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fish and ilfilife Service 
eehnological Laboratory 
2725 'ontlalce Boulevard 
Seattle, ' ashington 
February TO, 1941. 
r. J. Thompson, In Charge, 
Personnel and Payrolls, 
Fish and Wildlife Service, 
ashington, !>• C. 
bear r. Thompson: 
In accordance with the instructions in your letter of February 14 
I am enclosing duplicate copies of a sworn stater ent obtained from 
r. Verburg regarding the injury, containing all the information 
requested in paragraph three of r. Carpenter’s letter to you of 
February 3, and also a duplicate statement giving the information 
requested in the fifth paragraph of the above lentioneb letter. 
In view of the fact that Capt. Nelson , Faster of the ’’Tondeleyo” 
sab dtted a statement on the initial for is turned in when medical 
attention ,,as requested , I am asking Ar. ch.iitt and r. Puncochar, 
ho are perhaps the most familiar with the accident, to su ; iy you 
with such inf or sat ion as they nay be able to contribute. It is 
requested, therefore, that you would hold the enclosed material 
until it is supplemented by that which will be handed you by 
hr. Lchnitt and r. ' 'uncochar . 
In accordance with the last two paragraph of r. Carpenter’s 
letter there are returned herewith Form cy -90 1 and the cusstionnaire 
as to whether or not hr. verbnry was being paid from eraer :ency 
relief appropriations. 
There is Included also a letter in duplicate addressed to you 
stating my views as to the claimant’s creditability and iy opinions 
as to the merits of this case. I feel very strongly that r. Verburg 
has a legit i -late claim for compensation. The stove was proven 
definitely to be faulty and following his accident Captain -selsen 
had it repaired. 
Verburg’ s eyes were found to be in fairly normal condition 
at the time he entered our service and I think it 'test lv v assumed 
