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-for Cornelius Ryan 3-
Your name Arthur H. Boon

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 from D-Day?
When the rudder on our landing craft was hit
by a shell on the run in on the beaches, one of the motor
mechanics on one of our tanks went believe with the navy
men and worked on the rudder until it was fixed well enough
to enable [crossed out] [illegible] [end crossed out] us to land. The navy mechanics claimed that it
couldn't of been fixed if it hadn't been for the skill of our
mechanic. Our mechanic's name was [Bdr.] L. [Harrower].

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? In the English Channel on a
Landing Craft Tank, approximately half way across the Channel.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
We were a few miles from the town of [Basly] on the road
to Caen, France.

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

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 Digest