Mr. Stovall. Approximately 10 years—it will be 10 years this May.
Mr. Ball. Now, the Commission has asked us to ask every witness to tell us about where he was born and his education and what he has done, because they are unable to see you and they would like to know something about you.
Can you tell me that, please?
Mr. Stovall. Yes, I was born here in Dallas in 1928. I was born in a frame house over here on West Page—329 West Page. I went to grade school at Winnetka Elementary School and I attended W. E. Greiner Junior High School over here on South Edgefield. I went to high school at Sunset High out on Jefferson Boulevard. After I left high school, I went to the Navy for 2 years, which was just after World War II and I quit high school, by the way, and after I got out of the Navy I came back to summer school Tech and finished.
After that, I went to work for the post office. After a few other jobs I had been with for just a short period of time—I went to work at the post office and I worked there for them for approximately 5 years, I believe; I think it was from 1949 to 1954, and in 1954 I quit the post office and went to the Police Department and I have been there since then.
Mr. Ball. You are a detective, are you?
Mr. Stovall. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball. You work in plain clothes?
Mr. Stovall. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball. How long have you been in this particular department?