MEMORANDUM
May I&l998
TO: Jeremy Gunn
FROM: Doug Horne cc: Cathy Rodriguez Jim Goslee
SUBJECT: Requested Lists of Information Re: All of ARRB’s Medical Witnesses, and All New ARRB Medical Evidence Not Previously in JFK Collection
1. In response to your e-mail dated 5/11/98, the requested information is provided as follows:
A. All ARRB Medical Witnesses:
Dr. James J. Humes Dr. “J” Thornton Boswell Dr. Pierre A. Finck Mr. John T. Stringer, Jr. Mr. Floyd A. Riebe Mr. Jerrol F. Custer Mr. Edward F. Reed, Jr. Mr. James W. Sibert Mr. Francis X. O’Neill, Jr. Ms. Saundra K. Spencer Ms. Carol A. Roberts (nee Bonito) Mr. Vincent Madonia Mrs. Velma Reumann (nee Vogler) Mr. Joe O’Donnell Mrs. Gloria Knudsen and Children Terri and Bob Mr. Earl McDonald Mr. Carl Belcher, Esq. Dr. Robert F. Karnei, Jr. Dr. Richard L. Davis Mr. Dennis David Mr. Joseph E. Hagan Mr. Thomas E. Robinson Mr. John Van Hoesen Dr. Charles Crenshaw 2
Ms. Audrey Bell (R.N.) Dr. Robert G. Grossman Dr. Paul Peters Dr. Leonard D. Saslaw, Ph.D. Mr. Robert I. Bouck Mr. Floyd Boring Mr. Donald A. Purdy, Jr., Esq. Mr. Ken Vrtacnik Mr. James Mastrovito Mr. Michael Rhode Ms. Jamie B. Taylor Children of George Burkley (Ms. Isabel Starling, Mr. Richard Burkley, Mr. George Burkley, and Ms. Nancy Denlea) Dr. Janet Travel1 Dr. James B. Rhoads, Ph.D. Ms. Eve Carr (nee Patricia Eve Walkling) Mr. Roger Boyajian Ms. Cindy C. Smolovik Ms. Lois A. Dillard Dr. John Ebersole (posthumously)
B. All New ARRB Medical Evidence Not Previously in JFK Collection (Transcripts of Sworn Testimony from Depositions are listed in Bold Print):
-ARRB Medical Deposition “Master Medical Exhibit List,” Last Updated January 15,1998; -Kodak Technical Report Dated 2/6/98, Labeled As Kodak Accession # 317089P, Re: Digital Scanning and Enhancement of Autopsy Images of President Kennedy (accompanied by 3 black hard-cover [cloth bound] logbooks containing working notes, serial numbers 7851,7856, and 7857); -Meeting Report written by ARRB staff member Doug Horne, originally composed on 11/13/97 (and Corrected on l/22/98), on Pro Bono Work Performed by Eastman Kodak in November, 1997 for the ARRB and NARA with Autopsy Images of President Kennedy; -Summaries of December, 1995 informal interviews of Drs. Charles Crenshaw and Paul Peters in Dallas, Texas by ARRB staff member Jeremy Gum-t, Dated I -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Dr. James J. Humes of Feb 13,1996; -Diagram from Grant’s Anatomy of Right Lateral View of Human Skull, With Occipital Entry Wound Marked in Blue Ink by Dr. Humes on Feb 13, 3
1996 (MD 73); -Papers of Dr. James J. Humes Turned Over to ARRB on February 13,1996 At His ARRB Deposition (MD 221); -Letter from ARRB Executive Director David G. Marwell to Dr. James J. Humes of December 7,1995 forwarding Subpoena Duces Tecum for the Production of Documents and Appearance for Testimony Before the ARRB (MD 100); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Dr. “J” Thornton Boswell of Feb 26,1996; -Three-dimensional depiction of President Kennedy’s head wound made on model of human skull by Dr. “J” Thornton Boswell on Feb 26,1996 (MD 74); -Two-dimensional depiction of markings on Boswell’s skull model [via four drawings executed by ARRB staff member Doug Horne] (MD 209); -Letter from ARRB Executive Director David G. Marwell to Dr. “J” Thornton Boswell of December 7,1995 forwarding Subpoena Duces Tecum for the Production of Documents and Appearance for Testimony Before the ARRB (MD 102); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Dr. Pierre A. Finck of May 24,1996; -Trip Report Written by Pierre A. Finck Re: State ofLouisiana v. Clay L. Shaw, Dated 13 Mar 69 (MD 36); -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 5/21/96 Unsworn In-Person ARRB Staff Interview of Dr. Robert Karnei, and ARRB Call Report Summarizing March lo,1997 Telephonic Follow-Up Interview of Dr. Karnei (MD 178); -ARRB Call Report Summarizing March 5,1997 Telephone Interview of Dr. Richard L. Davis by ARRB Staff (MD 179); -Audiotape of ARRB Staff Interview of Dr. Richard Davis on March 5, 1997; -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of John T. Stringer of July 16,1996; -ARRB Call Report of April 8,1996 Telephone Interview of John Stringer by ARRB staff (MD 227); -Application for Federal Employment Prepared by John T. Stringer, Dated 6/23/49 (MD 92); -Navy Award Recommendation for John T. Stringer, Jr., Dated May 2, 1957, Signed by R.C. Richardson (MD 90); -Commendation Dated 15 February 1962 to John T. Stringer from C.O., U.S. Naval Medical School (MD 91); -Standard Form (SF) 50 for John T. Stringer, Jr. Dated 10-27-63 (MD 94); -Audiotape of Two Telephone Interviews of John T. Stringer by David S. Lifton on 8/25/72 and 8/26/72 (MD 83); 4
-Verified (ARRB-Transcribed) Partial Transcript of Selected Excerpts from Audiotape of Two David Lifton Interviews of John Stringer of B/25/72 and B/26/72 (MD 84); -Newspaper Article from Vero Beach, Florida Press ]ournal Written By Craig Colgan, Titled: “Body of Evidence: Local Photographer Recalls JFK Autopsy“ (MD 143); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Floyd A. Riebe of May 7,1997; -ARRB Call Reports of 7/15/96 and 7/19/96 Telephone Interviews of Floyd A. Riebe by ARRB staff (MD 229); -Unverified Transcript Prepared by Researcher David S. Lifton Following His 11/26/79 Recorded Telephonic Interview of Floyd A. Riebe (MD 142); -VHS Videotape of Unsworn, In-Person Interview of Floyd A. Riebe in July 1989 by Researcher David S. Lifton (MD 93); -Unverified Transcript of July, 1989 Videotaped Interview of Floyd A. Riebe by Researcher David S. Lifton (MD 89); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Edward F. Reed, Jr. of October 21,1997; -Letter from ARRB to Edward F. Reed Forwarding Subpoena Duces Tecum signed on September 8,1996 (MD 197); -Article in March 16,1992 Issue (Vol. 5, No. 11) of AT Image which is a Reprint of an Interview of Edward Reed Originally Published in the November 21,1988 Issue of XT Image (MD 199); -Audiotape of 11/25/79 David Lifton Telephone Interview of Edward F. Reed (MD 217); -Unverified Transcript of David Lifton Interview of Edward F. Reed on 11/25/79 (MD 212); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Jerrol F. Custer of October 28,1997; -Anatomical Drawing of Right Lateral View of Human Skull, As Annotated by Jerrol F. Custer on October 28,1997 At His ARRB Deposition (MD 206); -Anatomical Drawing of Rear View of Human Skull, As Annotated by Jerrol F. Custer on October 28,1997 At His ARRB Deposition (MD 207); -Letter from ARRB to Jerrol F. Custer Forwarding Subpoena Duces Tecum signed on September 8,1996 (MD 198); -Article in August 31,1992 Issue (Vol. 5, No. 35) of The Nation’s Weekly Advance for Radiological Professionals which is An Interview of Jerrol F. Custer by Scott Hatfield (MD 200); -Drawing of 1963 Floor Plan of Bethesda Morgue Apparently Prepared by Paul O’Connor in 1992, and Annotated by Jerrol Custer At His October 28, 1997 ARRB Deposition (MD 201); 5
-Photocopy of 11/22/63 Photograph Submitted Into Evidence by Jerrol F. Custer At His October 28,1997 ARRB Deposition of Navy Enlisted X-Ray Technologists Jerrol Custer and Ed Reed at Bethesda NNMC (Rear View) (MD 202); -Photocopies of Two Polaroid Photographs of Jerrol Custer and Other Former Navy Employees at Bethesda NNMC (Floyd Riebe, Dennis David, Paul O’Connor and James Jenkins) Provided By Him At His October 28, 1997 ARRB Deposition (MD 203); -Excerpts From Jerrol F. Custer’s Navy Enlisted Personnel File Pertinent to His Qualifications and Experience As An X-Ray Technician (MD 210); -Unverified Transcription of Three 1995 Tape-Recorded Interviews of Jerrol Custer by Researcher Tom Wilson (Provided by Jerrol Custer During His October 28,1997 ARRB Deposition) (MD 211); -Two Audiotapes Containing 9/30/79 and 10/7/79 David Lifton Telephone Interviews of Jerrol Custer (MD 218); -Unverified Transcript of David Lifton Interviews of Jerrol Custer on 9/30/79 and 10/7/79 (MD 213); -Audiotape of Complete Audio Soundtrack (“Wild Track”) Made During 1980 Filmed Interview of Jerrol Custer by David Lifton (MD 219); -Unverified Transcript of David Lifton Interview of Jerrol Custer in October, 1980 (“Wild Track”) (MD 214); -Videotape of David Lifton Unsworn, In-Person Interview of Jerrol Custer on 7/14/89 (MD 220); -Unverified Transcript of David Lifton Interview of Jerrol Custer in 1989 (MD 215); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of James W. Sibert of September 11,1997; -Drawing of President Kennedy’s Head Wound As Seen At Autopsy, Executed by James W. Sibert on September 11,1997 (MD 188); -Papers of James W. Sibert Turned Over to ARRB by Mr. Sibert at His September 11,1997 ARRB Deposition (MD 216); -Audiotape of David Lifton Telephone Interview of SA James W. Sibert on November 2,1966 (MD 223); -Audiotape of David Lifton Telephone Interview of Mr. James W. Sibert on August 8,199O (MD 224); -Audiotape of Sean Fetter Telephone Interview of Mr. James W. Sibert on 11/03/92 (MD 225); -Audiotape of Sean Fetter Telephone Interview of Mr. James W. Sibert on g/31/93 (MD 226); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Francis X. O’Neill, Jr. of September 12,1997; -Document Provided to ARRB on September 12‘1997 by Frank O’Neill 6
Containing His Recollections of the Events Surrounding the JFK Assassination (MD 189); -Videotape of Two Francis X. O’Neill Televised Appearances to Discuss the JFK Assassination (MD 222); -Transcript and Audiotape of ARRB Deposition of Saundra K. Spencer of June 5,1997; -Drawing of President Kennedy’s Head Wound, As Seen in a Photograph, Executed by Saundra Spencer on June 5,1997 (MD 148); -Color 8” X 10” Photographic Print of President Kennedy With a Member of the “Black Watch,” Printed at NPC, Anacostia [Exhibit Provided by Saundra Spencer] (MD 147); -Prayer Cards Prepared by NPC the Weekend of the Assassination Prior to President Kennedy’s Funeral [Exhibit Provided by Saundra Spencer] (MD 146); -Enlisted Performance Evaluation for PHl Saundra Kay Spencer, for Reporting Period 17 NOV 62-16 MAY 63 (MD 145); -Navy EDVR (Enlisted Distribution and Verification Report) for Naval Photographic Center (NPC) Anacostia, for Period Ending 30 September 1963 (MD 144); -ARRB Call Report and Audiotape of December 13,1996 Telephone Interview of Saundra K. Spencer by ARRB Staff (MD 223); -ARRB Call Report of January 9,1997 Follow-Up Telephone Call Between ARRB Staff and Saundra Spencer; -ARRB Call and Meeting Reports (of 6/25/96 Telephone Interview, and 11/22/96 Unsworn In-Person Interview) with Mr. Vincent Madonia (MD 232); -Audiotape of 11/22/96 In-Person Interview of Mr. Vincent Madonia by ARRB Staff; -ARRB Staff Call Report of 10/04/96 Telephone Interview of Velma Reumann (nee Vogler) (MD 234); -ARRB Meeting Report of May lo,1996 Unsworn In-Person Interview of Ms. Gloria Knudsen and Children Terri and Bob (MD 230); -Audiotape of May lo,1996 In-Person Interview of Ms. Gloria Knudsen and Children Terri and Bob by ARRB Staff; -ARRB Call Reports of Two Telephone Interviews of Mr. Joe O’Donnell by ARRB Staff, Dated l/29/97 and 2/28/97 (MD 231); -Audiotape of 2/28/97 Telephone Interview of Mr. Joe O’Donnell by ARRB Staff; -ARRB Staff Call Report of October 4,1996 Telephonic Interview of Velma Reumann (nee Vogler) (MD 234); -ARRB Call and Meeting Reports of October 7,1996 Telephone Interview, and October 22,1996 Unsworn In-Person Interview, with Mr. Carl Belcher 7
(MD 235); -Audiotape of October 22,1996 In-Person Interview of Mr. Carl Belcher by ARRB Staff; -ARRB Meeting Reports of Unsworn In-Person Interviews with Mr. Earl McDonald, on 3/21/96, and 12/12/96 (MD 228); -November 18,1996 Letter from Dallas City Archivist (Cindy C. Smolovik) to ARRB Re: “Wietzman” or “Burros” Bone Fragment (MD 237); -December 13,1996 Letter from Dallas County Records Management Officer to ARRB Re: “Weitzman” or “Burros” Bone Fragment (MD 238); -Cover Sheet Titled “Joint Casket Bearer Team” (Unsigned and Undated) Containing Timeline of Events, With Report Titled “After-Action Report, Joint Casket Team--State Funeral, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy,” Dated 10 December, 1963, and Signed By 1st Lt. Samuel Bird, OIC--Joint Service Casket Team, Attached (MD 163); -Letter from Roger Boyajian to ARRB Staff Member Doug Home dated 10 Sep 97, Enclosing his 26 November 1963 “After Action Report” of USMC Security Detail Posted at Bethesda NNMC the Night of November 22-23, 1963 [Including ARRB Staff Call Report dated 9/05/97, and Researcher Lead from Cathleen Cunningham dated g/08/97 that led us to this witness.] (MD 236); -ARRB Call Report of Staff Telephone Interview of Dennis David (Re: Arrival of Casket at Bethesda NNMC on 11/22/63) on 2/14/97 (MD 177); -Memorandum From Joseph P. Gawler Dated March 19,1964 Describing Pickup of the Dallas Bronze Casket From Gawler’s by Mr. Lewis M. Robeson (Chief Security Agent, National Archives) (MD 117); -Photocopy of Coffin Card (Made Out by Texas Coffin Company) Found Inside Dallas Bronze Casket by Gawler’s Personnel Subsequent to Funeral of President Kennedy--Provided by David Lifton and Subsequently Verified by Joe Hagan (MD 131); -Washington Post Newspaper Article Dated February 27,1965, Titled: “Dallas Mortician for JFK Paid $3,495.00”--Article is About Congressman Cabell’s Successful Efforts to Negotiate Payment from GSA to His Constituent Mr. O’Neill (MD 133); -Letter From Representative Earle Cabell (Member of Congress) to Nicholas deB. Katzenbach (Attorney General of the United States) Dated September 13,1965 (Requesting Destruction of Dallas Casket) (MD 116); -ARRB Staff Interview Report of 3/10/97 Telephone Interview with Dr. James B. Rhoads, and Audiotape of Same Interview; -ARRB Staff Meeting Report of 11/26/96 Unsworn In-Person Interview of Ms. Eve Carr (nee Patricia Eve Walkling), and Audiotape of same interview; -Audiotape of l/18/96 Informal ARRB Staff Discussion With Andy 8
Purdy; -Audiotaped Telephone Interview of Dr. John Ebersole, Conducted by Dr. David Mantik, on Dee 2,1992; -ARRB Staff Call Report of November 12,1996 Telephone Interview With Mr. Ken Vrtacnik of AFIP Re: His Allegation that a Section of President Kennedy’s Brain Tissue Had Once Been On Display at the AFIP; -Letter from Mr. Michael Rhode (Archivist, Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine), Dated June 12,1996, Re: Vrtacnik Allegation that JFK Brain Tissue Had Been on Display at the AFIP; -ARRB Staff Call Report dated 4/01/97 of Interview of Former USSS Agent James Mastrovito Re: JFK Brain Tissue Turned Over to the USSS by the AFIP (and subsequently destroyed); -ARRB Staff Call Report by Staff Investigator Dave Montague Re: Hearsay Allegation by Ms. Janie B. Taylor that Mr. Clarence Israel (now deceased) Had Witnessed Alteration of President Kennedy’s Head Wounds at Bethesda NNMC on November 22,1963; -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 5/17/96 Unsworn In-Person Interview of Mr. Joseph E. Hagan, and Follow-up Telephone Interviews of 6/11/96 and 6/18/96 (MD 182); -Audiotape of ARRB Staff Interview of Joseph E. Hagan of 5/17/96; -Gawler’s Funeral Home “First Call Sheet,” Provided by David Lifton But Subsequently Verified by Joe Hagan, Which Recorded Events of November 22-23,1963 Involving Preparation of President Kennedy for Burial (MD 129); -Gawler’s “Arrangements File,” Provided by David Lifton But Subsequently Verified By Joe Hagan, Which Records Various Procedures and Arrangements for President Kennedy’s Preparation for Burial (MD 130); -Gawler’s After-Action Report Titled: “Funeral Arrangements for John Fitzgerald Kennedy”--Events of November 22,23,24, and 25--Apparently Written by Mr. Gawler (According to Joe Hagan) (MD 134); -Telephone Call Notice Prepared By Gawler’s Funeral Home Secretary For Joe Hagan on 4-16-64 (Which Relays Mr. Dave Powers’ “O.K.” to Speak To William Manchester); and Attached Handwritten Note Dated 5/14/64 Which Lists William Manchester’s Office Designation at the National Archives (MD 132); -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 6/21/96 In-Person ARRB Staff Interview of Tom Robinson (MD 180); -Drawings of President Kennedy’s Head Wounds (4 Drawings Initialed “TER,” Dated 6/21/96) Executed by Tom Robinson on 2 Anatomical Templates and 2 Photographs During ARRB Staff Interview on 6/21/96 9
(MD 88); -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 9/25/96 Unsworn In-Person ARRB Staff Interview of John Van Hoesen (MD 181); -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 3/19/97 In-Person Unsworn Interview of Dr. Charles Crenshaw in Texas (MD 183); -Audiotape of In-Person Unsworn Interview of Dr. Charles Crenshaw by ARRB Staff on 3/19/97; -Drawings of President Kennedy’s Head Wound Executed by Dr. Charles Crenshaw on Anatomical Templates on 3/19/97, Labeled “Crenshaw l-4;” -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 3/20/97 In-Person Unsworn Interview of Former R.N. Ms. Audrey Bell in Texas (MD 184); -Audiotape of In-Person Unsworn Interview of Former R.N. Ms. Audrey Bell by ARRB Staff on 3/20/97; -Drawings of President Kennedy’s Head Wound Executed by Former R.N. Ms. Audrey Bell on Anatomical Templates on 3/20/97, Labeled “Bell l-4:” -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 3/21/97 In-Person Unsworn Interview of Dr. Robert Grossman in Texas (MD 185); -Audiotape of In-Person Unsworn Interview of Dr. Robert Grossman by ARRB Staff on 3/21/97; -Drawings of President Kennedy’s Head Wounds Executed by Dr. Robert Grossman on Anatomical Templates on 3/21/97, Labeled “Grossman l-4;” -ARRB Meeting Report (Written by Doug Horne) Summarizing His Portions of Staff Interview of Former USSS ASAIC Robert I. Bouck on April 30,1996; -Staff Memo, or Typed Summary (Written by Dr. Joan Zimmerman) Summarizing Portions of Staff Interview of Former USSS ASAIC Robert I. Bouck on April 30,1996; -Audiotape of Unsworn ARRB Staff In-Person Interview of Former USSS ASAIC Robert I. Bouck on April 30,1996; -ARRB Meeting Report Summarizing 4/26/96 Unsworn In-Person Interview of Dr. Leonard D. Saslaw, Ph.D.; -Affidavit of Dr. Leonard D. Saslaw Dated May 15,1996 (Re: Dr. Finck’s Missing Autopsy Notes) (MD 74-D); -ARRB Meeting Report of 9/18/96 Unsworn In-Person Interview of Former USSS ASAIC Floyd Boring; -Audiotape of Unsworn ARRB Staff Interview of Former USSS ASAIC Floyd Boring; -ARRB Call Report of 9/19/96 Phone Call From Floyd Boring to Doug Home of ARRB Staff (Re: Change to Statement He Made on 9/18/96); -ARRB Call Report of Telephone Call From Doug Horne to Dr. Janet 10
Travel1 of 4/08/96; -ARRB Call Report of 10/02/96 Telephone Call With Isabel Starling, Daughter of George G. Burkley, Former Military Physician to the President; -ARRB Call Report of l/10/97 Telephone Call With Richard M. Burkley, Son of George G. Burkley, Former Military Physician to the President; -ARRB Call Report of 1 / 10 /97 Telephone Call With George Burkley, Son of George G. Burkley, Former Military Physician to the President; -ARRB Call Report of l/13/97 Telephone Call With Nancy Denlea, Daughter of George G. Burkley, Former Military Physician to the President; Letter from Jeremy Gunn to Nancy Denlea (Re: ARRB Request That She Waive Attorney-Client Privilege Between Her Father, George G. Burkley, and His Attorney, Mr. Illig), Dated [Unanswered]; -ARRB Call Report by Staff Investigator Dave Montague of 12/31/1996 Telephone Interview of Carol A. Roberts (Formerly Carol Ann Bonito of NPC Anacostia); -Robert B. Livingston Deposition Transcript in Crenshaw V. Sufhevland, Case No. 73-93,18th Judicial District of Texas (11/19/93) (MD 24); -NARA Document--Annual Inspection of Kennedy Autopsy Material Dated January 19,1996 (MD 95); -Four ARRB Staff Call Reports Documenting October 1,4,11 and 18,1996 Telephone Calls Attempting to Ascertain Disposition of NPC (Naval Photographic Center) Anacostia Records (MD 239)
Home t:\wp-docs\medlist File: 10.1 and 4.0.2 (JFK Medical) TREASURY DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON, D.C. 20326
October 2, 1967
Mr. Robert H. Bahmer Archivist of the United States Room 111, Archives Building Washington, D. C. 20408
Dear Mr. Bahmer:
The following original documents are forwarded here- with for inclusion in your file relating to th+e in- vestigation by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy:
Handwritten notes by Dr. J. J. Humes which include the holographic draft of the autopsy . . I report; the autopsy description sheet; two . *. *:. *:. -;. . . certificates dated November 24 by Dr. Humes (Commission Exhibit j/397); and the official autopsy report (Commission Exhibit 41387).
Copies of these documents, as you know, were furnished to the President's Commission on the Assassination of ,President Kennedy and are Commission exhibits which have been widely reproduced.
If we can be of any further assistance in this or any other related matter, please do not hesitate to cdl1 on us. Sincerely yours, j ._,-:,;’ 1 2 i;&-v, \/.” 2’ ‘- / James J. Rowley Encls. - RECEIPT -
Received from the United States Secret Service the following material - Commission Exhibit $397: &T-; 'LLj /' (A) Original copy of sixteen (16) pages of handwritten notes. The first page comprises notes made by Dr. J. J. Humes when he talked with Dr. Malcolm Perry on the telephone. The next fifteen (15) pages comprise the original holographic draft of the Autopsy Protocol described on Pages 372 and 373, Volume 2, Hearings Before the President's Caranission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. (These sixteen (16) pages are portrayed on Pages 29 through 44, Volume XVII, Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.)
(B) Original Autopsy Descriptive ShTet. Form NMS Path 8, (l-63). - NMS # A 63 #272. - (1 Sheet ) dated November 22, 1963 (1 Sheet written on both sides). Described by Dr. Humes as notes actually made in the room when the examination was taking place. (Page 373, Volume 2, Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.) This sheet is portrayed on Pages 45 and 46, Volume XVII, Hearings Before the President's Ccmmission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. (C) J Original certificate dated 24 November 1963 by Cmdr. J. J. Humes certifying that all working papers associated with IWS Autopsy Report # A 63 8272 were in his custody at all times. Autopsy notes and holographic draft of the final report were handed to the Cwnding Officer, U. S. Naval Medical School, also certifying that no papers relating to this case remained in his possession. Certi- ficate countersigned by Cpt. J. H. Stover, Jr. This certificate is portrayed on Page 47, Volume XVII, Hearings Before the President's Ccmmission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. Page 2 of 2 Pages.
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(D)/Original certificate dated 24 November 1963 by Cmdr. J. J. Humes certifying that he destroyed by burning certain preliminary draft notes relating to NMS Autopsy Report # A 63 8272 and had transmitted all other papers related to this report to higher authority. This certificate portrayed on Page 48, Volume Xk, Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.
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Received from the United States Secret Service the following material - Commission Exhibit # 387: -(j&y ZLi .
(A) Original Autopsy Protocol dated 22 November 1963 signed by Cmdr. J. J. Humes - standard Form 503, six (6) pages. Countersigned by Cmdr. ‘J. Thornton Soswell and Lt. Col. Pierre A. Finck. . . :::::::, e
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AUTOPSY PROTOCOL CLiNICAL RECORD 1 A63-272 (JJH:ec)
DATEAND HOUR DIED DATE AtiD HOUR AUTOPSY PERFORYKI A.M. 1 CHECK O+4E 22 November 1963 1300(CST)::L: 22 November 1963 2OOO(ESU?$.j FUUAUXPSY nwonLY /l-mJaKolKT , -- (497831) ASSISTANT C4848/8) CDR J. J. HUMES. MC. USN DR "5" THORNTONBOSWELL,MC,&N ); 1 CLINICAL DIAGNOSES ihddiy opndkwul LCOL PIERRE A. FINCR,MC,USA (04 043 322)
Ht. - 72% inches wt. - 170 pounds Eyes - blue Hair - Reddish brown
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PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES
CAUSE OF DEATH: Gunshot wound, head.
J. J. HLTMES. CDR. MC. USN MILITARY ORGANIZATION (ii’hm rcquwrd) ’ AGE SEX RACE lD!cwrlFlCAT,OH HO. AUTOP5Y NO. PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES 46 Male Cauc. A63-272 PATIENT’S IDENTIFICATION (For rypad or wr,rfen cntr,es live. Name--last. first. REGISTER NO. WARD NO. middle; trade; dare, hosprtal or msdrcsl lacrlrry) I KEhNEDY, JOHN F, NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL AUTOPSY PROTOCOL t3tnnQnrd Form 603 PATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION REPORT A63-272 Page 2
CLINICAL SUMMARY: According to alrzilable information the deceased, President John F. Kennedy, was riding in an open car in a motorcade during an official visit to Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963. The President was sitting in the ri_cht rear seat with plrs. Kennedy seated on the same seat to his left, Sitting directly in front of the President was Governor John B. Connolly of Texas and directly in front of Mrs. Kennedy sat Mrs, Connolly. The vehicle was moving at a slow rate of speed down an incline into an underpass that leads to a freeway route to the Dallas Trade Mart whcretthe President was to deliver an address.
Three shots were heard and the President fell forward bleeding from the head. (Governor Connolly was seriously wounded by the same gunfire.) According to newspaper reports ("Washington Post" November 23, 1963) Bob Jackson, a Dallas "'Times Herald"Photographer, said he looked around as he heard the shuts and saw a rifle barrel disappearing into a window on an upper floor of the nearby Texas School Book Depository Building.
Shortly following the wounding of the two men the car was driven to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. In the emergency room of that hospital the President was attended by Dr. Malcolm Perry. Telephone communication with Dr. Perry on November 23, 1963 develops the following information relative to the ob- servations made by Dr. Perry and procedures performed there prior to death.
Dr. Perry noted the massive wound of the head and a second much smaller wound of the low anterior neck in approximately the midline. A tracheostomy was performed by extending the latter wound. At this point bloody air was noted bubbling from the wound and an injury to the right lateral wall of the trachea was observed. Incisions were made in the upper anterior chest wall bilaterally to combat possible subcutaneous emphysema. Intravenous infusions of blood and saline were begun and oxygen was administered. Despite these measures cardiac arrest occurred and closed chest cardiac massage failed to re-establish cardiac action. The President was pronounced dead approximately thirty to forty minutes after receiving his wounds.
The remains were transported via the Presidential plane to Washington, D.C. and subsequently to the Naval Medical School, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland for postmortem examination,
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BODY: The body is that of a muscular, well- .. i developed and well nourished adult Caucasian male measuring 72% inches and weighing approximately 170 pounds. There is beginning rigor mortis, minimal dependent livor mortis of the dorsurn, and early algor mortis. Thcs hair is reddish brown and abundant, the eyes are blue, the right pupil measuring 8 mm. in diameter, the left 4 mm, There is edema and ecchymosis of the inner canthus region of the left eyelid measuring approximately 1.5 cm. in greatest diameter. There is edema and ecchymosis diffusely over the right supra-orbital ridge with abnormal mobility of the underlying bone. (The remainder of the scalp will be described with tho skull.) PATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION REPORT A63-272 Page 3
There is clotted blood on the external ears but otherwise the ears, nares, and mouth are essentially unremarkable. The teeth are in excellent repair and there is some pallor of the oral mucous membrane.
Situated on the upper right posterior thorax just above the upper border of the scapula there is a 7 x 4 millimeter oval wound. This wound is measured to be 14 cm. from the tip of the right acromion process and 14 cm0 below the tip of the right mastoid process.
:* Situated in the low anterior neck at ap- proximately the level of the third and fourth tracheal rings is a 6.5 cm. long trans- verse wound with widely gaping irregular edges. (The depth and character of these wounds Wpl be further described below.)
Situafed on the anterior chest wall in the nipple line are bilateral 2 cm, long recent transverse surgical incisions into the subcutaneous tissue. The one on the left is situated 11 cm. cephala'd to the nipple and the one on the right 8 cm. cephalad to the nipple. There is no hemorrhage or ecchymosis associated wi:h these wounds. A similar clean wound measuring 2 cm. in length is situated on the antero-lateral aspect of the left mid arm, Situated on the antero-lateral aspect of each ankle is a recent 2 cm. transverse incision into the subcutaneous tissue.
There is an old well healed 8 cm. McBurney abdominal incision. Over the lumbar spine in the midline is an old, well healed 15 cm. scar. Situated on the upper antero-Jateral aspect of the right thigh is an old, well healed 8 cm, scar.
MISSIIEWOUhDS: 1. There is a large irregular defect of the scalp and skull on the right involving chiefly the parietal bone but extending somewhat into the temporal and occipital regions, In this region there is an actual absence of scalp and bone producing a defect which measures approximately 13 cm. in greatest diameter.
From the irregular margins of the above scalp defect tears extend in stellate fashion into the more or less intact scalp as follows:
a. From the right inferior temporo-parietal margin anterior to the right ear to a point slightly above the tragus.
b. From the anterior parifetal margin anteriorly on the forehead to approximately 4 cm. above the right orbital ridge.
c. From the left margin of the main defect across the midline antero-laterally for a distance of approximately 8 cm.
d. From the same starting point as c. 10 cm. postero-laterally. ._.
PATHOLOGICAL EXFLhlINATION REPORT ‘463-272
Situated in the posterior scalp approximately 2.5 cm. laterally to the right and slightly above the external occipital protuberance is a lacerated wound measuring 15 x 6 mm. In the underlying bone is a corresponding wound through the skull which exhibits beveling of the margins of the bone when viewed from the inner aspect of the skull.
Clearly visible in the above described large skull defect and exuding from it is lacerated bgain tissue which on close inspection proves to represent the major portion of the right cerebral hemisphere. At this point it is noted that the falx cerebri is extensively lacerated with dis- ruption of the superior saggital sinus.
Upon reflecting the scalp multiple complete fracture lines are seen to radiate from both the large defect at the vertex and' the smaller wound at the occiput. These vary greatly in length and direction, the longest measuring approximately 19 cm. These result in the production of merous fragments which vary in size from a few millimeters to 10 cm* in greatest diameter.
The complexity of these fractures and the fragments thus produced tax satisfactory verbal description and are be&r appreciated in photographs and roentgenograms which are prepared,
The brain is removed and preserved for further study following forrnalin fixation,
Received as separate specimens from Dallas, Texas are three fragments of skull bone which in aggregate roughly approximate the dimensions of the large defect described above. At one angle of the largest of these fragments is a portion of the perimeter of a roughly circular wound presumably of exit which exhibits beveling of the outer aspect of the bone and is estimated to measure approximately 2.5 to 3,O cm. in diameter. Roentgenograms of this fragment reveal minute particles of metal in the bone at this margin@ Roentgenograms of the skull reveal multiple minute metallic fragments along a line corresponding with a line joining the above described small occipital wound and the right supra-orbital ridge. From the surface of the disrupted right cerebral cortex two small irregularly shaped fragments of metal are recovered. These measure 7 x 2 mm. and 3 x 1 mm. These are placed in the custody of Agents Franc* X. O'Neill, Jr. and James W. Sibert, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who executed a receipt therefor (attached).
2. The second wound presumably of entry is that described above in the upper right posterior thorax, Beneath the skin there is ecchymosis of subcutaneous tissue and musculature. The missKie path through the fascia and musculature cannot be easily probed, The wound presumably of oxit was that described by Dr. Malcolm Perry of Dallas in the low anterior cervical region, When observed by Dr. Perry the wound measured "a few millimeters in diameter", how- ever it was extended as a tracheostomy incision and thus its character is distorted at the time of autopsy. However, there is considerable ecchymosis of the strap muscles of the right side of the neck and of the fascia about the trachea adjacent to the line of the tracheostomy wound. The third point of reference in connecting PATHOLOGICAL EXAKCNATION REPORT A63-272 Page 5
these two wounds is in the apex (supra-clauicular portion} of the right pleural cavity. In this region there is contusion of the parietal pleura and of the extreme apical portion of the right upper lobe of the lung. In both instances the diameter of contusion and ecchymosis at the point of maximal involvement measures 5 cm. Both the visceral and parietal pleura are intact overlying these areas of trauma,,
INCISIONS: The scalp wounds are extended in the coronal plane to examine the cranial content and the customary (Y) shaped incision is used to examine the body cavities.
THORACIC CAVITY: The bony cage is unremarkable. The thoracic organs are in their normal positions and re- lationships and there is no increase in free pleural fluid. The above described area of contusion in the apical portion of the right pleural cavity is noted.
LUNGS: The lungs are 05 essentially similar ap- pearance the right weighing 320 Gm., the left 290 Gm, The lungs are well aerated with smooth glistening pleural surfaces and gray-pink color. A 5 cm. diameter area of purplish red discoloration and increased firmness to palpation is situated in the apical portion of the right upper lobe. This corresponds to the similar area described in the overlying parietal pleura. Incision in this region reveals recent hemorrhage into pulmonary parenchyma.
HEART: The pericardial cavity is smooth walled and contains approximately 10 cc. of straw- colored fluid. The heart is of essentially normal external contour and weighs 350 Gm. The pulmonary artery is opened in situ and no abnormalities are noted. The cardiac chambers contain moderate amounts of postmortem clotted blood. There are no gross abnormalities of the leaflets of any of the cardiac valves. The following are the circumferences of the cardiac valves: aortic 7.5 cm., pulmonic 7 cm,, tricuspid 12 cm,, mitral 11 cm, The myocardium is firm and reddish brown. The left ventricular myocardium averages 1.2 cm. in thickness, the right ventricular myocardium 0.4 cm. The coronary arteri;es are dissected and are of normal distribution and smooth walled and elastic throughout. '
ABDOMINAL CAVITY: The abdominal organs are in their normal positions and relationships and there is no increase in free peritoneal fluid. The vermiform appendix is surgically absent and there are a few adhesions joining the region of the cecum to the ventral ab- dominal wall at the above described old abdominal incisional scar.
SKELETAL SYSTEM: Aside from the above described skull wounds there are no significant gross skeletal abnormalities.
PHOTOGRAPHY: _ Black and white and color photographs depicting significant findings are exposed but not developed. These photographs were placed in the custody of Agent Roy H. Kellerman of the Ll. S. Secret Service, who executed a receipt therefore (attached). : :
PATHOL02ICAL EXAMINATION REPORT A63-272 Page 6
ROEhTGENOGRAMS: Roentgenograns are made of the entire body and of the separately submitted three fragments of skull bone. These are developed and were placed in the custody of Agent Roy H. Kellerman of the U, S. Secrc‘t Service, who executed a receipt therefor (attached).
SUMMARY: Based on the above observations it is our opinion that the deceased died as a result of two perforating gunshot wounds inflicted by high velocity projectiles fired by a person or persons unknown. The projectiles were fired from a point behind and some- what above the level of the deceased. The observations and available information do not permit a satisfactory estimate as to the sequence of the two wounds.
The fatal missile entered the skull above and to the right of the external occipital protuberance. A portion of the projec,iile traversed the cranial cavity in a posterior-anterior direction (see latyial skull roentgenograms) depositing minute particles along its path. A portson of the pro- jectile made its exit through the parietal bone on the right carrying with it portions of cerebrum, skull and scalp. The two wounds of the skull combined with the force of the missile produced extensive fragmentation of the skull, laceration of the superior saggital sinus, and of the right cerebral hemisphere.
The other missile entered the right superior posterior thorax above the scapula and traversed the soft tissues of the supra-scap- ular and the supra-clavicular portions of the base of the right side of the neck, This missile produced contusions of the right apical parietal pleura and of the apical portion of the right'upper lobe of the ?.ung. The missile contused the strap muscles of the right side of the neck, damaged the trachea and made its exit through the anterior surface of the neck. As far as can bc ascertained this missil,? struck no boxy structures in its path through the body.
In addition, it is our opinion that the wound of the skull produced such extensive dannge to the brain as to preclude the, possibility of the deceased surviving this injury.
A supplementary report will be submitted following more detailed examination of the brain and of microscopic sections. However, it is not anticipated that these examinations will materially alter the findings. - . ‘, &y -A J‘L’Lb s, L----- “:sJ!b&id/JaJLL /iA-- (+L cQ Jo J, HUMES / 'J" THORNTONBOSWELL PIERRE A. FINCK CDR, MC, USN (497831) / CDR, MC, USN (489878) LT COL, MC, USA / (04-043-322) Commission Exhibit No. 391
GROSSDZSCRIPTIOI'i OF Dz1I.N: haisphere is foar,d to be marlcedly disrupted. There is a longitudizzi lscerazion of the right kc:li.spherc which is para-sagittal in position approxixtcly 2.5 c:z. to t:le r;$t cl tZe of the ddlix vLlcL extc:xJs fzc-, tke tip of tke osilpitd lobe Fosteriorly to the tip of the frontal lobe acterioily. The base of the lace-=ction is situated approximately 4.5 cm. below the vertex in the white matter. C1*.,.--I-at-L is considerable loss of cortical substance above the base of the laceration, particularly in the parietal lobe. The margins of this laceration are at all l;oir.ts jagged and irregular, with additional lacerations extendiq in varying ilrcctiors and for varying distances from the main laceration. In addition, there is a laceration of the corpus callosum extending from the genu to the tail. Ex- posed in this latter laceration are the interiors of the right lateral and third ventricles. .
Fken viewed from the vertex the left cze';z;l henispkere is intact. There is marked engorgement of cmingeal blood veecelc of the left tenporal and frontal regions with considerable associated sk-zrch:loid tcr.7orrhage. The gyri and sulci over the left hemisphere are of es_;;-.:inl?y r.orsal size and distribution. Those on the right are too fragmented a:.d distorted for satisfactory description.
:hen viewed from the basilar aspect the disruption of the right cortex is again obvious. There is a longitudinal lLceretio;l of the mid-brain through the floor of the third ventricle just behind t::e optic shias: and the macaillary bodies. T his laceration partially communi- c;;es ~Lth an oblique 1.5 cm. tear through the left cerebral peduncle. There are ir:eylar superficial lacerations over the basilar aspects of the left temporal and frontal lo:es.
In the interest of preserving the specimen coronal sections are not made. The following sections are taken for microscopic examination:
a. From the margin of the laceration in the right parietal lobe.
b. From the margin of the laceration in the corpus callosum.
C. From the anterior portion of the laceration in the right frontal lobe.
d. From the contused left fronto-parietal cortex.
e. From the line of transection of the spinal cord.
f. From the right ceZ&bellar cortex.
S. ?om the superficial laceration of the basilar aspect of the left temporal lobe.
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 391 PATiYJLCSICAL ZlW~lIN~~TION REPORT No. AG3-272 Pale r.
During the course of this examination seven (7) black and white and six (0) color 4x5 inch negatives are exposed but n;: developed (the cassettes containing these neC;atives h;ve been delivered by ~XU? to Reai .':dzi.ral George W. Ilurkley, MC, USr\', Klnite House Physician).
:iICZ3SC3PIC !ZXAMINATION: I -EI';.'II"T: Kultiple sections from represcztative areas as noted above arc cxained. A1 1 I sections are essentially similar and show extensive disruption of brain tissue with associated hemorrhage. In none of the sections examined are there significant ab- normalities other than those directly related to the recent trauma.
d!ElrRT- Sections show a moderate amount of sub- epicardial fat. The coronary arteries, myocardial fibers, and endocardium are unremarkable.
LL'D??S* Sections through the grossly described area of contusion in the right upper lobe exhibit disruption of alveolar walls and recent hemorrhage into alveoli. Sections a?e otherwise essentially unremarkable.
Sections show the normal hepctic archi- tecture to be well preserved. The parenchymal cells exhibit markedly granular cytoplasm indicating high glycogen content which is characteristic of the "liver biopsy pattern" of sudden death. I Sections show no significant abnormalities.
KIDh%S: Sections show no significant abnormalities aside from dilatation and engorgement of blood vessels of all calibers.
SKIN !~~Ot!N-DS-. Sections through the wounds in the occipital and upper right posterior thoracic regions are essentially similar. In each there is loss of continuity of the epidermis with coagulation necrosis of the tissues at the wound margins. The scalp wound exhibits several small fragments of bone at its margins in the sub- cutaneous tissue. t 1 FIRU SWHJRY: This supplementary report covers in more I detail the extensive degree of cerebral trauma in this case. However neither this portion of the examination nor the micro- scopic previously submitted report or add significant details , examitiations alter the to the cause of death.
COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 391-Continued regard to the wounds, and the autopsy and .tihis point of exit or entrance of the bullet in the front of the neck, and that all has to be developed much more than we have at the present time, e I/e have an explanation there In the autopsy i;hat probably
a fragment came out the front of the neck, but with the elevation
the shot must have come from, and the angle, it seems quite apparent nw , since we have the picture of where the bullet entered in the back,that the bullet entered below the shoulder blade to the right of the backbone, which is below the place where the picture shows the bullet came out in the neckband of the shirt . in front, and the bullet, according to the autopsy didn’t strike any bone at all, that particular bullet, and go through. So that how it could turn and ~7 Rep. Boggs. I thought I read that bullet just went. In a finger Is length.
” Hr. Rankin. That is what they first s&id. They reached in and they could feel where dt came, it didn’t go any further than that, about part of tie finger or something, part of the autopsy, and then they proceeded to reconstruct where they thought T- 7 -7- And then hors it could beccnie elevated; even so It l’aised rather’
‘dlan coming OLIN at a shaql angle that i’c entered, all ol” ‘ihal;, we have to go rint0, Coo, alld I’IC are asking for help from %hc
ballistic experts on that. I;rc will have to probably get help,I”rom the doctors about It;
and find ou’i;, we have asked for the original not-es or” the autopsy on that question, tot,
NON, the bullet fragments are now, part of them are now,
with the Atomic Energy Commission, who are trying to deternlne by a new method, a process that they have, of whether they can relate them to various guns and the different parts, the fragments, whether they are a part of one of the bullets that was broken and came out in part through the neck, and just what particular assembly of bullet they were part of.
They have had it for the better part of ‘two and a-half weeks and we ought to get an answer. So the basic problem, what kind of a wound it is in the front of the neck Is of great importance to the investigation.
WC believe it must be related in some way to the three sheets from the rear.
Sen. Cooper. You mean in the back? khcc of the bullet in the front of i;he mc!c, axl that all f+ kc developed much more than we have at tie present tlze. 3 have an mplamtion there In the autopsy f;‘r,at proWoly
ghot mst. have corn from, and the aq$c, it seems qufte ap,xr Ii. ii-:&cc we have the picture of where the bullet entered in F .pclc,thot the bullet entered bcloi3 the shoulder blade to the t ? ht; of the bw&me, which is be103 the place where the
,hm sho~rs the bullet c3Ee out Pn the nec!cbeiid of the shirt f&d. @rant, and the bullet, according to the autopsy didn’t strike & bone at all, t&at Farticular bullet, and go through, 1.’ So that how Lt could turn and -- / I I thou&t I read %bat bullet Just went- ZLn a
k Mr. Rankin. That Is nhat thay first said. T’&?y reached in qp , .,.+d they c ould feel where It came, it didn It go any further lat, abouk part of Ux+ finger or sonething, part of the
$@Utopr,y, and then they proceeded to recoiWg?uct VJh!XX! f;hey though ;4,;5: p&j% r f;Of late January, 1964, the Commission & that JFK had been shot in the &&c, 3 the level of the front neck wound. This was spelled out to it in detail by @@in, as revealed in the above page from the transcript of the l/27/64 executive ,;@%sion. Ramin also says that the Cormission had at least one of the autopsy pic- I ,..& s showing “where t% &llet eliteTed in the back.” Arlen Specter later admitted 1 ;fhE” n.e was shown m autopsy picture depicting the back wound. 3c7 c& - CERTIFICATE OF DEATH MAVMEg W (REV. u-S8j FRONT See YANUEl DEPT. for instructions regarding c ; . - number of copies and submission. ,. Fr(oM ,Sh,p or SratIcn) IF “NIDDITIFIFO IWDICATC 8” “SING “x- AND CWSEcu71VL The White House, Washington, D.C. NmmEl“CRC
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
May 29, 1917 1 46 years 6 months Catholic IS. CDLCIROFEYES 16. COLOROFHLilR I 17.UYTLEXICN II. HElMT I 19.WElOlT Blue Auburn Ruddy 72” to. MAWS AND SCARS (Noted in heellh record) 4” scar Znd, 3rd and 4th lumbar spine 4” scar upper left leg, well healed
Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, The White House, Washington, D. c .
d The White House, Washington, D.C. November 22, 1963 25.PLACL OFDEhln 26. TIYL OF DEATH (Month. d.7. Y I. DISEASE OR CONDITION DIRECTLY LEAD- ING-TO DEATH. (7%is does not ncan the mode of dying, e.g. hart failure, osthrnis, etc. It LCWII the hrcarc, injury or cuqlicotion.~~ caused death.) ANTECEDENT CAUSES. (Morbid co . III. OTHER’SIGNIFICANT-CONDITIONS. /Gmdrtionr conrrtburtng to death but not related to the dircale or condition caurmg death.) I 6 7 1 2 : 3 4 5 1 DO NOT 22 23 24 25 26 27 _ WRITE IN THIS 4’ 42 43 44 45 46 47 SYACE 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 RNNED y (Rev. 4-58) BACK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 30.SUWARI OFF)ICTS RELATING TOOEA,“: President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, while riding in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, and at approximately 12:30 p.m., was struck in :he head by an assassin’s bullet and a second wound occurred in the posterior back at about the level of the third thoracic vertebra. The wound was shattering in type causing a fragmentation of the skull and evulsion of three particles of the skull at time of the impact, with resulting maceration rif the right hemisphere of the brain. The President was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, and was immediately under the care of a team of physicians at the hospital under the direction of a neurosurgeon Kemp Clark. I arrived at the hospital approximately five minutes after the President and immediately went to the emergency room. It was evident that the wound was of such severity that it was bound to be fatal. Breathing was notedTat the time of arrival at the hospital by several members of the SecretcService. Emergency measures were employed immediately including intravenous fluid and blood. The President was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m. by Dr. Clark and was verified by me. - - a . , > . . . _ To the White House, Washington, D. C. DATE SIGNED APPROVED. COURT.OF INWIRY~OR BOAR0 OF INVESTIGATION . BE HELD. c (Ball or will nor) ,DATE 51 GNED SIGNATURE USN (Coananding O/j~cer) (Rank) COPY KENNEDY 93 QQ013; OUTSIDE COWACT REPORT I. Identifying Information: Type of Contact: /Telephone - Person . II. Suixiary of Contact: Signature: b. .Form 25 -- 1K.l - l'l'EM"lS KES’I’KIU’I’EU , .: .’ \ Fork No. lJSS8 (Revtad) AllnoaANnuv RbroXT .(7-1-w UNITED STAhS SECRET SERVICE TREASURY DEPARTMENT - ORlGlNField (Dallas) OFFICE Dallas, Texas FILE NO. Co-2-3'+03:, TYPE OF CASE STATUS TITLE OR CAPTION Protective Research Continued Assassination of President Kennedy INVESTIGATION MADE AT PERIOD COVERED Dallas, Texas 12/n/63 INVESIGATION MADE BY Special Agent Elmer W. Moore DErAIlS SYNOPSIS The precise trajectory of bullets striking l President Kennedy cannot be positively as- certained by the resulting wounds. State- ments obtained from physicians who attended the President at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas. DETAILS OF INVESTIGATION ,- ;. Pursuant to in SJIructions, i&y was conducted in an effort to determine. : ‘_ t. the tra.iectory of the&&-le$s which struck the President by the path of the *. projectiles in the body of the President as demonstrated by the points of 1. entry and egress. . : To this end the following was done: *'? 1. The 8 mm color motion picture film of the assassination scene taken by Abraham Zapruda on 11-22-63 was extensively studied. 2. Various still photographs of the assassination'scene were reviewed. 3. Statements of witnesses were examined. 4. Physicians who attended President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital were interviewed. L 5. The clinical record and autopsy protocol (A63-272) prepared by Cs*J,Humes -.,-L,-,I~,-~~~, Bethesda Naval Hospital, was reviewed. ! DI~RIBUTION i -7Chief Dallas ccQ-j&qc 12-12-63 Page 2. 6. Inspection of the scene of the assassinationwas made. As a result of these efforts it is concluded that the wounds indicate that both of the two bullets which struck the President were fired from a position to the rear of and above the level of the President ,..:. ., as stated in the pathological examination report (page 6, paragraph 2 / ... .'_ under Summary) signed by J. J. Htiddr., MC, USN;J. Thornton-Boswelll Cdr., MC, USN; and ----..a--Pierre A.c Finck,,.y-.r. Lt. Cal., MC, USA. A more precise determination does not appear to be warranted by the pathological aspects. Consideration must be given to unknown factors such as the exact position of posture, both horizontal and vertical, of the President, at the instant each of the projectiles entered his body; the speed and force of the bullets; the incline and speed of the automobile in which the President sat; the probable deflection of the missiles in the body after entrance, and other variables. The probable trajectory has been tentatively established by other :. .. .:, _.I evidence and circumstances which are reported elsewhere. The Federal ,.I.::<, :,:.;.:‘,.:,.,. ., Bureau of Investigation laboratory has identified t'ne bullets which struck ...:::,y . . ., the President as having been fired from a 6.5 mm Carcano Italian military ._...:.. ., rifle which was found in the northwest corner of the sixth floor of the ..:.::::, : .,: Texas School Book Depository Building. Three empty 6.5 mm shells found on I: the floor at the southeast corner of the same building have been associated with the rifle. The Dallas Police Department has identified fingerprints of Lee Harvey Oswald on the same rifle and on cardboard cartons found at the window near the location of the empty shells. A plaxof the assassination scene, forwarded to the Chief on 12-10-63, was prepared by Robert H. West, Dallas County surveyor, and it indicates the probable trajectory of the bullets. c/ . Q&zolm,O,-g_err*, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Southwestern Medical School of the University of Texas, and Attending Surgeon at the Parkland 'Hospital, when interviewed on X-11-63, expressed the opinion that the first wound, in the President's neck, would not have been fatal. The missile path of this wound is from the upper right posterior thorax to the exit position fl in the low anterior cervical region and is in slight general downward direction and from the right rear neck to center neck in front. The path of the second bullet which struck the President (the third bullet fired) was from the rear portion of the skull in the right occipital region through the right parietal region. As far as this wound is concerned, only the direction of the missile can be ascertained, i.e. from the rear. The exact exit point of portions of this bullet is unknown. 633 , . . . ’ . - . . . CO-2-34030 12-12-63 Page 3. Inspector Kelley forwarded by office memorandum dated 12-U-63, to Chief's Office, copies of statements of the following-named doctors: 1. Relating to the President 1 Summary by Kemp Clark, MD c- 2. Relating to Governor John Connolly !jsherLsbaw, MD t Charles____.---. --.-Gregory,-‘I MD""--- Tom-.._A.- Shires, MD p.)- 3. Relating to Me Harvey Oswald Tom Shires, MD k EXM:mla 633 301 713 7480 J;~ERVIEN NITH: Elmer !?oore f~EullxlrJJr~: Moore's role in the Secret Service investigation of the President's assasslnatlon $L irATE-TI ;;IPLoci\TIO[~~: August 2.5, 1975; Seattle, Washin@- ' SSCI Box 375, Folder VI C W ( (MOORE) ;-14S OR StWW 3E DIGESTED: Record #157-10011-10152 i h4TERIAL SUWIIT-KD BY I:iTEFNIWEE(S): I SESSIOi4: YES EXECUUVEib FILE: INTRODUCTION It has been alleged by James Gochenaur (whom the . SSCI contacted on June 6, 1975) that Secret Service Agent Elmer Moore had been ordered by Washington secret Service officials to destroy evidence rela- tive to the investigation of the President's assassination and to encourage individuals to change testimony given to the Warren Commission, Specifically, Gochenaur maintains Moore said in February 1970 that he: (a) destroyed a photograph given to him by Jack Ruby's sister: * /b) encouraged Dr. Perry (who first treated the President after the shooting) to change his testimony; (cl assisted in the preparation of the initial report in the direction of shots, which found it was impossible to conclude from which direction the shots originated: and (d)' learned f rom interviewing Ruby that Ruby had called an individual arrested for possession of a weapon on November 1, 1963, near Soldier's Field (where the President was scheduled to appear) I on the day before Ruby shot Oswald (Cf., > 1. Pat Shea talked to Elmer Moore, Secret Service agent, now stationed in Seattle, on August 15, 1975. Moorec&&fied his role in the Warreii: Conuni,?p&pp~&~,@~e. served as the Chief Justic&'s securS~~~.~,ff-~c~~~~rorn January 2, 1964, u&i;& Sept@e+,l?,6& Moore first met the Chief Justice in 1939 when Moore first entered law .enforcement and the Chief Justice was prosecutor or Attorney General. During World War II, Moore was stationed in Oakland with the Coast Guard. Moore joined?thw SecrekFservice.&.1942 and was stationed. im Chicago. from,1948-1952.-T 7480 2. Moore stated that he went to Dallas on November 29, 1963, to talk.with Dr. Perry. Moore report- ed that Gochenaur's claim that Moore told Perrv to change his testimony Was false. Moore reiFA called receiving the autopsy report from Bethesda Naval Hospital while in Dallas,; Moore said he had a Vfirm recollection" of taking the autopsy report to Doctors Perry and Carriea and asking them a few questions about it, Moore stated that the autopsy report could not pinpoint the trajectory of the shots. 1 3. Moore stated he talked to Jack Ruby for the, . . first time on December 4, 1963.' Moore said,. : i . that Inspector Kelly was his supervisor.and a .. ordered him to talk to Ruby. Moore.said that Ruby talked about "past events" in Chicago, and named his past associates there. Moore stated that Ruby then "opened up" about his murder of Oswald. Moore recalls cautioning Ruby about his rights, but Ruby continued. The "conversa- tion': lasted 35-40 minutes. Mooredid.not .,.. recall any conversation about the arrest of the individual (whorrr F&by allegedly~called'on.~ B November 24, 1963)'near Soldiezls'Field. on 'November 1, 196% Moore was also present when Ruby testified before Warren Commission members in Dallas. 4. Moore said-that he; contacted Ruby's, sister;- Eva Grant,,.twice.(one. occasion wason December 5, 1963). Moore denied, receiving. a..photograph.o&h Ruby from Gran$, Moore also interviewed George Senator, Ruby's roommate. 5. Moore clarified.his relationship to James Gcchenaur. Moore said Gochenaur brought photo- graphs of a recent demonstration in Seattle to Moore's office. Gcchenaur did not ask Moore for autopsy photographs as Gochenaur recalled. Moore admitted buying some photographs taken by Gochenaur at the riot at the Seattle courthouse. Moore said he could have seen Gochenaur three , or four times. &II- h . . IWK-A/ Jfh --a rr* ,*a# I *ov .???. -- .I_- _ SSCI BOX # 3 7 5 : 6. Finally, Moore had some observations about the Warren Commission. Moore said that only minor issues were investigated by the Secret Service. Moore classified the Warren Commission investi- gation staff a5 "a bit amateurish". Moore said that Norman Redlich, Assistant Counsel, was "most knowledgeable" and was relied upon by the Commission to "pull things together". Moore said that the Chief Justice was disappointed by “- the CIA's lack of information on Oswald's attempt to expatriate himself and Oswald's return from Russia. @looz Datt?:12/07/93 Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICkTION FORM ____L_------_------~------AGENCY INFORMATION .-*- AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10011-10152 RECORDSSERIES : INTERVIEW SUMMARY AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ------_------w------w------_------"\ ----e-w--- DOCUMENTINFORMATION +- :_ ‘ ORIGINATOR : SSCIA .” FROM : . * TO : ’ ..I . .I. , , TITLE : INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARYOF MOORE, ELMER DATE : 08/15/75 PAGES : 4 j ;; SUBJECTS : ALLEGED DESTRUCTIONOF EVIDENCE RELATIVE TO INVESTIGATION OF ,nPRESIDENT'S,ASSASSINATION t,ALLEGED CHANGEOF TESTIMONY GIVEN TO WARRENCOMMISSION ,SECRET SERVICE ,.yRE, ELMER (SECRET SERVICE AGENT) .'A?*.+' q i DOCUMENTTYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT -:i; CLASSIFICATION : U .‘:J, RESTRICTIONS : iPEN IN FULL -':'I. CURRENTSTATUS : 0 L DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 12/06/63 _,:'-3 ------h-----q---^-^ ______-___------_------[R-J - ITEM IS RESTRICTED v04-03-95ccr JFK RECORDS Cross Reference: None Status in System: ------_-----_------m-m----m--____ --m-m- AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10011-10152 RECORD SERIES : INTERVIEW SUMMARY AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENTINFORMATION ORIGINATOR SSCIA FROM To TITLE INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARYOF -4, kLMER DATE 08/15/75 PAGES 4 DOCUMENTTYPE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SUBJECT(S) SECRET SERVICE: ALLEGED CHANGE OF TESTIMONY GIVEN To WAFGIEN COMMISSION; PRESIDENT'S ASSASSINATION; ALLEGED DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE RELATIVE TO INVESTIGATION OF; jMoO4, ELMER (SECRET SERVICE AGENT); CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTIONS 512 CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 12/06/63 COMMENTS: SSCI Box 375, Folder Vi-C-W (Ed) Date in: 06/06/96 FFFFFFFF FTFFFFFF Date:11/10;'93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTi2I:A'?I3K FORM ______------___---- AGENCY I~FORXATIOiu' AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10105-10405 RECORDS SERIES NUMBERED FILES AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 014469 ______----__---___------DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : HSCA FROM : LIPSEY, RICHARD A. TO : TITLE : DATE : 01/18/78 PAGES : 11 SUBJECTS : LIPSEY, RICHARD A. KENNEDY, JOHN; AUTOPSY BIRD, SAMUEL DOCUMENT TYPE : SUMMARY CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : OPEN IN FULL CURRENT STATUS : 0 DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/08/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 258. _-_-----______------_------~-----~~~_~~~-~-~~-~------[RI - ITEM IS RESTRICTED . INVESTIGATION INTERViEK SCHEDULE . Identifying Information: Name Richard A. Lipsey Date l/18/78 Address Place Steinberg's Sporting Goods City/State Baton Rouge, La. Telephone Date of Birth M or S Social Security Spouse Children . Physical Description: Height Color Eyes Hiir Weight Special Characteristics Ethnic Group . i ’ , Personal History: a. Present Employment: Address Telephone b. Criminal Record 1. Arrests 2. Convictions -_ Additional Personal Information: ._-- .-- -- a. Relative(s): Name Address b. Area frequented: C. Remarks: Investigator KENNEDY SELECT CONF[ITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS li A? Address PlaceSteinberq's Snortinc Goods Baton Rouge, La. . Interview: .Y The Select Committee on Assassinations interviewed - Richard Lipsey because of his presence at the autopsy of.John Kennedy. Since Mr. Lipsey chose to tape this interview; we - also taped. This memorandum represents a summary of the tape -_ --- recordings. No transcript has been made to date. Lipsey stated that he was an aide to General Wehle who was the Commanding General of the Military District of Washington; U.S. Army. This office was responsible:for all the funeral arrangements of JFK. Lipsey said that he witnessed the majority of the autopsy. Lipsey began the interview by mentioning that he signed a document in his office about one week after the / assassination which forbade him from revealing any informa- - tion about the autopsy. He believes this had a 15-year limi- tation. After asking us about the validity of this agreement, we responded by saying that we wished he would ‘respond on a voluntary basis and that it was the Committee's opinion that no harm would occur. Lipsey mentioned that these orders . originated from a/C\olonelfiolden. Lipsey agreed to coop- Interview / - Flanagan, Jr. $ (frame) Date Transcribed -2/16./78: - bymcP (Ini: Richard A. Lipsey Interview Page 2 erate and supply any information that he could. Lipsey stated that he was born on October 7, 1939 in Selma, Alabama. He came to Washington, D.C. when he was selected as an aide to General Wehle. He said that Wehle's office would handle all ceremonial military functions in Washington. e After the assassination, Lipsey said that he and Wehle met the body at Andrews Air Force Base and placed it in a hears-t-to be transported to Bethesda Naval Hospital. Lipsey mentioned that he and Wehle then flew by helicopter to Bethesda and took JFK into the back of Bethesda. A de- coy hearst had been driven to the front. After bringing the body into Bethesda, Lipsey said that Jackie Kennedy and the family entered the front of Bethesda and travelled to the "Presidential suite." Lipsey next stated that General Wehle ordered him not to leave the body for any reason. After entering the morgue and the autopsy room, Lipsey could only recall one other person besides the doctors who was present in the autopsy room. This was Lt. Samuel * Bird, head of the --Old Guard. Byrd was responsible for Richard A. Lipsey Interview Page 3 guarding the body in any military ceremony. Lipsey next mentioned that this was the first autopsy he had ever seen and that despite the circumstance, he was able to witness the autopsy without feeling ill. He believes the autopsy lasted approximately 3-4 hours. After the autopsy, the morticians entered and Lipsex re- mained there while they prepared the body. During the autopsy, Lipsey said that General Wehle would occasionally enter. At one point after completion of the autopsy, Lipsey men- tioned that he sent the driver of General Wehle's car to collect some clothes at the White House for JFK. In answer to a question, Lipsey stated that he does not know when the autopsy x-rays were taken. We next asked Mr. Lipsey to describe the wounds. Lipsey said that it was obvious that a bullet "entered the back of his head and exited on the right side of his head." The other bullets entered at the "lower part of his neck" in the rear; one then exited and one hit his chest cavity and travelled down into the body. Lipsey does not feel that the doctors ever located the third bullet; in otherwords, it did not exit the body. Lipsey next stated that the doctors removed all of JFK's intestines and organs and sectioned these and photo- Richard A. Lipsey Interview Page 4 graphed them. Lipsey says that he recalls the doctors discus- sing the third bullet which he believes entered low in the neck and was deflected down into the chest cavity. To the best of his recollection, Lipsey does not believe that the doctors found any "whole" bullets., He does feel that there was no question among the doctors that the bullets came from the same source. We next asked Lipsey to recap his discription of the wounds. He described these as follows: (1) one bullet entered the back of the head and exited resulting in part of the face and head being blown away; (2) another bullet entered at the top of the neck (rear) which exited in the front portion of the neck; and (3) another bullet entered at the bottom of the neck (rear) or high in the back which did not exit. Lipsey added that if you viewed JFK from the left side you couldn't notice any damage; from the right side, however, part of his head was blown away. Lipsey said he Richard A. LiFsey Interview Page 5 he concluded a bullet exited from the front of the neck because he saw where the doctors were working and listened to their conclusions. Lipsey also mentioned that the doctors disected all of the organs in the chest region while looking for a missle. Lipsey next stated that Sam Byrd made a tape re- cording of all the funeral events surrounding the assassi- nation in which he (Byrd) participated. Lipsey felt that this recording, taped on either Tuesday or Wednesday fol- lowing the assassination, may have included a commentary on the autopsy. Lipsey next said that after the morticians finished preparing the body around 3:00 or 4:00 a.m., JFK's body was taken back to the White House and laid to rest in the East Room. In response to a question, Lipsey said that he had I not spoken to Sam B'rd since approximately January, 1974, Y then he (Lipsey) left Washington. Lipsey mentioned that he i lived across from Byrd at Ft. Myer in the Officers BOQ. Lipsey also commented that Byrd is a permanent military type and that if he is still alive he's probably in the Army. Lipsey next stated that he doesn't recall the Richard A. Lipsey Interview Page 6 doctors having discussions with anyone else during the autopsy or any discussion concerning the nature of the autopsy to be performed. He did acknowledge, however, that even though he was in a position to hear the doctor's con- versations that he didn't always pay close attention. He was only interested in certain aspects. He added that he was 12 to 15 feet from the autopsy table. Lipsey said that the doctors first examined the entire body- and he believes that they discovered all of the wounds during this preliminary examination. He said that his recollection of the wounds are based on what he saw and what he heard. In reference to the front throat wound, all he saw was blood. He also added that no real entrance in the rear of the head existed: he feels that one bullet blasted away an entire portion (entrance and exit). Since he never got close to the throat wound, he could not recall the nature of this wound. Further, Lipsey does not recall any discussion of a tracheostomy incision or of the wound in the trachea being caused by anything other than a bullet. Lipsey stated that he cannot recall the doctors specifically saying that the wound in the throat was caused by a bullet but he does feel the doctors were Richard A.. Lipseli Interview Page 7 convinced that a bullet exited from the front of the neck. Lipsey also does not recall any discussion of the nature of the bullet that caused the head wound. Lipsey said that the doctors were using the angle from the extrance in the rear of the head to the throat to look for the other bullet that entered high in the back. He said that-both entrances looked the same. Lipsey mentioned that the doctors spent more time looking for the bullet that entered high in the back than anything else. He recalls that he said that the bullet could have gone anywhere. The doctors were also frimly convinced that this bullet did not exit in the front of the neck. Lipsey said the doctors followed the path of the bullet for a short distance until they lost the track at which point they removed the organs in an attempt to locate it. Lipsey cannot recall if the doctors photographed the interior chest. Lipsey also does not recall when the doctors took the photographs or if they x-rayed the lower extremities. Lipsey does recall the doctors examining the x-rays during the autopsy. Lipsey does not recall any messages coming from the Kennedy family, any calls being made from the autopsy room or elsewhere, any discussion of cardiac massage, or any discussion that the bullet in the upper back exited from the same pathway that it entered. 2,i c iharc? 9. . iipsey Paqe 8 Lipsey said that he was not in charge of se- curity within the room but just had responsibility to watch the body. Lipsey does not recall anyone taking attendance in the autopsy room or any orders concerning admittance to the room. Lipsey does not believe the doc- tors returned any of the organs to the body. He mentioned ' that the brain was one of these organs. - Lipsey feels that the doctors did remove some metal fragments from JFK's body but has no idea concerning where they removed them from or what their dimensions were. At this point, we had Lipsey diagram the wounds on a face sheet (see attachment). Lipsey does not recall anyone else taking notes or any other federal agents in the room. Nor does he recall anything about the reinterment of the body or even when it occurred. Lipsey says he feels he knows "for a fact" that someone shot JFK three times and that these bullets came from behind. He states he definitely remembers the doctors commenting that the bullets came from the same spot and direc- tion and that they were "absolutely, unequivocally" con- vinced that he had been shot three time.s In reference to the diagrams on the face sheet, Lipsey stated that the blown i?ichard A. LiFsey Intervierci Page 9 away portion represents an extrance and an exit. Lipsey also identified the entrance in the lower head as being just inside the hairline. Lipsey again reiterated that there is no question in his mind that the doctors feel there were three separate wounds and three separate bullets. Lipsey concluded by saying he has not discussed theaautopsy with anyone, not even his wife. 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Hill, Special Agent, United States Secret Se.rvice arrived at LQV~ Field, uallas, 'l&as, at ll.:40 a.m. on NovGaber 22, 1963,'fmz Fort Wort'n, Texas, aboard Air Force No. One (USAF #26900) with Prc;sident and b. John F. Kennedy. President and Mrs. Kennedy debarked the aircraft first from the rear ramp followed by Governor and Mrs. John Connally and by three or four Congresssen and Senators, and then myself and ASAlC Roy H. Kellennan. Upon alighting, President and Mrs. Kennedy were greeted by a small reception committee and Mrs. KeMedy was presented a bouquet of red nxes. 1 co: ran over to the Secret Service Follon-up car inmediately:upon my arrival and Ya: placed my topcoat and a small folder containing information on this Dallas stop wa: of the Texas ttip on the floor of the car. I then went back to where the Presideat car and Ldrs. Kennedy were greeting an elderly lady in a wheel chair. mer The general pub&z was restricted from the ramp area of Love Field by a pement chain-link fence. There were a number of photographers and corm,+ car pondents on the ramp area covering the arrival. WC the The President noticed the large number of people being-restrained by one the fence and walked over to the crowd and began shaking hands, He mved from his right to his left down the fence. Mrs. ,Kcnnedy accompanied him. I remained verg close to Mrs. Kennedy observing the outstretched hands of well-wishers to mt nwke sure no weapon3 were extended towad &s. Kennedy and that nothing was handed The to her. I accompanied MB. Kennedy behind the President along the fence and then the to the Presidential autonrobile which was waiting to take President and k!rs. car Kennedy and Governor and Mrs. John Connally to the Trade Mart for a luncheon, 510 after a 45,minute motorcade through downtown L)allBs. cro %F President and Mrs. Kennedy entered the automobile with the President cal getting into the right rear seat and Mrs. Kennedy into the left rear seat. Mrs. Connally got into the left junq seat and Governor Co~ally into the right jump seat. SA Viilliam Grecr was driving the automobile with ASAIC Roy H. Kellerman the in the right front seat. I went to the left rear side of the Presidential . Str automobile and stood on the airport ramp along side where Mrs. Kennedy was fol sitting. the to: As the Presidential autombile began to Ave forward at &55 a.m. I Tne walked along side of the left rear of the automobile for about150 feet, and since and there were no people at all on the airport ramp I went back to the automobile thi ded$ately behind the Presidential Automobile and mounted the forward portion to of the left running board. M2ii t.ha COMMISSION EXHIBIT 102A-Continued 740 “page Two of Statement of Special Agent Clinton J. Hill, dated Nov. 30, 1963 : SA SC& Kinney was driving this Secret Service Follow-up car which was a 1955 Cadillac '&passenger convertible Specifically outfitted for use by the Secret Service. A'MWC JLmoryKoberts was sitting in the right front seat and operatiw the two-way radio. SA John neady was on the forHard portion of the rieht hand =mins board; SA vrilliom McIntyre on the rear portico. of the left haLc running board; SA Paul L. Landis on the rear portion of the right hand meng board; tbr. Kenneth O'Donnell, Presidential Appointment Secretary, was seated on the left side of the second seat; Mr. Dave Powers, Presidential ~eceptio.~st, *aas seated on the right side of the second seat; SA George Hickey was seated on the left side of the third seat; and SA Glen nennett was seated on the right side of the third seat. ' . The Presidential Follow-up car was followed by a 1964 Lincoln &door convertible occupied by Vice-Przsident and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Senator blph YarboXWh, with ASPIC tifus Xoungblood in the right front seat. This autombile Na3 followed by a Secret Service.follow-up car for the Vice President, and then QP caPle autoxMle3 occupied by photographe?s, correspondents, Senators and Congress- side& nen. Preceding the Presidential automobile was a Dallas Police Department bad bs S- car in which SA Winston Lawson of the Secret Service was riding. Police motor- :ycles preceded and flanked the mtorcade. There were two police motorcycles on Lhe left side of the President's Secret Service follow-up car running abreast of Dne another between the autombile and the crowd of people. Y a 31 ned L4y instructions for Dallas mere to mrk the left rear of the Presidential 0 iuto.mobile and remain in close proximity to Mrs. John F. Kennedy at all times. anded Ihe agent assigned to work the left rear of the Presidential automobile rides on then ;he forward portion of the left hand runninp, board of the Secret Service follow-up :ar and only moves forward to walk alongsidethe Presidential automobile when it slows to such a pace that people can readily approach the auto on foot. If the xowd is very heavy, but the automobile is running at a rather rapid speed, the igent rides on the left rear of the Presidential automobile on a step specifi- t :ally designed for that purpose. 55. 3 As the motorcade moved from Love Field through downtown Dallas toward 3 ;he Trade Mart, there were four (4) occasions before we reached the end of Main jtreet where I moved from the forward portion of the left running board of the callow-up car to the rear step of the Presidential automobile. I did this because ;he mtoxycles that were along the left hand side of the follow-UP car were unable ;o mve up alongside the PresidentIs car due to the crowd surging intO the.street. I me ;-dtorcyoles were forced to drop back and so I jumped from the Follow-up car since ind mounted the President'3 car. I remained in this position until the .crowd ;hiMed and was away fromthe President's automobile, allowing the motorCYcles n ;o once again mve up alongside -of .the automobile. lhen we approached the end of &a Street the crowd WBS noticeably less dense than had been the case Prior to ;.hat point. COMMISSION EXHIBIT 1024-Continued 741 Page Three of Statement of Special Agent Clinton J. Hi'3, dated Nov. 30, 1763: : The motorcade made a-right hand turn onto Elm Street. I was oh the rib'rward portion of the left running board of the fO~OW-Up Car. The IiXJtOrcade made a left hand turn from Elm Street toward an underpass. We were traveling about I2 to 15 miles per hour. On the left hand side uas a grass area with a fe,, peoyle scattered along It observing the motorcade passing, and I was visually tele: scanning these people when I heard a noise similar to a firecracker. Tne Sour,d came from my right rear and I imnediately moved my head in that di:ection, xc ;Yas h; SO doing, my eyes bad to cross the Presidential automobile and I saw the President had t hunch forward and then slump'to his left. I jumped from the Poll.Ovf-up car and shot ran toward the Presidential automobile. I heard a second firecracker type noise Behn but It had a different sound-like the sound of shooting a revolver into something and s hard. I saw the President slump more toward his left. was a that : 3 jum.ped..onto the left rear step of the Presidential autombile, urs. Kennedy shouted, !Theyfva-.shot.his head off;" thentu.med.and raised Out of her seat as if she were reaching.to.-her-right rear toward the back of the car for tell C something that'had .blown out;-' I,.forced her,ba& into her'seat and placed my body I talc above President and Mrs. Kennedy. SA Grser had, as I jumped onto the Presidential knees automobile, accelerated the Presidential automobile forward. I heard AS&G ,f the Keller= call SA Lawson-on the two-way radio and say8 "To the nearest hospital quick." I shouted as loud as -1 could at the Lead car, "To the.hospital, to the' hospital." immedi pliCkl As I lay over the top of the back seat I noticed a portion of the ZBmeO President's head on the fight rear side was missing and he was bleeding profusely, ;hem a Part of his braJn was gone. I-saw.a part.of his skull with hair on it lying h rvaila the seat. The time of the shooting was approximately l2:30 p.m., Dallas time. 1 Lnd de looked forward to the jump scats and noticed Governor Connallycs chest was Covered L:40 p with blood and he was slumped to his left and partially covered up by his wife. aody 1; I had not re&zed until this point that the Governor had.been shot. When we arrived at ParklandMemorial Hospital, Dallas, I jumped off the . difft Presidential autombile, remsved.w suit coat and covered the President's head ,he vi and upper chest with it. I assisted in lifting the President from the rear seat rea ti of the automobile onto a wheel type stretcher and accompanied the President and ,otFPy Mrs. Kennedy into the Emergency Room. Governor Connally had been placed in an 'ield I Emergency Boom across the hall. rator 'he em I ar;it& the Emergency KoomalsPost immediately because Of the large Stuart number of doctors and nurses in the room, which was quite sz&lL 1 asked a nurse standing outside.Of the Emergency Roomin which the President was lring TV please bye everyone except those mdical Staff members necessary leave the em=gencY born a WEUd. She immediately--began screening medical staff members. llhe ca .. ‘. LdKira I asked for the nearest .telephone. ASAIC Kellerman exited the Einergency marae Roomand told-me to contact -the White.House in Washington and to keep the line tie ii open continuallg. I asked SA Lawson for the telephone number of the Dallas White COMMISSION EXHIBIT 1024-Continued 742 Four of .Statement -of, Sgetiial Agent C&ton J. Hill, dated Nov. 30,’ 1963 : L4ause switchboard and he gave it to me. 3 dialed the.Uallas White House operator and toMhim to connect me with the White House in dashington and to keep tuz line open continuously, He did so. ASPIC Kellernan came out of the Emergency Kooa again and took the ,.teley‘lone and asked for SAIC Gerald A, &hn, Secret Senice, ‘~ht: 'Wte House This waz approximately l2:39 p.m. Kellerman told Behn th8t theie had been a double tragedy; that the President and Governor Connally kid both been :shot and that I would keep him advised. I took over the telephone and tcld UC. -Behn that the situation was extremely critical. The operator cut into the Une 'and said The Attorney General wanted to talk to me. He asked me what the situation ‘was and I advised him that the President had been injured very seriously and that I would keep. him advised as to his condition, HI-S. K;r. Kellerman came-back out of the Rnergency Roomand said; Wint, her ll Gerry that this is not for release and not official, but the man is d%d." told that to Mr. Behn and ‘then requested that he j8lmediatel.y contact the Attorney Le neral and other members of the-president’s family 80 that he could advise them iential the situation rather than having them .hear it over some news media. ital, I then received a ,request from Nr. 0’DOMel-l to obt8in a casket . the ediately so that we could transport the body back to Washin&on, D. C., as kly as possible. I contacted the Hospital Administrator and asked for the of the nearest mortuary. He said it ould be OtNeil, Inc. I teLephoned ksely. m and identified lsyself and requested that they bring.the best casket hediately ilable at the nxxtuary to the Parkland Memorial Hospital E;mergencyEntrance :h ne. I d deliver it to me. The casket arrived in about twenty minutes at approximately :overed Ne wheeled it inmediately into the Emergency hcom where the President18 20. I advised the hir Force Aide that ue wanted.Air Force No. One moved to 'f the a different location at Love Field and to ‘have it secured completely away from :ad the view of the General Public. I requested that no press be admitted to the seat area in which Air Force One was to be placed. I requested SA David Grant to and notify the Dallas Police that we did not'want to use the same.entrance to I.we an d that prtrziously had been planned. I then rent with the Hospital Adninis- or and checked the shortest and most direct route from the Emergency Room to he emergency platform where the OfNeil hearse was waiting. I advised ASAXC 0 tuart Stout of the route and requested that it be cleared of personnel. nur80 lea30 The President's body, aaoompanied by Mrs. Kennedy, exited the Bnergency CY Roomat approxizmtely X:58 p.m. and proceeded to the emergency entrance platfow. The casket uas placed ‘in the back of the OtNeil, Inc., .hearae. and $Irs. ,KeMedy, dmiral George Hurkley (the President’s Physician), and I entered the beck .of the rge=Y ae nith the casket. SA .An&& &rger, drove. Ithe hearse; ~~‘ISAICStuart Stout ne in the center front seat and ASAIC Kellernran rode in the rfgbt front seat. Hhit. ,COMMISSION EXHIBIT 1024-Continued Page Five of S+tement of Special Agent ClAnton J. Hill, dated Nov. 30,.1963: We departed Parkland Memorial Hospital at 2:04 p.m. SA Lawson rode h &he Dallas Police Department Lead Car. A Secret Service fO~OW-Up car followed inmediately betid the hearse. The nrotorcade arrived at Air Force One, LQV~ Field, at 2:U, p.m. At 2:18 p.m. the casket was placed aboard Air Force One tith Mrs. KeLqoQ accompanying it. The casket was situated in the left rear wrner of the aiRraft where four seats bad been removed. Mrs. Kennedy sat in one of the tuo seats inmediately across the aisle from the casket. The aircraft could not immediately depart because Vice-President JObon had $0 be sworn in as the 36th President of the United States and it was necessary to wait for a Judge to arrive to do this, All personnel on Air Force One including Mrs. Kennedy were requested to witness the swearing in ceremony tiich took place in the Presidential Compartment of Air Force One at 2:38 p.m. I also attended, ;., ' I departed Love Field, Dallas, aboard Air Ford One at 2:&y p.m. en route .tO Andrews.Air Force &se, Xaryland. I arrived at Andrew3 Air Force Base at 5:58 p.m. I assisted in moving the casket bearing the Presidentts body from Air Force One to a U. S. Navy ambulance. WS. KeMedy got in the back of the ambulance with tha casket as did Attorney Ceneral.hobert Kennedy, eo had joined Mrs. Kennedy aboard Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. &neral Godfrey McHugh also rode in the back of the ambulance. 'llhe &ulance was driven by SA Greer,with.ASAIC Kellerman, SA Landis, and Admiral Burkley riding in the front seat: I folloived in the oar immediately behind the ambulance uith Dr. John W. Walsh, Dave Powers, Kenneth OIDonnell and Iarry OtBrien. The motorcade departed Andrews Air Force Base for Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Yamland, at 6:lO p.m. We nere escorted by motorcycle police officers. l'he x&,orcade arrived Bethesda Naval Hospital at 6:% p.m. Mrs. Kennedy, the Attorney General, SA mdis and I went lPrmediately inside and via elevator to the 17th Floor of the-hospital, the location of the Presidential Suite. Member3 of the be&ate family and close friends were waiting in the suite. me Presidentts body was taken to the morgue at the hospital,accompanied by ASAIC Kellerman, SA Greer, and Admiral Burkley,for an autopsy. SA Imdis and 1 secured the 17th Floor of the hospital and retied there with tis. Kennedy. We estabushed a co&oat&ons qrstem with the White House and handled all telephone 0812.6 both incoming and 0utg0ing, screening each and every call. Any person attempting to reach. the 17th Floor was also screened. At appro&nately 22.4. ammo, November 23, I was requested by ASAIC KeUemn to come to the mrgue to once again view the body. men 1 arrive* the autopsy bad been completed and A!%IC Kellerman, SA Greer, General McHugh and I dena the ro~.-~ &se& a wound about six inches down from the neckline on the &k Jut to the r&&t, of the sptial column. I observed mother mund On .~OMMISSION ESHIBIT 1024-Continued 744 963: pq ?age Six of Statemnt of Special Agent Clinton J. Hill, dated Nov. 30, 1963: _ - 8 * die j.n ( ., the right rear portion of the skull. Attendants of the Joseph Gawler mortuary iowed -. Mere at this time preparing the body for placement in the casket. A new casket ve .. zad been obtained from Gawler Mortuary in tiich the body wis to be placed. I went back to the 17th Floor of the hospital at approximately 3:lO a.m. Lhe President's body was taken from the U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, at 3:56 a.m., accompanied by Mrs. Kennedy and Attorney General Kennedy, in the '882‘ of a U. S. Navy ambulance driven by SA Greer. ASASCKellerrmn mde inthe 5ght front seat. I rode in the right front seat of a White House IinnusFne mediately behind the ambulance. The motorcade was accompanied by mtorcyclr Johnson Aice and atived at the White Howe at 4:24 a.m. The casket was taken ecessary wediatelyto the Fast Room and plaoed in the center of the room on a catephalt. including place nded. i&e . from the joined General dUnton K Hill itiven Special Agent the U. S. Secret Service .m . w COMMISSION EXHIBIT 1024-Continued Hospital, ficers . ;he to the :a of xipanied LS and sdy. pie 3lephone >n : ed the nd I line und on 745