oe “. ‘ Q nan PRIVACY ACT MATERIAN REMOVED - Byhibit D Los Alamos, New Nexico 1 July 1948 - t Statement - R. W. Spance My first knowledge of any injury to came approximately Tuesday, May &. Ths discolored area of hand was of a type I bad not seen before, end I suggested to ee ws Ft ” that he have his hand examined by the Health Division in + case he hed suffered a radiation burn. did have his hand ' checked and a blood count taken on the game day and another blood count teken on the following day. ‘The doctor in charge, I believe, was Dr. Knowlton, who did not believe that the injury wes a rediation burn. So far es I know the doctors did not consider the burn a rediation burn until the arrival of | radiation burns. with obvious entered the hospital for treatment at the request of Dr. Hempelmann on the 16th or 17th of May. /a/ 2B. W. Spence R. W. Spence Exhibit D COPIED/DOE LARE RC >” PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVE D CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED a 4 BY AUTHORITY OF DOE/ 0c W' 7 J Writsbo... Lh kh