Mr. Pierce. Lieutenant.
Mr. Ely. You are a lieutenant with the Dallas Police Department?
Mr. Pierce. That's right.
Mr. Ely. Could you tell us something about what you did before you started to work for the police department?
Mr. Pierce. Well, I was raised on a farm out in West Texas and engaged in farming practically all of my life up until I went in the Marine Corps. After I got out of the Marine Corps in 1946, in April I believe it was, I came to the Dallas Police Department in August 1946.
Mr. Ely. Could you tell us, please, what your job is? What do you specialize in with the police department?
Mr. Pierce. I am assigned as a lieutenant in the patrol division out of the central station.
Mr. Ely. Now, were you on duty on November 22, 1963?
Mr. Pierce. I was not.
Mr. Ely. Were you in Dallas on that date?