Write to Vince Palamara at:  vmplac@telerama.com

Secret Service/related "loose ends" from HSCA and other
sources:

-Agents Winston G. Lawson (1953-1955)and Louis Sims
(1950's) served three years with the U.S. Army
Intelligence Division at Fort Holabird, MD. This is
also where Richard Case Nagell served for part of his
Army career;

-Agent Glen Bennett told the HSCA that he "was not on
the Florida trip [11/18/63]", yet the Secret Service
shift reports for that trip state that he was there;

-Agent Tim McIntyre also told the HSCA that he did not
believe he was assigned to either the Miami OR the
Chicago trips for Nov. 1963, also contradicted by the
shift reports!;

-Agent Henry J. Rybka is listed as being on the first
NY trip---in the follow-up car--- in Nov. 1963 by agent
David B. Grant, yet other Secret Service shift reports
from the same date state that he was back in Washington
(?!) [remember Agent Rybka's "mistaken" placement in
the follow-up car in three separate reports on/ after
11/22/63: two by Emory P. Roberts dated 11/22/63 (a
later report "corrects" the error), the other the Final
Survey Report by Winston Lawson (who also "corrects"
the error, although Rybka IS NOT EVEN MENTIONED in the
Preliminary Survey Report to begin with!)];

-Agent Lubert "Bert" F. DeFreese told the HSCA that "no
PRS agent accompanied [him] on this trip [to Texas]",
yet PRS agent Glen Bennett was with DeFreese on both
the Florida AND the Texas trip, having "temporarily"
joined the WHD on 11/10/63, right after the FIRST NY
trip (11/8-11/9/63)and BEFORE the SECOND NY trip
(11/14-11/15; he even needed reminding by Lawson that
he would ride in the FOLLOW-UP car on 11/22/63). Was
Bennett there to monitor threat subjects covertly,
which was covered up afterwards? Also, remember how
Bennett's observations-via his 11/22/63 handwritten
notes---were used by Chief James J. Rowley to buttress
the notion that JFK was struck in the back [not the
back of the neck, by the way]from the rear (Bennett
claimed to have SEEN this shot strike JFK in the back),
in spite of the films/ photos that appear to depict
Bennett looking away from JFK, a point made by Lifton,
Evica, and others before me;

-Agent William R. Greer told the HSCA that he "followed
the pilot car to Parkland Hospital", although DNC
advance man Jack Puterbaugh---who rode IN the pilot
car---told the HSCA that their car "pulled over and let
the motorcade pass"! Previously, Greer had stated that
the LEAD car---with Chief Curry---led him to the
hospital. In any event, the Daniel film and several
other photographic sources depict the limousine in
FRONT of the lead car on the way to Parkland Hospital.
Greer also stated that he "recall[ed] embracing Mrs.
Kennedy and saying something about wishing he could
have been more evasive or avoided the tragedy" which
corroborates William Manchester's graphic account of
Greer's survivor's guilt (Manchester had interviewed
Greer for his book). Greer twice stated that there was
a back wound on JFK and twice called it a shoulder
wound, as well (he also said that the metal probe "only
went n a short way"). In addition, Greer said that
"when the doctors pronounced President Kennedy dead
[he] was handed the President's clothing, wallet and
WATCH, which he took back to Washington. He directed
agent Rybka at Andrews Air Force Base to put the
shopping bag in his locker at the White House. A few
days later he returned Kennedy's WATCH and wallet to
Ken O'Donnell" [emphasis added]. However, Dallas agent
Roger Warner's report AND CD 3 tell a different story
re: JFK's watch--- it went to O.P. Wright, then to
Warner, then to D.C.; although seemingly trivial on its
face, why would Greer be in such conflict the others
(who are corroborated) on this matter? Remember, the
autopsy doctors were not given access to JFK's clothing
and, while still at Parkland, Greer returned to the
emergency room after everyone was getting ready to
leave with the body to go back to Love Field (agent
Andy Berger drove the hearse back to the airport in
place of Greer);

-advance agent Winston Lawson also told the HSCA that,
in regard to planning the Texas trip, he had "many
conversations back and forth with (Floyd) Boring".
Fellow advance agent David B. Grant, who was working
since 11/13/63 with Lawson on the Texas trip (although
he did not physically join Lawson IN Dallas unil
11/18/63), had just completed advance duties on JFK's
trip to Florida, manned by Floyd Boring;

-Agent "Lem" Johns, after serving on the WHD, became
the SAIC of the Birmingham, Alabama office (Harvey
Henderson was the ASAIC [Henderson is a man strongly
suspected of being involved in the assassination by Abe
Bolden]). After retiring from the Secret Service, he
became Special Assistant to LBJ aide Joseph Califano;

-ASAIC Floyd Boring said in his JFK Library Oral
History dated 2/25/76: "I concur 100 percent with the
Warren Report";

-The "Nashville Banner" from 1/23/92 carried a report
that a mortal threat to President Kennedy's life was
hushed up by the Secret Service when JFK visited
Nashville, TN, on 5/18/63. The information came from
Rep. Bob Clement, the son of former Governor Frank
Clement, JFK's host during his 1963 visit to the state
(both Clements met JFK on this trip [inc. is a photo
from the trip depicting both the elder Clement and his
son]). At Overton High School, a man approached the
president with a gun underneath a sack---he was grabbed
by the Secret Service and the incident itself was kept
quiet in order to keep from encouraging similar scares
[think of all the copycat school shootings there are
today because of media hype!]. Bob Clement said: "Back
in those days, privacy was easier to accomplish". The
paper interviewed the widow of Paul Doster, the former
SAIC of the Nashville office who died in
1987)---although Paul did not mention the incident to
her, she said: "But, you've got to remember, he was
pretty secretive, even to me." For his part, Agent
Doster told the "Nashville Banner" back on 5/18/63 that
"a complete check of the entire motorcade route" was
done (also, "other [police] officers were assigned atop
the municipal terminal and other buildings along the
route. These men took their posts at 8 a.m. and
remained at their rooftop stations until the president
and his party passed". In addition, a helicopter was
used, similar to its use on 11/21/63 in San Antonio,
TX). Agents/ important personnel on this trip inc.
Salinger, Behn, Kellerman, Greer, Roberts, DeFreese,
Duncan, Chandler, Yeager, Nunn, O'Leary, Grant,
Sulliman, Lawson, Olsson, Paolella, Burns, and DNC
advance man Jerry Bruno;

-"Tampa Tribune", 11/19/63: photo of agents Donald J.
Lawton and Charles T. Zboril riding on rear of JFK's
limousine, holding onto handrails [seems to be at a
fast pace, judging by the blown hair look!]. Lawton and
Zboril both told me that they rode on the rear of JFK's
limo throughout the Tampa trip, as this photo---and
other photos---confirms. While Lawton joined many of
his colleagues in denouncing the fraudelent notion that
JFK did not want agents on the rear of his car, even
ordering the men off, Zboril was the only agent I spoke
to who would NOT answer the question either way: he
told me, quite emotionally,  "Where did you read that?
Do you want me commenting officially?";

-JFK's 10-state "Conservation Tour", 9/24/63-10/63---
agents/ important personnel inc. Salinger, Behn,
Godfrey, Blaine, Burns, Greer, Shipman, Bruno, Lawson,
Foster, Roberts, Chandler, Burke, Lawton, Rybka;

-RIF #154-10003-10012: Chicago, IL trip 3/23/63
Dedication of O'Hare Airport WHD agents on trip: Grant
(advance agent), Burke, Pontius, Lilley, Johnsen,
Chandler, Giannoules, Lawton, Blaine, Lawson, Olsson,
Burns, Paolella, Godfrey, Boring, Greer, Shipman,
O'Leary; Chicago office agents: Hanly, Tucker,
Martineau, Plichta, Bolden, Cross, Maynard, Stocks,
Gorman, Noonan, Griffiths, Motto, McLeod, Russell,
Strong 6 motorcycles surrounding limo, Lawton riding on
(JFK's side of) rear of limo, Mayor's follow-up car
with four detectives in ADDITION to SS follow-up car,
police facing crowd (not JFK) on the route, noone
permitted on overpasses except four policeman guarding
them, press/ photographers close to JFK, Hatcher with
Kilduff; PRS: one threat

-RIF #154-10002-10417: Philadelphia, PA trip 10/30/63
WHD agents on trip: Stout (advance agent), Godfrey,
Faison, Behn, Greer, McIntyre, Burns, Giannoules,
Paolella, Kinney, DeFreese, Payne, Duncan, Yeager,
Zboril; Philadelphia office agents: Jordan, Kelly,
Mesaros, Abel close press/ photographers, Hatcher with
Kilduff PRS: two subjects

-RIF#154-10002-10418: Elkton, MD trip 11/14/63
Dedication of the Maryland-Delaware Turnpike WHD agents
on trip: Roberts (advance agent), Boring, Greer, Ready,
Sulliman, Zboril, McIntyre, Berger, Morey, Jones,
Kollar, Lawton [on faded part of list: Rybka (?)];
Baltimore office agents: Burger and Holmes;
Philadelphia office agents: Abel, Kelly, Mesaros
Salinger PRS: one subject

-RIF#154-10002-10419: SECOND New York City trip
11/14-11/15/63 AFL-CIO Convention WHD agents on trip:
Godfrey (advance agent),Boring, Greer, Grant, McIntyre,
Thompson, Sulliman, Roberts, Rybka [follow-up car],
Bennett*(PRS), Jones, Berger, Morey, Kollar, O'Leary;
NY office [? In some cases]agents: Whitaker, Jukes,
Gibbs, Gunthers, Sershen, Starr, Mayes, Ward, Phillips,
Wong, Thomas, Douglas, Tully, Melchiori, Luzania [[note
to Kathlee Fitzgerald: can you please, if you know,
verify WHAT office these men were from here---it is
somewhat unclear just by this Survey Report. Thanks.]]
*PRS: Bouck notified on 11/11/63, the day after Bennett
was "temporarily" assigned to the WHD from PRS, and
Bennett was then dispatched to the President's suite at
the Carlyle Hotel, prior to JFK's arrival on 11/14/63,
"to conduct a technical survey" [11/8-9/63: first NY
trip; 11/10/63: PRS agent Bennett "temporarily"
assigned to WHD; 11/11/63: Bouck notified of second NY
trip---sends Bennett on 11/14/63 to do technical
survey; 11/15/63: second NY trip ends; 11/18/63:
Bennett on Florida trip (denies this to HSCA despite SS
shift reports which say he WAS there!); 11/22/63:
Bennett rides in FOLLOW-UP car (he needed reminding of
this duty by Lawson)----covert monitoring of threats?]
detective follow-up car along with SS follow-up car,
Salinger with Kilduff, close press/ photographers

-RIF#154-10002-10420: Palm Beach, FL trip 11/18/63 WHD/
PRS on trip: Johnsen (advance agent), Boring, Greer,
Rybka, Norton (PRS), Wunderlich (PRS), Roberts, Stout,
Godfrey, O'Leary (etc.) ; Miami office agents:
Marshall, Howell "same route as described in ASAIC
Boring's survey report dated March 26, 1963" fire alarm
system: installed by SA's Norton and Wunderlich of PRS;
"Two days prior to the arrival of the President, SA's
Norton and Wunderlich [of PRS] made a prelimimary sweep
of the residence. On the day of the president's
arrival, these agents made a final sweep of the
residence after which they...secured the residence";
PRS agents Norton and Wunderlich "sanitized and secured
the Kennedy residence" [along with Bennett, that makes
THREE PRS agents on the Florida trip!] Salinger with
Kilduff

-RIF#154-10002-10421: Cape Canaveral, FL 11/18/63 Final
Survey Report dated 1/20/64 (!) WHD agents on trip:
Stout (advance agent), Sulliman, Berger, Kollar, Jones,
Boring, Greer, Morey, Rybka, Roberts, Lawton, Zboril,
Bennett (PRS) Jacksonville office agents: McDavid,
Walter 8 agents from the Office of Special
Investigations (OSI) PRS: SA Dick Flohr found no
threats Salinger, close press/ photographers

-RIF#154-10002-10423: Tampa, FL 11/18/63 WHD agents on
trip: Blaine (advance agent), Yeager, Boring, Greer,
Rybka, Kinney, Stout, Roberts, Sulliman, Ready, Berger,
Zboril, Morey, Lawton, Kollar, Jones, McIntyre Tampa
office: Peppers 1964 White Lincoln Continental used for
McDill Air Force Base SS-100-X (JFK's limo) and
SS-678-X (1956 "Queen Mary" Cadillac follow-up car)
used for downtown/ suburban motorcade Salinger,
underpasses controlled by police and military units,
Sheriff's office secured the roofs of major buildings
in the downtown and suburban areas, agents on limo,
Salinger with Kilduff, close press/ photographers (inc.
Stoughton in follow-up car), McHugh in between SS
agents in front seat of limo it is noted that "the
follw-up car will carry a considerable burden on this
trip"; SA Cecil Taylor of PRS: 2 subjects found

-RIF#154-10002-10422: Miami, FL 11/18/63 Inter-American
Press Association WHD agents on trip: DeFreese (advance
agent), Boring, Greer, Coughlin, Blaine, McIntyre,
Bennett (PRS), Kollar, Roberts, Lawton, Jones, Zboril,
Rybka, Sulliman, Berger, Morey, O'Leary; Miami office
agents: Marshall, Aragon, Bailey, Curry, Jamison,
Howell CIA's Ted Shackley and William Finch helped
Secret Service on this trip [see upcoming article in
the next KAC] PRS: six pages worth! Subjects inc.
Orlando Bosch, Pedro Diaz Lanz,Enrique Llaca, Jr.,
Rohinski, and Derber; lead car inc. Dr. Burkley (!);
Salinger with Kilduff (not a motorcade, per se, but one
from the Heliport to the Hotel anyway [does Gordon
Winslow have an answer for this? There is a lead car,
the limousine, the SS follow-up car, and several others
listed---I thought he said there WAS NOT a motorcade?]

-RIF#154-10002-10424: San Antonio, TX 11/21/63 WHD
agents on trip: my buddy Halterman (advance agent),
Coughlin, Kellerman, Greer, Rybka, Stout, Sulliman,
Johnsen, Olsson, Berger, Roberts, Ready, Lawton,
McIntyre, and Bennett (PRS); San Antonio office agents:
Benavides and McCully; FORTY members of the military
police from Ft. Sam Houston, Texas [hi, Col. Prouty]:
traffic control, motorcade route security, and
intersection control; police helicopter utilized along
route; many flanking motorcycles



- Exhibits to CD 3- notes:


tentative schedule- "Arrive Trade Mart or Fair
Grounds(Women's Building)" but "Leave Fair Grounds";
PRS: nothing in Dallas; Final Survey Report- "All
bridges, overpasses and railroad crossing on the route
were policed. THERE WAS NO SCHEDULED PASSENGER RAIL
TRAFFIC ON THE TWO RAIL CROSSINGS...DURING THE TIME THE
MOTORCADE WAS TO PASS."(important); Sam Bloom- help in
procurring motorcade vehicles(Ferrell's ?); Glen
Bennett- PRS; Agents/law enforcement
statements/reports- Curry: bang...bang-bang; surround
TSBD?!?!; notified Parkland?!, the nearest hospital
?!-not ready when they got there; Decker; Sorrels:
Knoll; as soon as JFK was in the hospital he went back
to Dealey Plaza; Lawson report(1)- 9 pages, 12/3/63:
notified of trip by Boring 11/4/63 and by 11/8/63 would
have more details; handled motorcade car #'s and lapel
clips, badges; PRS=0; Lawson report(2)- 5 pages,
12/1/63: Bennett needed reminding about riding in
follow-up car (see above); Lawson report (3)- 2 pages,
11/23/63; Also: Final Survey Report- 12 pages w/ 4
attachments, 11/30/63 and Preliminary Survey Report,
11/19/63; ATSAIC (shift leader)- Stout, Roberts,
Godfrey; "original" Kivett report- up to just before
shooting; Sorrels report 11/18/63 Trade Mart-
employees/PRS[Miss (Edith) Duncan signed it]; 11/18/63
special ordinance with the DPD; His[JFK's] watch was
given to Mr. O.P. Wright"(?!) [see above]; 11/14/63
meeting- Curry, Lawson, Sorrels: route NOT finalized,
luncheon site NOT finalized- either Trade Mart or
Women's Building; route up to/ inc. Main Street only;
p. 23: 11/15/63- "... of the 3 possible
routes..."(again, no mention beyond Main Street)-
Lawson +?; p. 33: "Lawrence announced that he had
arranged with the railroads crossing the presidential
route that they would not have trains crossing at the
time of the President's passing";

VINCE PALAMARA