Mr. Jenner. You did not return to college after you were mustered out of the Marines?
Mr. Thornley. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was your discharge honorable?
Mr. Thornley. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Where were you based when you first met Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Thornley. At a subsidiary of El Toro Marine Base, referred to as LTA, Santa Ana, Calif., or just outside of Santa Ana.
Mr. Jenner. What was your rank at that time?
Mr. Thornley. At that time I was acting corporal.
Mr. Jenner. What was your assignment then?
Mr. Thornley. I was an aviation electronics operator. I was working in an aircraft control center reading radarscopes and keeping track of ingoing and outgoing flights.