Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)
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Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)
Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade on Main Street approaching Houston Street. President Kennedy can be seen on the right side of the limousine. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right of the image while crowds greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 1" by assassination researchers.
Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)
11/22/1963
Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.040.0003
Phil Willis' entire family joined him in Dealey Plaza to see the president's motorcade: his wife, Marilyn, their daughters Linda and Rosemary, and Marilyn's parents, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stubblefield. Neither Rosemary nor the Stubblefields were questioned by the Warren Commission, although the other members of the family were interviewed. - Gary Mack, Curator
In addition to witnessing the assassination of President Kennedy, Phil Willis was also present at another historic event: the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, Willis was assigned to the 86th Observation Squadron at Bellows Field in Oahu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack. During World War II, he flew a total of 52 combat missions. Mr. Willis passed away in January 1995, before he could record an oral history with the Museum. However, his wife, Marilyn Willis, participated in a videotaped group interview with other assassination eyewitnesses on November 22, 1996. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)
Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade on Main Street approaching Houston Street. President Kennedy can be seen on the right side of the limousine. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right of the image while crowds greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 1" by assassination researchers.
Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)
11/22/1963
Downtown Dallas
Crowds
Main Street
Motorcycles
Photographs
Limousine
Eyewitnesses
Assassination
Motorcade
Willis, Phil
Kennedy, John F.
Old Red Courthouse
Dallas
Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.040.0003
Phil Willis' entire family joined him in Dealey Plaza to see the president's motorcade: his wife, Marilyn, their daughters Linda and Rosemary, and Marilyn's parents, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stubblefield. Neither Rosemary nor the Stubblefields were questioned by the Warren Commission, although the other members of the family were interviewed. - Gary Mack, Curator
In addition to witnessing the assassination of President Kennedy, Phil Willis was also present at another historic event: the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, Willis was assigned to the 86th Observation Squadron at Bellows Field in Oahu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack. During World War II, he flew a total of 52 combat missions. Mr. Willis passed away in January 1995, before he could record an oral history with the Museum. However, his wife, Marilyn Willis, participated in a videotaped group interview with other assassination eyewitnesses on November 22, 1996. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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