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- for Cornelius Ryan 2 -
Your name James D. Sink

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?
No, but I reconstructed the action later. As a boat team commander I
prepared a narrative for S. L. A. Marshall later.

Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?
Yes, quite a few. Best I remember, nine men of my company killed or wounded
that came in with my boat.

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
Back in England with Major John W. Sours, Regimental Supply Officer and
S/Sgt. Fred W. Goad, my wire chief. Both these men had a premonition
that they would be killed and both were correct.

Were you wounded ?
No.

Do you remember what it was like--that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing?
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Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even
though it did not, of course, seem amusing at the time?
Yes - - plenty of things. Such as men trying to hide behind the obstacles
in the water.

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, which struck
you more then anything else?
Yes - the way the men assembled into leaderless groups with no apparent aim.