Dennis D. David

In the film and the pictures I saw only the body was shown. It did show hands that moved the body but no picture showed faces, etc. Some of the surroundings were visible but quite honestly we paid little attention to that. The body and the wounds it had sustained were our focus. Bill only commented as to the location/magnitude of the wounds, that the temple wound appeared to be an entrance wound. I did wonder at the tracheotomy incision, considering the size and location of the exit wound in the parietal/occipital area. It seemed to me that the tracheotomy was an exercise in futility. Bill's demeanor, hard to say, I know we both got teary eyed. Magnitude of what we saw???? We saw what we felt was a frontal entry wound in the right forehead with a large exit wound in the rear of the skull of a President we both admired and liked. How Bill felt when the Warren Report came out, I do not know. I felt disgusted and very, very angry but I was also afraid to say anything, and didn't until my talk with the Waukegan Sun reporter. Even then I would not allow my name to be made public.

1) I not only saw them, but held them in the palm of my hand. There were four pieces of grey lead. The sizes of the pieces were to large to have come from on bullet. So the pieces I saw had to have come from at least two bullets. (2) I do not recall the name of the man who ask me to type the memo. I believe he was identified to me as a SS agent. (3) It was on the Monday, after the post-mortem. I had stopped in to see Bill, about another matter, when I walked into his office, he had a hand-operated film editor on his desk. He also had some B&W and Color photos of the autopsy on his desk. There was a 16mm film in the editor. We looked at perhaps the first three feet of the film. I don't remember our exact conversation, but I do remember we both felt that there was a frontal entry wound in the right forehead near the hairline. (4) I have read the autopsy report, the Investigation report of Bills death, and other material. I am not convinced he committed suicide, nor am I convinced he was murdered.

1) I not only saw them, but held them in the palm of my hand. There were four pieces of grey lead. The sizes of the pieces were to large to have come from on bullet. So the pieces I saw had to have come from at least two bullets. (2) I do not recall the name of the man who ask me to type the memo. I believe he was identified to me as a SS agent. (3) It was on the Monday, after the post-mortem. I had stopped in to see Bill, about another matter, when I walked into his office, he had a hand-operated film editor on his desk. He also had some B&W and Color photos of the autopsy on his desk. There was a 16mm film in the editor. We looked at perhaps the first three feet of the film. I don't remember our exact conversation, but I do remember we both felt that there was a frontal entry wound in the right forehead near the hairline. (4) I have read the autopsy report, the Investigation report of Bills death, and other material. I am not convinced he committed suicide, nor am I convinced he was murdered.

In 1965, via an inservice program I was selected and promoted to Ensign (01), Medical Service Corps, U.S.Navy. Date of promotion was 2 Dec 1965. I left Bethesda the next day for schooling at New Port, R.I., spent 15 weeks there, then reported to Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Il. In 1967, was transferred to Third MAW, El Toro, Ca. In 1968 was assigned to First MAW, Da Nang, Viet Nam. In 1969, I was Administrative Officer, Naval Dental Clinic, NAS, Mfs.,Tn. for a 2 year tour. In 1971, I reported to the Naval Health Care Administration School, NNMC. Bethesda, Md. for duty underinstruction at The Gerorge Washington University. Where I earned my batchelor's degree. Upon completion of schooling I was assigned duty on Commandant, Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes staff. In 1973, I was assigned duty as Executive Officer, Naval Dental Research Institute at Great Lakes. I retired from there July 1, 1976 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. I moved to Hoopeston, Il. where I took a position as Personnel Director, for Stokely-Van Camp, Co. After 10 years there, I resigned, opened my own business (a furniture refinishing/repair and Antique shop). I operated that until January 2001 when I closed my ship and retired permanently. My wife passed away in October 2005, so now I spend most of my time enjoying my 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, playing bridge, fishing, and whatever else I may decide to do when I wake up each morning.

I am certain that I received the body of JFK, in a plain shipping casket, at approximately 1840 hrs. I know I typed a memo describing four pieces of lead that were removed from JFK's head during the autopsy. I know I saw photographs and a film of the autopsy on Monday, November 25. I know that the ambulance with Mrs. Kennedy and a fancy bronze casket, allegedly containing JFK's body, arrived nearly 30 minutes after I and my crew took the shipping casket into the anteroom of the morgue. WHY he was killed I can only speculate. 1. He wanted to get us out of Viet Nam. 2. He indicated a desire to reduce the oil depletion allowance, a lucrative benefit enjoyed by oil millionaires. 3. He made signs of returning the dollar to a silver standard, which would have played a little havoc with some banking interests. 4. I believe J. Edgar Hoover did not want to retire. 5. I believe a power-hungry LBJ wanted to be President and knew he would never make it as long as JFK and RFK were alive. 6. I believe there were a number of powerful people who blamed JFK for the Bay of Pigs and wanted revenge. 7. RFK's pursuit of the criminal elements in our society, I believe, gave them incentive to seek revenge. These are just my own personal thoughts, nothing I can prove.

I am a retired U.S.Naval Officer. In 1963, as an E-6 Petty Officer, I was the Chief of the Day at NNMC, and directed the off-loading of President Kennedys body. You may have read about me in "Best Evidence", and other publication. I came across you site through postings on the JFKLancer site. Your site is very impressive and informative. Do not know if I would do much posting in it, except comments in the JFK assassination if I feel it would be beneficial. I am 67, married, 4 children, and more grand and great-grandchildren then I care to admit to, LOL. I am a graduate of The George Washington University with a BS in Health Care Administration.