Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) — John Shaqi
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. PIC. Well, that would be September 1944. In the summer of 1945 she
married Mr. Ekdahl. I think you dated that as March or April.
Mr. JENNER. She married him, in fact, on May 7, 1945. I said March
before; I misspoke. It was May 7, 1945.
Mr. PIC. I have got summer. It is pretty good.
Mr. JENNER. Did he then move into the 4801 Victor Place?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; she took a short honeymoon for a day or two and came
back and moved in.
Mr. JENNER. In the summer of 1945 did you and Robert continue on
at--through that summer in Dallas?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. That following September, however, you transferred to some
other school; did you not?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; and we were aware of this school before the school
session ended in 1945. I knew before we left Davy Crockett we were
going.
Mr. JENNER. What was the name of that?
Mr. PIC. In September 1945, sir, Robert and I entered Chamberlain-Hunt
Academy, military school for boys, Port Gibson, Miss.
Mr. JENNER. And you were aware of that--that that was forthcoming?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; as early as May 1945 I think.
Mr. JENNER. And what were the circumstances?
Mr. PIC. Mr. Ekdahl had to travel and so we were going to boarding
school.
Mr. JENNER. I exhibited to you earlier, and you identified a letter of
your mother's dated February 1, 1945, to the Bethlehem Orphanage, John
Pic Exhibit No. 4 in which your mother is petitioning the Bethlehem
Orphanage for the return of you two boys to the orphanage.
Mr. PIC. I don't think I was aware of this letter.
Mr. JENNER. You were not aware?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. So circumstances that you can recall now of the possible
relationship between your mother and Ekdahl that might have led to her
seeking to do this?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. She says in her letter she is thinking in terms of
returning you to Bethlehem because she is going to be traveling with
her husband when she does marry him--that is Mr. Ekdahl. There was no
discussion in your presence that you can recall on that subject?
Mr. PIC. Not returning to Bethlehem, no, sir; not that I remember. I
have to find Victor Street and from there I can just about guess where
the school was. I am lost on this map. I can't find Victor Street and
where I lived.
Mr. JENNER. Was Davy Crockett Grammar School near your home at 4801
Victor Street?
Mr. PIC. About three blocks, sir. Three long blocks.
Mr. JENNER. Describe that neighborhood to us.
Mr. PIC. I think it would be middle class.
Mr. JENNER. A level up from what you had been accustomed back in New
Orleans?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir. There were fine brick homes; in fact, I had a paper
route out there that I delivered, and easily middle class. Maybe some
upper middle class.
Mr. JENNER. Was your life there pleasant?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And when Mr. Ekdahl moved in were the relationships
generally among all, now five of you, pleasant?
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