Page 4

OverviewTranscribeVersionsHelp

Here you can see all page revisions and compare the changes have been made in each revision. Left column shows the page title and transcription in the selected revision, right column shows what have been changed. Unchanged text is highlighted in white, deleted text is highlighted in red, and inserted text is highlighted in green color.

3 revisions
heatheralr at Dec 07, 2023 04:00 PM

Page 4

- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Arnold Norgaard

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?
[?non?]

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? was out water in a
L.S.T. boat.
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944? I was on the
battle field of 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?

Elmer Bederson- Benson Minn.
Lloyd Oseby- Brooking S. Dak.
Clayton Beigh- Woonsocket S. Dak.
All Infantry men.

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
Research, The Reader's Digest

Page 4

- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Arnold Norgaard

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?
[?non?]

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? was out water in a
L.S.T. boat.
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944? I was on the
battle field of 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?

Elmer Bederson- Benson Minn.
Lloyd Oseby- Brooking S. Dak.
Clayton Beigh- Woonsocket S. Dak.
All Infantry men.

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
Research, The Reader's Digest