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534-A Miller Rd
Ft McPherson, Ga.

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? Colonel Fred McManaway
J.B. Section
3rd N ????
Fort McPherson Ga.

What was your unit and division? 2nd Bn, 116th Inf-29th Inf Div.

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time? att H hour, D day 6 June
on Omaha Beach

What was your rank on June 6, 1944? Major

What was your age on June 6, 1944?39

Were you married at that time? Yes

What is your wife's name? Mary Margaret McManaway

Did you have any children at that time? yes two (2)

What do you do now? I am a Colonel in the United States Army

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
about 1 Feb 44

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?
yes

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).
There are always rumors going around
in any orginization. This was no
exception-

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