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Norfolk, VA.
-I'd say BLACK- ?
VA24

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?
SANDS, WILLIAM H.

What was your unit and division?
29th Division Artillery, 29th Infantry Division

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
Omaha Beach, June 6th, with half Division Headquarters and half
Division Artillery Headquarters.

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
Brigadier General, Commanding Division Artillery

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
52

Were you married at that time?
Yes
What is your wife's name?
Dolores Winn Sands
Did you have any children at that time ?
No

What do you do now?
Attorney at Law

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
As soon as anyone else, during the spring of 1944

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?

Available for interview, if desired.
713 Bank of Commerce Building, Norfolk, Virginia

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).