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Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle Obituary. James R. “Jim” Leavelle was a Dallas Police Department homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby.
In April 1942, the Whitney left Pearl and headed for the South Pacific to support operations there. One day while the ship was in a storm at sea, Leavelle was descending a ladder when a large wave hurled him to the deck. The impact seriously damaged his knees, and he was evacuated to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital near Oakland, California.
Aug 29, 2019 · Leavelle and the Whitney were at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base when it was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on December 7, 1941, which precipitated American entry into World War II. The Whitney escaped damage, and Leavelle continued to serve aboard the vessel until he sustained a non-combat injury in early 1942.
On November 24, 1963, the face of Detective James "Jim" Robert Leavelle would be burned into the American Zeitgeist. The "Tall Man in a Tan Suit" was forever immortalized in the famous picture of Jack Ruby emerging from the crowd and firing the fatal shot that would kill Lee Harvey Oswald. But the story of how he would ultimately end up as the ...
Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history’s most iconic photographs as he escorted President John F. Kennedy’s assassin as he was fatally shot, has died. He ...
Aug 30, 2019 · FILE - In this Dec. 11, 1998 file photo, shows Jim Leavelle in Stafford, Kansas holding the iconic 1963 photograph, as he escorted Lee Harvey Oswald moments before he is shot in Dallas. Leavelle ...
Dec 7, 2016 · GARLAND -- At age 95, Jim Leavelle can tell seemingly endless stories about his service in the military and a career with the Dallas Police Department filled with recognition and commendations.
