(Testimony of Nelson Delgado)
Mr. Delgado.
No. I have my high school graduation through USAFL.
Mr. Liebeler.
That is the United States Armed Forces Institute; is that correct?
Mr. Delgado.
That's correct.
Mr. Liebeler.
When you dropped out of school here in Brooklyn, did you then join the Marine Corps?
Mr. Delgado.
No. I held a job for a while at Van Dyk & Reeves, on 42d Street and 2d Avenue, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Liebeler.
What kind of a job was that?
Mr. Delgado.
It was just a regular laborer at an olive factory, making Maraschino cherries and olives and so forth. And it lasted about 2 1/2 months, and I joined the Marine Corps.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do both of your parents speak Spanish?
Mr. Delgado.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Are they both from Puerto Rico originally?
Mr. Delgado.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Approximately when did they come from Puerto Rico?
Mr. Delgado.
My father came when he was roughly 20 years of age. My mother came when she was about 13.
Mr. Liebeler.
Approximately hold old are your parents now?
Mr. Delgado.
My father is around 48. My mother is about 42.
Mr. Liebeler.
Where did you join the Marine Corps?
Mr. Delgado.
Down at Whitehall Street, in New York City.
Mr. Liebeler.
What training did you receive? Where were you sent?
Mr. Delgado.
Well, when we left New York I was sent to Parris Island, S.C., for basic training. Upon completion of that, I was sent to Camp Le Jeune, N.C., for intensive training. Then I received schooling in electronics school at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Liebeler.
Can you remember when you were there at Jacksonville?
Mr. Delgado.
I was there in 19--the the beginning of 1957.
Mr. Liebeler.
What is the exact title of the school that you went to? Do you remember?
Mr. Delgado.
Electronics school is all I can remember. From there, upon graduation from there, I received my choice of training, which was aircraft control and warning, and I was sent to school at Biloxi Air Force Base. Miss., and there I went to aircraft control and warning school there, and it lasted about 7 weeks. Upon completion there and graduation, I received my orders for Marine Air Control Squadron 9, Santa Ana, Calif.
Mr. Liebeler.
Approximately when did you arrive at Santa Ana?
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