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Your name Charles R Cawthon

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?

No.

Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?

Many, my battalion and regiment suffered heavily.

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?

No

Were you wounded?

Yes, in the face

Do you remember what it was like--that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing?
No particular pain is recalled
Any pain was overlooked in the general business of the beach.
In any event, the [crossed out] pa [end crossed out] zz wounds were not of a particular painful nature.

Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even
though it did not, of course, seem amusing at the time?

No

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, which struck
you more than anything else?

No