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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Elmer G. Shindle

In times of great crisis, people generally show either great ingenuity or
self-reliance; others do incredibly stupid things. Do you remember any
examples of either?

I was pinned down by machine gun fire while trying to get to a
wounded man, when a First Sergeant came crawling up to me and
found out where the firing was coming from. He went up the hill
to the machine gun nest, and soon there was silence. I often
wondered what happened since I never saw him again.

Another time I saw a soldier bringing in eight (8) German
prisoners without a rifle; only a hand grenade in his hand.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
Aboard an L.C.I. in Weymouth Harbor, England.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
I was still on the beach helping to evacuate the wounded.

Do you know of anybody else who landed within those 24 hours (midnight
June 5 to midnight June 6 ) as infantry, glider or airborne troops, or
who took part in the air and sea operations, whom we should write to?

John B. Conwell, 440 E. 23rd St., New York, N.Y.
George T. Mulligan, 108 Georgia Hall, Fort Myer So. Post,
Arlington, 8 , Virginia
Rex Gibson, c/o Bell Ranch, Pearce, Arizona
Joseph A. Rice, 18 Randall Ave., Pikesville, Maryland
Ward Haynie , Lively, Virginia
Joseph Lipsman, 56-19 Bowne St., Flushing, L.I., New York
James D. Sink, 2816 Woodlawn Ave., Roanoke, Viriginia

PLEASE LET US HAVE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN
INCLUDE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE BOOK. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE YOUR
STORY ON SEPARATE SHEETS IF WE HAVE NOT LEFT SUFFICIENT ROOM. FULL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL BE GIVEN IN A CHAPTER CALLED "WHERE THEY ARE NOW;
YOUR NAME AND VOCATION OR OCCUPATION WILL BE LISTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

Cornelius Ryan

Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digeat