During night watch, you had to stay up until all aircraft were in. Often this was quite boring. And this is when I had the most occasion to talk to him.
Mr. Ely. It amazed me how much you remembered about Oswald in view of the fact that you were an officer and he was an enlisted man.
Do you think your memory of him is atypical, or would you remember all the enlisted men in that crew approximately the same?
Mr. Donovan. I would remember, I believe, all of them equally well. Most of them I had served with in Japan.
Mr. Ely. You had not known Oswald in Japan?
Mr. Donovan. If I knew him in Japan, I don't remember. They played football on a team that I coached overseas, which to a degree gives you a common bond.
Number two, these are not typical marine enlisted. They have a much higher than average IQ. And they speak well on a given subject they are interested in—usually women and sports. But it was quite normal in working with them to talk with them about all subjects.
You were constantly in communication with the center concerning aircraft, if something was going on you talked to them on the intercommunication system. And it was quite ordinary to talk to them, standing at the back of the radar room in off hours.
I think I can remember all the men on that crew pretty well.
Mr. Ely. All right. I derailed you there for a moment. You had mentioned what Lieutenant Trail had told you. And I don't think there is any point in going into that any further.