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Your name Wilbert L Smith

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?
I wasn't on the beach long enough
to observe very much. Also there was
much confusion.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
on the English Channel

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1945?
on the English Channel

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?

Earl William Walter Wilbenn - So. Boston Va.
Killis Thorton, John Thorton - So. Boston Va.
Carl Hall. - [illegible]. Herman Saunders - So. Boston Va.
Ned Allred. va. Jack Satterfuld - So. Boston Va.

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