(Testimony of Nelson Delgado)
Mr. Delgado.
Baton Rouge. On account of he had taken us to the LSU, you know, university--campus.
Mr. Liebeler.
This is when you were at Biloxi?
Mr. Delgado.
No; this is at the terminal when we got discharged. Roussel was on leave. I was discharged. I took Call--Call was discharged also, and Call and myself and Roussel and another two or three two other guys, we made a trip to the east coast, but we went down to the South to take Roussel home. And I remember it well, because it was the year Billy Cannon was famous down there at the LSU.
Mr. Liebeler.
You didn't tell the FBI that Roussel was from New Orleans?
Mr. Delgado.
No.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember this Pfc. Murray? What is his first name?
Mr. Delgado.
Don.
Mr. Liebeler.
Don?
Mr. Delgado.
Don.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember him as knowing Spanish to about the same extent that Oswald knew Spanish, or more or less? What is your recollection on that?
Mr. Delgado.
He knew less than Oswald did when Oswald--the last time I seen Oswald.
Mr. Liebeler.
How would you describe Murray's command of Spanish?
Mr. Delgado.
Not too good. In his particular instance it was phrases, you know, that kind of talk.
Mr. Liebeler.
So that you weren't as successful in your attempts to teach----
Mr. Delgado.
I didn't have the time. See, when we were in Biloxi, we were both together, going to school there. But we didn't have the time once we got to California. He was living off post. His wife was there, so we didn't have that much time together.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did Murray move off post right away, or did he live on the post for a while after he came to----
Mr. Delgado.
He lived about--after I got there, about 2 months, and then his wife he went to Florida and got married and brought his wife in to California. I would say he moved off post about February of 1959.
Mr. Liebeler.
What did most of the marines call Oswald? Did they call him Lee or----
Mr. Delgado.
No.
Mr. Liebeler.
Oswald, just by his last name?
Mr. Delgado.
Just Os or Oswald. Very seldom do you find in the military, at least I haven't come in contact with, where one fellow referred to another fellow by the first name. It's always by the last name, mainly because the name is written on his jacket, you know. I didn't even know his name was Lee.
Mr. Liebeler.
You didn't know that his first name was Lee?
Mr. Delgado.
No.
Mr. Liebeler.
Would you say that you, concerning your contact with Murray, just taught him a few phrases or answered questions when he asked you questions about Spanish, or would you say that you engaged in any kind of real program to teach him Spanish?
Mr. Delgado.
No; just answer some questions he had or phrases that he wanted interpreted, that's it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember a fellow by the name of Charley Brown in your outfit?
Mr. Delgado.
Charley Brown?
Mr. Liebeler.
Yes.
Mr. Delgado.
No; that is a name I gave him. I believe it was one of the fellows that was in the barracks with us at one time or another, Charley Brown, but I can't recall.
Mr. Liebeler.
That doesn't ring a bell?
Mr. Delgado.
No.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did you mention the name of Charley Brown to the FBI?
Mr. Delgado.
I may have. We got a Charley Brown in our outfit now.
Mr. Liebeler.
Now?
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