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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 600« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Breck Wall (Billy Wilson) Ray)

Mr. Wall.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Specter.
And where did you live, in a general way, up to the Present time?
Mr. Wall.
Well, I have lived in Freeport, Tex., that is where I was raised, and Dallas, New York City, Jacksonville, Fla., Orlando, Fla., and here.
Mr. Specter.
When did you live in New York City?
Mr. Wall.
In 1954 through 1957.
Mr. Specter.
What was your occupation at that time?
Mr. Wall.
I worked as a doorman at Luchow's on 14th Street.
Mr. Specter.
When did you live at those various cities in Florida?
Mr. Wall.
In between--in the year of 1957 and 1958. I came to Dallas in November of 1958, I believe.
Mr. Specter.
When was it specifically that you lived in Florida then?
Mr. Wall.
It was in the first part of 1958 and the latter part of 1957, I say.
Mr. Specter.
And when did you live in Freeman, Tex.?
Mr. Wall.
Freeport.
Mr. Specter.
Freeport, Tex.?
Mr. Wall.
Through school until I graduated in 1953.
Mr. Specter.
From high school?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Then you attended the University of Texas in Austin for a year?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
And where did you live from 1954 until the time you went to New York City?
Mr. Wall.
Then New York City from Austin.
Mr. Specter.
Did you go directly from Austin to New York City?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Where did you go directly from New York City?
Mr. Wall.
To Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Specter.
Where you lived for the balance of the time up until of 1958?
Mr. Wall.
Right; sir.
Mr. Specter.
When you went to Dallas, Tex.?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
What did you do when you first went to Dallas in November of 1958?
Mr. Wall.
I was ill at the time and I had to stay with the McKennas. I was sick at the time.
Mr. Specter.
And where do the McKennas live?
Mr. Wall.
Currently they live in Galveston, Tex. They moved from Dallas.
Mr. Specter.
What are the first names of the McKennas?
Mr. Wall.
Thomas J. McKenna.
Mr. Specter.
And is there another McKenna?
Mr. Wall.
There are you mean as far as children?
Mr. Specter.
You say you lived with the McKennas. I take it there was more than one McKenna or was there only one?
Mr. Wall.
Mrs. McKenna and three children.
Mr. Specter.
And how long did you stay with them following the time you joined them in November of 1958?
Mr. Wall.
I would say about 2 months.
Mr. Specter.
Where did you next live?
Mr. Wall.
I can't think of the name of the street. In Dallas. I lived in Dallas.
Mr. Specter.
With others, or by yourself?
Mr. Wall.
By myself.
Mr. Specter.
How did you happen to know the McKennas?
Mr. Wall.
When I was going to high school, I would spend the summer my family and they lived next door to my family.
Mr. Specter.
And when you spent the summer with your family who lived next door to the McKennas, was that in Dallas?
Mr. Wall.
No, sir; in Fort Worth.
Mr. Specter.
Whom did you live with when you went to school in Freeport?
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