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O-TE
Kempsville
VA-15
VIRGINIA

Half- track driver
whose machine
sunk off LCL-
Write officer
[illegible] from
hometown

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? Jesse Llewellyn Newcomb Jr

What was your unit and division? Common. CO. 116 Inf - 29th Div.

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time? About 620 or
20 Min before time on June 6 an Error
in timing. We were with the [?engineers?] [illegible]
[illegible] the beach -

What was your rank on June 6, 1944? T/5 Half Track Driver

What was your age on June 6, 1944? 29

Were you married at that time? No
What is your wife's name?

Did you have any children at that time?

What do you do now? Merchant and Farmer

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
We knew there was going to be an Invasion
about 6 months ahead of time. Only about two weeks
ahead of time were we given maps and told where we
even going

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 ?
We were on and L.C.T. The trip was rough. Our
men were calm, Joking and nobody but the navy
seemed nervous.
There were a lot of planes and this
made is feel better and a lot to talk about

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 were not many rumors. we had been
in England for about 18 months and knew
what to look for Aircraft, and E - Boats
we spotted a dead German pilot in the
Channel
We knew the Gasoline rumor was a big Hoax

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