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stopped the flow of blood. I, at no time, lost consciousness and had my full faculties at all times. I realized by that time I had lost considerable amounts of blood because it was sloshing in my shoes and my right leg was completely soaked with blood. They cut the.right pant leg off to get it out of the area of the wounds. I looked at my wounds at that time and they still did not appear to me to be serious and since the flow of blood had been stopped I gave no further consideration to —~ I didn‘t'consider I had any more problem in that area. I asked them to bring me coffee, fluids, a couple of salt tablets, and so forth. I conned the ship'by looking aft and by being able to see the wake of the ship I was able to.tell after steering which way to apply the rudder and how long to leave it on to attempt to average out the best course that I felt the ship should travel on to stand clear of possible shoal areas. I remained on my back for approximately an hour and a half. I then felt that I had regained sufficient strength that I was-able to get up from the deck and con the ship from the wing of the ship and from the pilot house. I couldn't get my leg in a comfortable position so I moved from one place

to the other. I couldn't stay in any one place for too long a period of time. It seemed to me that my remaining on the bridge, this would be able to lessen the shock that the rest of the crew had received.

President: During your testimony yesterday, in relation to the loss of your quartermaster, the loss of your'navigational capabilities, and related circumstances making it difficult to rec0nstruct navigationally and(hronologic— ally exactly what occurred, you were asked to develop in conjunction with your ships officers and through the assistance oﬂ.any other assets available, such as your engineer's bell book, the C10 log, recollections of ships personnel

the best available story,cimonological in words and pictorial on charts and whyfors what happened. Have you done this? '

A. Yes sir, we have.

President: Would you be kind enough to submit into evidence at this time, those documents?

Counsel for the Court: I ask.y0u if you have the muonological listing of events relative to USS LIBERTY on 8 June. ‘

A. Yes sir, I do.

Q. Would you provide it, please?f

A. Here it is.

REQUESTED 8 JUNE CHROHOLOGY FOLLOWS:

1. APPROACHING LAND FROM THE WEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 8 JUNE, PROJECTED OPERATIONS OF LIBERTY FOR THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON OF THE DAY

WAS T0 PROCEED TO A POINT 13 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST OF UAR AT 31-27.2N 3h-¢¢E (POINT ALPHA) THENCE To 31-22;3N 33-h2E (POINT BRAVO) THENCE TO 3l-3lN 33-¢¢E, (POINT CHARLIE) RETRACING THIS TRACK UNTIL NEW ORDERS RECEIVED, SHIP WOULD OPERATE NORTH OF THIS TRACK LINE AT ALL TIMES, IF FIXES COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY OBTAINED As POINT CHARLIE WAS APPROACHED IT WAS INTENDED TO HEAD Rh