Record Number 180-10105-10396 Agency File Number 014460 Originator-HSCA From: Cross, Gregory H. To: Date: 04/24/78 Pages: 4 Subjects: JFK autopsy Cross, Gregory H. Medical evidence Release Date: 12/13/93 Contents: Outside contact report by HSCA investigator Mark Flanagan on 4/24/78 with Gregory H. Cross. Text in full follows: Interview: On April 24, 1978 I contacted Gregory H. Cross regarding his presence at the autopsy of President Kennedy. Cross currently works at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia where he is a Captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy. His home telephone is (808) 488-9590 and his work phone is (804) 397-6541, Ext. 735. In the Fall [sic] of 1963 Cross was a Lt. Commander in his surgical residence training, his last year of residency. On the day of the assassination Captain Osborne sought him out and asked him to accompany him to the autopsy room. Once in the room, Cross did not see any Kennedy family members; there were only doctors and several people in civilian clothing present. Cross could not recall any names although he did mention that there may have been an Air Force officer in attendance. Cross estimated that a total of approximately fifteen people were present. Within the autopsy room mamy [sic] people were coming and going which necessitated a guard to the morgue to monitor entry. Cross did not stand right at the table and did not assist in the autopsy. Cross was only vaguely familiar with the autopsy [end of page one of document] Cross Interview Page two facilities and morgue since it was past his pathology rotation. Cross said he was sent out one time during the autopsy to fetch a metal detector (Burman locator). Cross stated that during the autopsy the pathologists clustered principally around the head. Cross could not recall if the doctors performed any chest incisions. The only wound Cross saw was situated in the posterior aspect of the head. When Cross first noticed it, the pathologist had already performed some work there. Cross did not see the throat area or the back area. Cross said that Dr. Finck arrived shortly after he and Osborne entered the room. Upon Finck's arrival the doctors examined the head in more detail. Cross did not have much information concerning the autopsy X-rays. He did mention that the X-rays would most probably have been developed in another room because he doesn't think the autopsy room had any developing capabilities. Cross had no recollection of seeing the brain or any other organs. Further, he could not recall any photographs being taken. He did remember the pathologists measuring various portions of the body. Although Cross recalled the pathologists discussing various issues, he could not remember anything specific or any conclusions that the doctors may have reached. Cross could not provide any specific information regarding whether a full or partial autopsy occurred. Cross felt that Dr. Humes took charge and presided over [end of page two of document] Cross Interview Page three the autopsy. Cross said that he remained in the autopsy room through the completion of the autopsy. He vaguely remembered the morticians entering the morgue. Cross cannot recall signing any note or attendance sheet. Cross could not recall anything about bone fragments, missle [sic] fragments, or discussion concerning additional wounds. Cross stated that on Saturday morning following the autopsy the Commanding Officer of the hospital instructed those present at the autopsy not to discuss the autopsy with anyone. Cross could not recall any additional information. He also disavowed any involvement in the microscopic examination of the tissues. [end of page three of document and end of document]