Don Roberdeau Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 (edited) Good Day.... The following is a transcript of the handwritten, portable, personal diary journal segment by Dealey Plaza very close assassination witness, MRS. JUNE DISHONG that contains her 11-22-63 assassination observations. The observations were discovered by her daughter shortly after MRS. DISHONG passed-on in 1998. Because it made MRS. DISHONG sad to the day she passed-on, her daughter has described to me that her mother hardly ever mentioned the assassination nor that she was a very close witness. DISHONG never initiated conversations about the attack, and it was hard to get her to discuss the details, which surprised her family because, other than her reluctance to discuss the assassination, DISHONG was a gregarious and very talkative person. In reading DISHONG's observations it appears to me that DISHONG wrote them throughout the day of 11-22-63. It appears to me that her assassination related comments end early in the afternoon because her last portable diary journal entry lines talk about TV scenes at Parkland Hospital of persons reacting to the announcement of President KENNEDY’s death. DISHONG is seen in the ZAPRUDER film standing along the Elm Street north curbline, just east (Z-frame leftward) of the "Stemmons" freeway sign. She is the fourth person to the frame-apparent left of the sign, with darker, somewhat short hair, wearing a blouse with red and blue plaid stripes, and a dark colored skirt. (in her diary she estimated that she was 30’ from the corner, which I took to be the Elm Street curving abutment corner between Elm Street and the Elm Street Extension road. MRS. DISHONG’s family has confirmed to me that she pointed herself out to the family in a "Life" magazine that they still have, and that she said she was the 4th person seen to the left of the SFS in the Z-film) Her position has also been precisely determined within my Dealey Plaza detailed map, available for you, here.... https://i.imgur.com/8vSS1dp.gif She can also be seen in the BETZNER photo (simultaneous with Z-186), and the BRONSON photo (simultaneous with Z-227). Importantly, and very important to her attack observations of DISHONG remembering hearing 3 audible muzzle blasts and/or mechanically suppress-fired bullet bow shock N-waves, President KENNEDY was exactly even with her at Z-222-223, when just as he passed DISHONG the president's waving arm dropped down and then slipped off the side of the car, when the first blast or shockwave (or the first closely spaced volley of shots, I would add) of the 3 that DISHONG remembered hearing (or *could* hear) was fired. Along with her closely detailed, shots-to-JFK-reactions timestamped attack observations, I also found very interesting her watching a gathering of persons on top of the roof of the County Courts Building before the attack. DISHONG’s living daughter has told me...."She said that the shots came from behind her, on the knoll." MRS. DISHONG's daughter does not recall her ever giving an estimate of the total seconds from 1st blast to the last, nor if the blasts sounded the same (or not), nor how many seconds were in between each blast. Her daughter also later wrote me that her mother, "worked for 'Higginbottom and Baily’, on the corner." (IIRC, "Baily" was correctly spelled "Bailey") Here are MRS. DISHONG's handwritten notes.... <QUOTE> (page 1)Fri 11-22-63- This morning started as usual with the alarm radio rousing us at 5:45 AM. As we go through the hectic hour of dressing, breakfast and readying(sp) our self for a days work my thoughts are on a trip to K.C. It is misting rain this morning and I had better wear a raincoat and take my umbrella as I have 6 blocks to walk from where I park to where I work at the corner of Elm + Houston. I had read an item or two of President Kennedy’s tour and this was the day he would drive though Dallas, but I was absorbed in the starting of my day and my work (page 2)Better hurry its 10 to 7 and I must be at work by 7:45. The morning is long - its only 9 AM. I look out the front window of the building I work in and think - there’s not many people on the street but its early for them to start gathering - looks like it will clear off. hope the sun comes out for the motorcade. I wonder what time they will be by here. At 10 AM - coffee break. I learned that the Presidents party was due at this end of town around noon. Although I hadn’t considered going down stairs to watch for them I began to get excited about the thought of seeing the (page 3)President and his wife and mulled over the thought of going down stairs. Another trip to the front window. The sun is out and it’s a beautiful day - how nice. 11:45 the excitement is building. Word came from the front office the(that) the Kennedy plane has landed but he is delayed shaking hands with people. 12:00 He is late getting downtown. We have time to eat lunch and get out in front. 12:15 Better put on my jacket it might be chilly although the sun is shining bright. We go down the elevator at the back of the building and across the corner (page 4)down the side walk in front of the Texas book depository and about 30 feet beyond the corner. The sun is warm. I’ll take off my jacket we might have quite a wait for the president’s car. I look back up the mall. The grass is green and the shrubbery is orange and brown foliage and is beautiful in the bright sun- shine. I hear the sounds up around the corner. The people are leaning out the windows and I can see a large group on the roof that hang out from (page 5)the Court house. Around the corner come 4 motor cycle police men with their white helmets and gunning their motors as they move along slowly. A car full of men a short distance behind them. Still no car with Jack + Jackey. Suddenly the crowd begins to respond and we can see people in the windows at the court house waving and shouting. 4 more motor cycle policemen and here come the president and his wife - No hat on his head. His arm in the air waving and that great big smile of his. Jackie beside him her arm raised in greeting to all of us (page 6)A pink suit. Pill box hat to match. Black hair just as we had seen them so many times on T.V. - it was beautiful. He drops his arm as they go by - possibly 20 feet. Suddenly - a sound. Gun shots? So hard to tell above the clamor of the crowd. The President bent forward into his wife’s lap as his arm slipped off the side of the car. Jackey circled him with her arm. Another shot. Panic among the people. Woman with children. Parents pushing them to the ground. No one knows where the shots are coming from. (page 7)A cry. The President has been shot. A third shot. People scatter. I can’t believe what I have seen. The picture of the man falling forward. I cover my face to blot out the picture, but that I can’t do. I must get away from that horrible picture. I turn and run back to our building up 3 flights of stairs. Already the word has proceeded us. What has happened. Someone says someone has been shot. The President --no no. Dear God no. Where is he How bad. Who did it. I think I’m going to be sick. (page 😎All I can see is that form crumbling forward. I can’t shut out the picture. I can’t think. Only a cry inside myself. It can’t be so. May be he was just getting out of the way. We turned on radios. It was true. He had been shot once or twice. No one knows. We know we heard 3 shots. Police cars. FBI men. The street seething with them. Riot guns. The building across the street. They’ve found the gun. Shells. 6 floor front window If any one of us had looked up when we were looking out possibly we would have seen this man. No one even thinks of working. Just milling around. (page 9)People crying. Praying Hoping. At last, word he is dead. I must go home where I can shut my doors and draw the blinds. This horrible thing has happened to this man. The symbol of our country and all we believe in, in this city that I am a part of. Among people that are gentle and kind and deeply aware of God and the bible. I fight this feeling. I must get as far away as possible because miles won’t take away the tragedy of this day and no matter how bright the sun is it will be forever a dark day (page 10)At home. Trying to think. Turn on T.V. Everyone in a turmoil. Word from the hospital of his last moments and Jackie. People gathered around the building crying. Dazed. Unable to accept the fact<END QUOTE> Best Regards in Research, + ++Don Donald Roberdeau United States Navy U.S.S. John F. Kennedy, CV-67, plank walker Sooner, or later, The Truth emerges clearlyFor your key considerations + independent determinations....Homepages Website: "Men of Courage": President Kennedy-elimination Evidence, Witnesses, Photographers, Outstanding Researchers Discoveries, Suspects, + Key Considerations.... http://droberdeau.blogspot.com/2009/08/1-men-of-courage-jfk-assassination_09.html The Dealey Plaza Detailed Map: Documented 11-22-63 Victims Precise Locations + Reactions, Evidence, Witnesses Locations, Photographers, Suspected Bullet Trajectories, Outstanding Researchers Discoveries, + Important Information + Key Considerations, in One Convenient Resource.... https://i.imgur.com/8vSS1dp.gif ( updated map, + new information ) Discovery: Very Close JFK Assassination Witness ROSEMARY WILLIS's Zapruder Film Documented 2nd Head Snap: West, Ultrafast, and Directly Towards the Grassy Knoll .... http://droberdeau.blogspot.com/2011/01/discovery-close-jfk-assassination.html Visual Report: The First Bullet Impact Into President Kennedy: While JFK was Still Hidden Under the "Magic-limbed-ricochet-tree".... http://i.imgur.com/rfRH5jX.gif Visual Report: Reality Versus C.A.D. : the Real World, versus, Garbage-in-garbage-out.... http://i.imgur.com/r8Ga26x.gif T ogetherE veryoneA chievesM oreFor the United States: http://www.nationalterroralert.com/advisory7regional.gifhttp://www.dhs.gov Edited April 17, 2021 by Don Roberdeau updated map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Roberdeau Posted July 2, 2004 Author Share Posted July 2, 2004 (edited) >I cover my face to blot out the>picture, but that I can’t do.>I must get away from that>horrible picture. I turn and>run back to our building>up 3 flights of stairs. Already>the word has proceeded us.>What has happened. Someone>says someone has been shot.>The President --no no.>Dear God no. Where is he>How bad. Who did it.>I think I’m going to be sick. Good Day.... I was reviewing the xeroxes sent to me by her daughter of MRS. DISHONG's original handwritten words and noticed that in the above paragraph the word I had transcribed as "proceeded," appears more to read "preceeded." Best Regards in Research, + ++Don Donald Roberdeau United States NavyU.S.S. John F. Kennedy, CV-67, plank walkerSooner, or later, The Truth emerges clearlyFor your key considerations + independent determinations....Homepages Website: "Men of Courage": President Kennedy-elimination Evidence, Witnesses, Photographers, Outstanding Researchers Discoveries, Suspects, + Key Considerations.... http://droberdeau.blogspot.com/2009/08/1-men-of-courage-jfk-assassination_09.html The Dealey Plaza Detailed Map: Documented 11-22-63 Victims Precise Locations + Reactions, Evidence, Witnesses Locations, Photographers, Suspected Bullet Trajectories, Outstanding Researchers Discoveries, + Important Information + Key Considerations, in One Convenient Resource.... http://i.imgur.com/rGmmWxD.gif ( updated map, + new information ) Discovery: Very Close JFK Assassination Witness ROSEMARY WILLIS'sZapruder Film Documented 2nd Head Snap: West, Ultrafast, and Directly Towards the Grassy Knoll .... http://droberdeau.blogspot.com/2011/01/discovery-close-jfk-assassination.html Visual Report: The First Bullet Impact Into President Kennedy: While JFK was Still Hidden Under the "Magic-limbed-ricochet-tree".... http://i.imgur.com/rfRH5jX.gif Visual Report: Reality Versus C.A.D. : the Real World, versus, Garbage-in-garbage-out.... http://i.imgur.com/r8Ga26x.gif T ogetherE veryoneA chievesM ore For the United States: http://www.dhs.gov Edited May 14, 2016 by Don Roberdeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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