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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Edwin E. Gardner

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 ? Laying on the beach D. morning we
were all pinned down on the shelf. Colonel
Cannigham told us to get up and die inland
[crossed out] to [end crossed out] not to [crossed out] [illegible] [end crossed out] lay there and die. Yes some
men disregarded the intense fire and
were miracously missed and everyone
showed great courage in moving forward.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? Above the beach standing
guard with a captured German machine gun.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944? Trying to get into
Grand-de-Camp France.

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?
1. Sgt. Clyde K. England- Martinsville, Virginia
2. Bill Janas- Gregory; South Dakota
3. Edward A. Estrella-
4. Donald Brin- Plainville, Kansas
5. Charles A. Cawthrone- Martinsville, Virginia
6. Robert D. Dopita, Plainville, Kansas

PLEASE LET US HAVE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN
INCLUDE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE BOOH. "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