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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name [underline] Major J.E.H. LEBLANC [end underline]

Q.20 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?
A.20 From the time I landed till midnight on 6/7 Jun 44 I saw many officers, WOs,
NCOs and men going about carrying out their individual tasks. Those I figured
did excellent work and deserved mentioning are as follows: Lt-Col. D.B. Buell,
CO; Major J.E. Bockwood, Capt Bob Ross, Lt. Blake Oulton, WO 1 McRae of [undeline] Bn HQ [end underline]
[underline] C Coy [end underline] - Major R.H. Daughney OC; Lt Georges Fawcett, Lt. Hector McQuarrie, Lt.
H. Day, WO 2 JHOL Murray, Sgts Malcolm, Elliott and Girvan; Ptes Adair, Hache,B.
Arsenault A. Ouellette R., Smith A., Ives, Auriat JMJ, MacLaughlin and the Cpls
of each section. In assisting wounded Capt J.A. Patterson our MO assisted by
Padre Capt Father Raymond Hickey, Sgt Young, Cpl Daley and Capt McFethridge our
Paymaster. [underline] A Coy [end underline] - Major J.A. McNaughton, Capt Leandre Belliveau, Lt.Toot Moar,
Lt. Cy Mersereau and WO 2 Hugh Poley. [underline] Fort Garry Horse, 2 Cdn Armd Bde [end underline] - Troop
Comdrs and their tanks gave excellent support in the taking of Tailleville.
[underline] 3" Mortar Platoon [end underline] - Capt Willie Parker, and Sgt Drapeau.
[underline] A/Tank Platoon [end underline] - Capt Chuck Murphy and Sgt Morrell.
[underline] Carrier Platoon [end underline] - Sgt Gerard, Cpl Stymiest, Pte Horace Boulay, Pte Ahier and
Pte Hachey WJ.
[underline] Pioneer Platoon [end underline] - Cpl Clarke and his section
[underline] FOO [end underline] - Capt Speidel and his battery of the 19th Fd Regt RCA.
Q.21 Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
A.21 Aboard HMS Brigadier.
Q.22 Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
A.22 After completing a liaison contact with Le Regiment de la Chaudiere on our
right at Beny Sur Mer I returned to our Company Headquarters and enjoyed my
first hot soup with Major Daughney at about midnight.
Q.23 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?
A.23 See Appendix "C" attached.
Officers of other Units :
Major W.A.Teed - Liaison Offr on D-Day present address HQ Prairie Command.
Colonel Paul Mathieu - Deputy Minister Ottawa, Ont. - Regt de la Chaudiere.
Major Hugues Lapointe - Fomer Member of Parliament - Regt de la Chaudiere.
Lt-Col. G.O. Taschereau - AAG Manning Eastern Command, Halifax NS. - R de Chaude.
Brig. K.G. Blakader- BDE COMDR 8 BDE - Present address: 507 Place D'Armes, Montl.
Lt-Col. J. Sprague - CO Queens Own Rifle of C -[inserted] Later Commander of 7 CIB.[end of insert]
Lt-Col. Neil Gordon - OC Coy QOR - 2 IC N Shore R and CO N Shore R 1945 - Toronto.
Capt. Walter Lawson - TO 8 CIB - Present address: Montreal.
Major J.M. Berry - Brasco 8 CIB - Present address: 9 Tpt Coy, Ottawa, Ont.
Major D. Brennan - Adjt 3 Div RCASC - Present address: AHQ Ottawa, Ont.
Major M.C.M. Cameron -3 Fd Regt - Present address: Rivers, Man.(?)
[inserted] Lt-COL ARMAND ROSS - R de Chaude - CO 3 Bn R22eR (?)
MAJOR MICHEL GAUVIN - R de Chaude - Dept of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OTTAWA, ONT
MAJOR LOUIS LAMOUREAU - R de Chaude - Gentleman Ushers of the Black Rod, OTTAWA, ONT
MAJOR LEON TASCHEREAU - R de Chaude - R22eR (?)
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.

W.A. Milroy Lt.-Col.
Director of Public Relations (Army)
Cartier Square,
Ottawa, Ontario