David Ferrie
David William Ferrie (March 28, 1918 – February 22, 1967) was an American pilot who was alleged by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Garrison also alleged that Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald. Ferrie denied any involvement in a conspiracy and said he never knew Oswald.
David Ferrie | |
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Ferrie in the early-1950s | |
| Born | David William Ferrie March 28, 1918 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1967 (aged 48) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Seminary Baldwin Wallace College |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Known for | Allegations made by Jim Garrison during the investigation of the John F. Kennedy assassination |
Decades later, photos emerged establishing that Ferrie had been in the same Civil Air Patrol unit as Oswald in the 1950s, but critics have argued this does not prove that either Ferrie or Oswald was involved in an assassination plot.
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