William Kelly Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Jose A. Rivera, service number 513618, One of the doctors who performed the autopsy on President John F. Kennedy after the assassination. File reviewed by Assassination Records Review Board 1995. Vault Service File V2308 MR: I took the descriptions word for word from the NPRC descriptions from their V-Files Listing. Any errors are theirs. I acknowledge that unfortunately I am not well versed in the details of the JFK and MLK assassinations. I should have had a caveat on those descriptions. Sorry about that.My primary purpose was not to describe the people but to encourage someone to get hold of their military files. I hope you can take a look at these websites and let others know: http://www.AirForceHistoryIndex.org http://www.GovernmentAttic.org http://www.GetGrandpasFBIfile.com http://www.GetMyFBIFile.comhttp://www.TVshowComplaints.org Michael Ravnitzky SELECTED MILITARY SERVICE FILES AT THE NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER - MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS OFFICE By Michael Ravnitzky Note: the V files are Vault Files belonging to persons of note. === Raymond Albert, service number 6143131, Member of the PT 109 crew skippered by John F. Kennedy when it was struck by a Japanes destroyer and sunk. Vault Service File V3388 Gordon Arnold, Service number 18674627, While on leave from basic training, Arnold was in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and supposedly witnessed the shooting of President Kennedy from the "Grassy Knoll" by a man or men dressed as Dallas Police Officers, Vault Service File V3349 Samuel R. Bird, Officer in charge of Joint Body Bearer Team during the State funeral of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22-25, 1963, Vault Service File V2314 J. Thornton Boswell, Service number 489878, Participated int he John F. Kennedy autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Vault Service File V2383 McGeorge (Mac) Bundy, Service number 164283, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson 1961-66, Vault Service File V2463 Keith C. Clark, Bugler from Army Band who played "broken" Taps at JFK funeral - the temperature was cold and not conducive to playing bugle, and the sixth note was cracked, Vault Service File V3145 John B. Connally, service number 105734, Texas Governor 1963-69. Shot and wounded in Dallas, TX in the same volley of gunfire that killed President Kennedy. Prosecuted and later acquitted for bribery and conspiracy in connection w/ milk prices. Vault Service file V1153. Pierre A. Finck, Pathologist who participated in the Kennedy autopsy, Vault Service File V2387. Charles Albert Harris, service number 2023737, Member of the PT 109 crew, Vault Service File V3393 James J. Humes, service number 497831, Physician participating in the Kennedy autopsy, Vault Service File V2386 Lyndon B. Johnson, service number 86243, Vault File V200 001. William Johnston, service number 6060757, Member of the PT109 crew, Vault Service File V3395. Edward M. Kennedy, service number 11233980, Vault Service File V431 John F. Kennedy, service number 116071, Vault Service File V257 and V256 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., service number 116667, Vault Service File V200 002 Robert F. Kennedy, service number 7487727, Vault Service File V200 007 Andrew Jackson Kirksey, service number 6366765, member of the PT 109 crew. Vault Service File V3386 John Edward Maguire, service number 6475601, member of the PT 109 crew, Vault Service File V3387 Harold William Marney, service number 2127352, member of the PT 109 crew, Vault Service File V3391 Edman Edgar Mauer, service number 3377482, member of the PT 109 crew, Vault Service File V3392 Patrick Henry McMahon, service number 5626726, Member of the PT 109 crew skippered by John F. Kennedy when it was struck by a Japanese destroyer and sunk. Kennedy towed him to safety by clenching the strap of McMahon's life vest between his teeth. Vault Service File V3391 Vaughn Meader (Abbott Vaughn Meader), service number 12441301, Comedian and impersonator who rose to fame with The First Family, an album spoofing President Kennedy. His career faded with the Kennedy assassination. Vault Service File V3181 Lee Harvey Oswald, service number 1653230, Accused assassin of President John F Kennedy. Oswald was arrested for the murder of Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit. He was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in the Dallas Police Station on live television. Vault Service File V189 John E. Pic, Step-brother of Lee Harvey Oswald who allegedly assassinated John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963, Vault Service File V2226 William B. Pitzer, service number 416681, Doctor who performed autopsy on John F. Kennedy, Vault Service Number V3382 James W. Powell, service number 14776021, Assigned to 112th Intelligence Corps Group Ft Sam Houston, Tx. Was in the Dealey Plaza are in Dallas at the time of the Kennedy assassination November 22, 1963, Vault Service File V2380 Jose A. Rivera, service number 513618, One of the doctors who performed the autopsy on President John F. Kennedy after the assassination. File reviewed by Assassination Records Review Board 1995. Vault Service File V2308 George H. R. Ross, service number 162311, member of the PT 109 crew, Vault Service File V3397 Clay L. Shaw, service number 2047494, Successful businessman in New Orleans. Only person tried for the conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He was later acquitted. Vault Service File V2805 Robert S. Shriver Jr. (R. Sargent Shriver Jr), service numbers 102342 and 4036157, Brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy. Father-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ambassador to France 1968-70. Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 1994, Vault Service File V1201 Ray Lee Starkey, service number 6330084, Member of the PT109 crew, Vault Service File V3394 Oliver Stone (William Oliver Stone) - director of the movie JFK Vault Service File V1597 Leonard Jay Thom, service number 6120914 and 185738, member of the PT109 crew, Vault Service File V3389 J.D. Tippit, service number 3861821, Dallas police officer slain by Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor from the National Police Hall of Fame 1964, Vault Service File V1844 Jack J. Valenti, service number 772238, Author as well as long time President and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America 1966-2004. Was in the motorcade on November 22, 1963 when Kennedy was shot. Special assistant to Lyndon Johnson 1963-66. Books include: Speak Up With Confidence, Protect and Defend, A Very Human President, The Bitter Taste of Glory, and Ten Heroes and Two Heroines, Vault Service File V2217 Roscoe A. White, service number 1666106, Accused of being the John F Kennedy "Grassy Knoll" assassin by his son. Oswald and White both traveled on the USS Bexar and White was a member of the Dallas Police Department on November 22, 1963, however, the accusation has not been proven. Vault Service File V2726 Wilford J. Willy, service number 137078, Co-Pilot with Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy when plane was destroyed. Vault Service File V3098 Gerard E. Zinser, service file 3369683, member of the PT109 crew, Vault Service File V3396 Also James Earl Ray, service number 16163129, Confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, he pleaded guilty on the advice of his lawyer in order to avoid the death penalty. He later recanted his confession and claimed til his death that the assassination had been part of a greater conspiracy. Ray never got the retrial he wanted. Vault Service Files V581 and V2059 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kelly Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 It appears, and I hope that Adele will respond to this, that Dr. Jose Rivera, who had an office at Bethesda and lived in the Maryland town of Bethesda, was present at the JFK autopsy. If this is correct, that is indeed BIG News. I'd also like to get Doug Horne's response to this news. And thanks to Mike Ravnitzky for sharing this with us. BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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