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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Fred McManaway

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 ?
Yes plenty of both -

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944 ? ?????to France

Where were you at midnight on June 6 , 1944? on the beach

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 ?
yes
I will be available for interview at
any time provided that the Dept. of the Army
????? no objections -
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
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