Post by Michael Capasse on Mar 2, 2020 11:36:06 GMT -5
In the Civil Air Patrol
In the 1950s, David Ferrie (second from left)
commanded a squadron in the New Orleans Civil Air Patrol,
of which Lee Harvey Oswald (far right, rear) was a member.
The David Ferrie Photograph | and scroll down
"In the research for its investigative biography of Oswald,
FRONTLINE uncovered the first hard evidence linking Oswald and Ferrie --
this photograph taken in 1955 at an overnight encampment of a C.A.P.
search-and-rescue squadron. The photo, a group shot of several men
and teenage boys around a campfire, clearly shows a young Lee Harvey Oswald
on one side of the frame and David Ferrie, wearing a military helmet, on the other side."
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Marguerite Oswald | WC Testimony
Mrs. OSWALD. At age 15 1/2 or so, Lee Joined the Civil Air Patrol.
He went on an airplane, on flights and everything. I got him the uniform, with Robert's help.
This young man--now, I do not know his name. He is from New Orleans. And I am checking on these things.
I have to do research on all of this, and do it alone. This young man and Lee were very friendly.
The young man that gave Lee the idea of--went to Beauregard School with him,
and he and Lee joined the Civil Air Patrol together. That is the way I wish to state this.
And he often came to the house. So there is a close friend of Lee. Lee is not supposed to have any friends.
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Edward Voebel | Acquaintance of Oswald
Beauregard Junior High School, New Orleans.
Mr. JENNER. Did you and Lee have any interest in the Civil Air Patrol?
Mr. VOEBEL. Yes; I think I got him interested in it.
We got to talking about it and I told him as much as I knew about it,
and I think he attended maybe one or two meetings,
and I think he even subsequently bought a uniform,
and he attended at least one meeting that I remember, in that uniform,
but after that he didn't show up again.
Mr. JENNER. He just attended two meetings of the CAP?
Mr. VOEBEL. Two or three meetings, I would say.
Mr. JENNER. And that's all he attended?
Mr. VOEBEL. Yes, He lost interest after that, I think.
Mr. JENNER. Who was the majordomo of the CAP unit that you attended?
Mr. VOEBEL. I think it was Captain Ferrie.
I think he was there when Lee attended one of these meetings, but I'm not sure of that.
Now that I think of it, I don't think Captain Ferrie was there at that time, but he might have been.
That isn't too clear to me.
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"Now that I think of it.."
Edward Voebel was the friend Marguerite was talking about
In his testimony before the commission, he references, Capt David Ferrie,
then suddenly has a "Now that I think of it...." moment,
and cannot recall if David was there while Lee was there. He might have been.
It is only a short window of time, according to the wiki page on Ferrie,
Ferrie was declined his reappointment license to teach after one his cadets crashed.
He was asked to be only a guest aerospace education instructor at a smaller squadron.
This was between June and Sept. 1955. Lee joined the squad on July 27th
The picture above shows the two of them together.
In the 1950s, David Ferrie (second from left)
commanded a squadron in the New Orleans Civil Air Patrol,
of which Lee Harvey Oswald (far right, rear) was a member.
The David Ferrie Photograph | and scroll down
"In the research for its investigative biography of Oswald,
FRONTLINE uncovered the first hard evidence linking Oswald and Ferrie --
this photograph taken in 1955 at an overnight encampment of a C.A.P.
search-and-rescue squadron. The photo, a group shot of several men
and teenage boys around a campfire, clearly shows a young Lee Harvey Oswald
on one side of the frame and David Ferrie, wearing a military helmet, on the other side."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Marguerite Oswald | WC Testimony
Mrs. OSWALD. At age 15 1/2 or so, Lee Joined the Civil Air Patrol.
He went on an airplane, on flights and everything. I got him the uniform, with Robert's help.
This young man--now, I do not know his name. He is from New Orleans. And I am checking on these things.
I have to do research on all of this, and do it alone. This young man and Lee were very friendly.
The young man that gave Lee the idea of--went to Beauregard School with him,
and he and Lee joined the Civil Air Patrol together. That is the way I wish to state this.
And he often came to the house. So there is a close friend of Lee. Lee is not supposed to have any friends.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Edward Voebel | Acquaintance of Oswald
Beauregard Junior High School, New Orleans.
Mr. JENNER. Did you and Lee have any interest in the Civil Air Patrol?
Mr. VOEBEL. Yes; I think I got him interested in it.
We got to talking about it and I told him as much as I knew about it,
and I think he attended maybe one or two meetings,
and I think he even subsequently bought a uniform,
and he attended at least one meeting that I remember, in that uniform,
but after that he didn't show up again.
Mr. JENNER. He just attended two meetings of the CAP?
Mr. VOEBEL. Two or three meetings, I would say.
Mr. JENNER. And that's all he attended?
Mr. VOEBEL. Yes, He lost interest after that, I think.
Mr. JENNER. Who was the majordomo of the CAP unit that you attended?
Mr. VOEBEL. I think it was Captain Ferrie.
I think he was there when Lee attended one of these meetings, but I'm not sure of that.
Now that I think of it, I don't think Captain Ferrie was there at that time, but he might have been.
That isn't too clear to me.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Now that I think of it.."
Edward Voebel was the friend Marguerite was talking about
In his testimony before the commission, he references, Capt David Ferrie,
then suddenly has a "Now that I think of it...." moment,
and cannot recall if David was there while Lee was there. He might have been.
It is only a short window of time, according to the wiki page on Ferrie,
Ferrie was declined his reappointment license to teach after one his cadets crashed.
He was asked to be only a guest aerospace education instructor at a smaller squadron.
This was between June and Sept. 1955. Lee joined the squad on July 27th
The picture above shows the two of them together.