Mr. Jenner. Any incident occur during that period involving Oswald?
Mr. Powers. No; nothing that I recall. Something sticks in my mind about being on mess duty, but I can't recall what the incident was. I have a picture of it in my mind.
Mr. Jenner. You did mention to the FBI when you were interviewed that he was on mess duty, and I assume in the first place he was not on mess duty all the time while he was in the Philippines, was he?
Mr. Powers. No; you're assigned—privates and privates first class are assigned this duty periodically. I think you're assigned one week out of the year.
Mr. Jenner. This was not a mess duty assignment by way of punishment?
Mr. Powers. I don't think so.
Mr. Jenner. How long were you at Corregidor, a couple of months?
Mr. Powers. I want to say 4 to 6 weeks, but it could have been longer.
Mr. Jenner. What was your means of transportation to and from Corregidor?
Mr. Powers. LST.