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Your name John Polyniak

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 from D-day?
We had a Navy officer to direct fire from the ships off shore
and it was amazing how he was able to get and direct
accurate fire on the targets. Especially one which was a
church steeple which had spotter that was directing German
fire from Vill Sur Mer and he was able to direct fire
and hit it by his direction from shore to ship.

TEXAS SFCP

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
In a ship on the channel

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
Just a few hundred yards off shore

Do you know of anybody else who landed within the 24 hours of D-day, June 6 ,
as infantry, glider or airborne troops, or who took part in the air and sea
operations, whom we should write to?
Jack N. Womer
3013 Dunleer Rd.
Dundalk, Md.
out

Edward [?Kaskie?]
1332 Pulaskie Ave
Shamokin, Pa.
out

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
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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