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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-day
THOUSANDS OF MEN, ON LAND AND SEA AND IN THE AIR, PARTICIPATED IN THE
INVASION OF NORMANDY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT JUNE 5, 1944 AND MIDNIGHT JUNE 6,
1944. IF YOU WERE ONE OF THEM, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
What is your full name? Robert Arbuckle
What was your unit and division? 19 Canadian Army Field Regt RCA (S.P.)
attached to 2 Canadian AGRA
Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
Arrived in Normandy at
St Aubin-Sur-Mer and
landed at 0910 HRS
What was your rank on June 6, 1944? [?Gnr?]
What was your age on June 6, 1944? 29 yrs
Were you married at that time? yes
What is your wife's name? Ida May Arbuckle
Did you have any children at that time? no
What do you do now? I am employed as a Sectionman on
Canadian National Railways
When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion? Rumors started
flying around some days before as soon as we
started to waterproof all vehicles
What was the trip like during the crossing of the Channel? Do you
remember, for example, any conversations you had or how you passed
the time?
The trip was rather monotonous as we were
rather at close quarters on our LCT and when
we finally received our invasion money we were deliberating as to how long we would
take to get into Paris
What were the rumors on board the boat, ship or plane in which you made
the crossing? (Some people remember scuttlebut to the effect that the
Germans had poured gasoline on the water and planned to set it afire
when the troops came in).
Rumors on board the LCT were to the fact that
the Germans had a very great number of
troops stationed along the coast and that
once we landed on the coast we had
no way to back out of the fight we had
to fight for existence as there was no way
to turn back.