In chapter 6 of his rebuttal to the acoustical study, Bowles includes the recollections of some of the officers involved. Here’s Bowles’ introduction of the chapter, followed by the comments of officer “K”.
https://www.jfk-online.com/bowles6.html
REFLECTIONS
Probably the most informed and the most ignored authorities on what happened and in what order in Dealey Plaza are the motorcade motor jockeys. They have been interviewed uncounted times by many people, ranging from official investigators to insufferable quacks. Again, they are referred to in this text by a "letter" name, hopeful that it will discourage further contacts, however well-intentioned. While their recollections are presented in the first person, their comments should not be taken as unalterable quotes. Too many years have passed for them to remember with unimpeachable certainty what they might have said earlier and what they say now. Accordingly, what they say here should be considered for the meaning rather than exactness.
OFFICER"K"
I was assigned to work traffic and the crowd along Stemmons at Industrial. Officer ______ was with me. I heard and saw the motorcade coming toward the Trade Mart, but I could tell something wasn't right as they were traveling too fast, and they were strung out. When they passed us and continued north on Industrial, I knew something was wrong.
Shortly thereafter we were sent to Elm and Houston. We were copying vehicle license numbers for a while. Then Officer Tippit got shot over in Oak Cliff.
The dispatcher was calling for some help there, and there were enough officers at Elm and Houston, so we were sent to Oak Cliff.
About the time we reached the area the dispatcher was broadcasting information regarding the suspect and his escape route. We pulled up on Jefferson and started checking some cars parked behind a service station to see if the suspect was hiding in or under one of the cars. That's when we found his jacket. We saw Captain ______ in his car on Jefferson so I turned the jacket over to him. It isn't easy to handle a motorcycle and hang on to a jacket.
About this time some officers who had been checking houses in the area reached a church and wanted help to search it. By then, I had gotten separated from Officer ______. While I was around there and some officers were checking, another squad spotted a subject fitting the general description of the suspect running into the branch library at Jefferson and Marsalis. However, he turned out to be an employee.
A while later the suspect was arrested in the Texas Theatre. I have heard that someone suggested that "the real suspect" had escaped by hiding in that church while officers were drawn away to the library on a wild goose chase. That's ridiculous. The church was searched, and the subject did merit being checked. From a distance, he fitted the description, and he was running as if he were being chased. The officer who spotted him would have been grossly negligent had he ignored that subject.
Later that day, after things had settled down, I was with another three-wheel officer and some others when he commented about his earlier troubles which included his radio microphone sticking open during the assassination.
It appears to me that officer “K” is probably the same officer identified only as call number 279 on the recording of channel one. This is apparently who found the jacket under the car and turned it over to (if I remember correctly) Captain Westbrook. So, it appears that Bowles knew who this officer was. However, he doesn’t identify most of the officers for reasons stated in his introduction to the chapter. It is not difficult to identify some of the officers based on the actions that they testified about. But officer “K” (aka: 279) is still unidentified as far as I know. He said that he was originally assigned to traffic duty near Stemmons and Industrial. And appears to me to be a three wheeler motorcycle officer.
If anyone has any suggestions regarding where else we should be looking for information that might help identify this officer, I would greatly appreciate it.
