Mr. Powers. I don't know; he was not in my platoon. At least, I don't think he was. I don't have any conscious recollection of him there, but all marines train to shoot the rifle proficiently, and the pistol and the Browning automatic rifle.
Mr. Jenner. Was there any scuttlebutt that he was an officer hater?
Mr. Powers. No.
Mr. Jenner. Did he evidence, as far as you recall, any impatience with people who appeared not to have the command of any particular subject that he had?
Mr. Powers. I don't know; maybe not more so than anything else. He had the patience to teach me chess, but then again, you would sit there and pondering a move or something, and he, as I recall now, he would say "Come on; let's get going." And he seemed to be an individual that was—wanted to keep things moving at quite a rapid pace.
Mr. Jenner. Did you have any impression that he had a tendency—maybe I asked you this—to keep by himself?
Mr. Powers. For himself to keep by himself?
Mr. Jenner. To keep by himself.
Mr. Powers. I don't know. I don't think I can truthfully answer that because——
Mr. Jenner. You don't think you had enough contact with him in Japan because he was not a member of your platoon?