Mr. Ely. Where did you go to school?
Mr. Putnam. Is this pertinent to the deposition? Well, if you want it, I will give it to you. I went to school at Charleston, S.C. and I was in the Navy for about 7 years.
Mr. Ely. And did you go directly from the Navy to the police department?
Mr. Putnam. No; from the Navy I went to work for Lone Star Gas Co. here in Dallas. From there I went to work for Prudential Insurance Co. from which I was recalled into the Navy again, and when I was released, I went back to the insurance company, and from there I applied for employment with the Dallas Police Department.
Mr. Ely. Thank you, sergeant. Now, on November 22, 1963, were you on duty with the police department?
Mr. Putnam. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ely. Did your duties on that day involve you in any way in the investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy?
Mr. Putnam. Yes.
Mr. Ely. What was the nature of your involvement with that investigation?
Mr. Putnam. Just to assist in covering of the Book Depository Building and aiding in searching the building.