Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)
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Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)
Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing a crowd of people in front of the Dal-Tex building at the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston, after the Kennedy assassination. A man on the right is holding a 16mm camera while others appear to be standing around talking. This image is commonly known as "Willis 9" by assassination researchers.
Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)
11/22/1963
Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.040.0012
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' 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
Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)
Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing a crowd of people in front of the Dal-Tex building at the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston, after the Kennedy assassination. A man on the right is holding a 16mm camera while others appear to be standing around talking. This image is commonly known as "Willis 9" by assassination researchers.
Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)
11/22/1963
Assassination
Photographs
Eyewitnesses
Crowds
Elm Street
Houston Street
Willis, Phil
Kennedy, John F.
Dal-Tex Building
Dallas
Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.040.0012
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' 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
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