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July 11, 1958
Hr. John Polyniak
3838 Eighth Street
Baltimore 25, Maryland

Dear Mr. Polyniak:

Thank you very much for your letter and for your willingness to help
us with Cornelius Ryan's book about D-Day. I hope you will forgive
the delay in replying to your kind offer of assistance; we are grati-
fied, but somewhat overwhelmed, by the wonderful response which we
are getting as a result of our requests for information.

During the next few months, both in this country and in Europe, Mr.
Ryan will be interviewing many of the D-Day participants who agree to
contribute to the book. Very probably, he will wish to talk with you
during that period. In the meantime, since we are dealing with so
many people, we have found it necessary to develop an individual file
on each person who agrees to help us. Therefore, we hope you will
complete the enclosed record and return it to me at your earliest
convenience. We truly believe that these questions will serve you,
as well as us, if they can help to crystallize some hazy memories and
to indicate the sort of information which we are seeking.

I should be most grateful to know as soon as possible when and if you
will be available for interview. We want very much to tell the story
of your unit, and in order to do that we need the personal accounts
of the men who were there. We particularly look forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Frances Ward
Research Department FWtIX

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