Cornelius Ryan WWII papers, box 006, folder 23: Edward Marcellus Gearing

but having had no time to go back. Saw 1st Lt Ray Nance Except A Co 116th shot through the foot. "Whats happened to A Co" "As far as I know the officers are dead and everyone else is too" A off 170 -150 casualties

this would never

Scared but act subconsciously our [inserted] beach [end inserted]main road saw GI that had been run over by tank and it swivelled on. The most God awful thing

I've ever seen

3 A-20's were supposed to skip bomb into cliff before them. Never did see. Looked them said to [crossed out] for [end crossed out]Sgt Clyde Pomer "Where the hell are those A-20's"

x at 9:00 on Dog Green crossed beach "on dead men" MG fire coming from right Set up to gravel. See groups laying there for G sake get off beach - stick with me" met another group. Not all of them followed

rough water - 400 yds from shore - Gearing moved men back into boat to avoid spray. Shell or mine blew off front of boat Life preservers Coxswain - never saw him again -