J. Thornton Boswell

Commander Boswell, will you raise your right hand and be sworn, please?
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you give before this Commission will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

I do, sir.

Be seated, please.

Will you state your full name for the record, please?

J. Thornton Boswell, Commander, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy.

What is your profession?

Physician.

And where did you obtain your medical degree, please?

At the College of Medicine, Ohio State University.

And what experience have you had in your professional line subsequent to obtaining that degree?

I interned in the Navy and took my pathology training at St. Albans Naval Hospital in New York. I was certified by the American Board of Pathology in both clinical and pathological anatomy in 1957 and 1958.

And what is your duty assignment at the present time?

I am the Chief of Pathology at the National Naval Medical School.

Did you have occasion to participate in the autopsy of the late President Kennedy?

I did.

And did you assist Doctor Humes at that time?

Yes, sir.

Have you been present here today during the entire course of Doctor Humes testimony?

I have, sir; yes.

Do you have anything that you would like to add by way of elaboration or modification to that which Doctor Humes has testified?

None, I believe. Doctor Humes has stated essentially what is the culmination of our examination and our subsequent conference, and everything is exactly as we had determined our conclusions.

And are you one of the three coauthors of the autopsy report which has been previously identified as a Commission Exhibit?

Yes; I am.

All the facts set forth therein are correct in accordance with your analysis and evaluation of the situation?