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Ashtabula, Ohio
(806 Center St)
GREEN
O-21

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? CHARLES RUSSELL WARD

What was your unit and division?
3892 TRK. CO., ATTACHED TO 29 DIVISION FOR THE LANDING

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
EASY RED SECTOR, OMAHA BEACH

What was your rank on June 6, 1944? - CORPORAL

What was your age on June 6, 1944? 32

Were you married at that time? No

What is your wife's name? MARY REILLY WARD

Did you have any children at that time? No

What do you do now ? INVESTIGATOR FOR THE OHIO DEPT. OF LIQUOR CONTROL

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
MAY, 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?
REMEMBER FOR THE CONDITIONS AS WE LEFT ENGLAND AND HOW
SOLIDERS WERE INTERESTED IN HAVING PICTURES TAKEN BY
PHOTOGRAPHER FROM LIFE MAGAZINE.

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 olanned to set it afire when
the troops came in).