard Dennis Call

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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

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he would be playing Russian music in his quarters and if

LHO heard the music he would respond to where he was and

re-

ply "Did you call?"

Mr. Call stated that it was common know-

ledge in his unit that IHO was studying the Russian language and

that he was very interested in the Russian way of life.

Mr.

Call knew of no persons that Oswald was studying Russian with.

• He stated that LHO also had a security clearance, the same

security clearance as everyone else in the unit. Call was not

sure of what particular training LHO had had; however, he did

indicate that LHO had had training in the use of radar track-

ing equipment. He stated that LHO was a very tight person

with money. He never knew him to have an over-abundance of

money. Call stated that he had no knowledge of any military

personnel who LHO had close contact with, with the exception

of a lieutenant by the name of Donavan who he used to play

chess with. He also played chess with a Marine by the name

not

¿ of Botello. Call stated that he dia/know Botello's full name,

but he believed he was a major in the Marine Corps, that at

the present time Botello is a judge in the state of California.

älthough he isn't certain of which state.

As far as LHO's

• interests--personal or professional--were concerned, Call

stated that he had no knowledge except that LHO was very in-

terested in the Russian way of life. He was extremely interested

in trying to learn to speak the Russian language, so much, so

that it became a joke in the unit. Instead of calling LHO

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"Lee," themen 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: IHO qualified with a

score 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 IHo 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

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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 Edward Jay

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.

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