Danny G. Arce

The testimony of Danny G. Arce was taken at 2:15 p.m., on April 7, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Messrs. Joseph A. Ball and Samuel A. Stern, assistant counsel of the President's Commission.

Will you stand up and raise your right hand?
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Yes, sir.

State your name, please.

Danny Garcia Arce.

Where do you live?

1502 Bennett Avenue.

Will you tell me something about yourself, where you were born and where you went to school?

I was born here in Dallas and I went to Stephen F. Foster Elementary school and Alex W. Spence Junior High and Crozier Tech.

Then what did you do?

Well, I quit school and found a job and worked.

Where did you find a job?

. The first job, well, you don't want---

No; Just in general.

Oh, I worked as a cook, short order cook and busboy, and just odd jobs at this Rubenstein place on Hall Rubenstein and Sons. I haven't had too many jobs.

What is Rubenstein and Son, a restaurant?

No; kind of an oyster place; they pack them and send them out, I guess.

What else have you done?

That's about all.

When did you go to work for the Texas School Book Depository?

I started in September---September, I believe, the 6th, September 6th.

Of what year?

1963.

You received a letter from the Commission asking you to appear here, didn't you?

Yes, sir.

You understand the purpose of the investigation?

Yes.

To determine the facts surrounding the assassination of the President, President Kennedy.

Yes, sir.

You started to work in September 1963, this last September?

Yes; last September.