Mr. Jenner.

Living in Arizona?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; not living. On one of the trips.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.

Representative Ford.

One of the trips with Mr. Ekdahl?

Mr. Oswald.

Ekdahl, and mother and Lee had gone along with him. Whether this was a business trip or a vacation trip, I don't recall.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.
Following their living for 6 months in Boston, where did they live thereafter, during that period of time, until the divorce?

Mr. Oswald.

1 believe after they left Massachusetts, they moved to Benbrook, Tex., and resided at Benbrook, Tex.

Mr. Jenner.

And where is Benbrook with respect to Dallas?

Mr. Oswald.

It is--well, with respect to Fort Worth, that to me would be easier to say, it is just a little ways northwest of Fort Worth, on the edge of the city limits of Fort Worth now. At this particular time it was just more or less a wide spot in the road. The house---I recall going there, perhaps this was during Christmas leave from the academy--the house was a good sized stone home that had some acreage with it. There was a creek that was Perhaps 400 or 500 yards behind the house. I remember, I believe, right before we arrived on this first occasion, Lee had found a skunk out there. He didn't know what a skunk was, but he found out.

Mr. Mckenzie.

Benbrook is a suburb of Fort Worth.

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, Benbrook is a suburb of Fort Worth.
As I indicated, at that time----

Mr. Jenner.

Could you fix the year?

Mr. Oswald.

This would be I feel certain that this was the first year that we were in military school, and the first Christmas.

Mr. Jenner.

The first Christmas. That would be Christmas 1945.

Mr. Oswald.

Pardon me. Let me back up earlier. They were in Massachusetts at that time. This would be the second year.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it, then, the first Christmas, 1945, included the Period when your mother, Mr. Ekdahl, and Lee resided in Boston with Mr. Ekdahl's son by a former marriage.

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

And that the living in Benbrook, Tex., followed the termination of the stay in Boston?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.
But I do recall now the first Christmas that I was at the military school, because they were so far away, and it was impractical to travel that distance in that length of time that John went with some friends of his that he made at the academy and stayed at their home I don't recall where.
I remember I went with one of my friends and stayed at his home during Christmas.

Mr. Jenner.

These were friends of yours in the academy?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct. And their parents agreed to that--because they didn't want us to stay up ill the academy at Christmas time more or less by ourselves. They wanted to have us with them.

Mr. Jenner.

You seem to have a rather vivid recollection of the Benbrook, Tex., home. I take .it that during a summer vacation you lived in Benbrook, Tex., with your mother and Mr. Ekdahl and Lee.

Mr. Oswald.

This particular house I refer to, a native stone home I believe that is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

So that you did have at least two summers at home while you were at the military academy, and the third summer your mother asked you to stay during summer school, and you did not come home?

Mr. Oswald.

She asked us, and it was the intent that we stay. But at the last moment we did not go to summer school that year at the academy. We did come to Fort Worth.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.

Mr. Mckenzie.

Mr. Jenner, may I interrupt you please?