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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Francis J. House

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?
the landing itself was comparatively simple, after we
got to the top of thehill the trouble started. our company was
under constant artillery fire from German(88's). some of the
men seemed to regard the whole operation as some sort of
picnic. however they soon learned that caution is the
better part of valor

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
midnight June 5, 1944 I was on an L.C.I. in the channel off the
coast of Normandy

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
midnight June 6, 1944 I was near a small village in Normandy
called St Mere Eglese (I hope the spelling is correct)
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?
Robert Vaughn- 6th Street Newell , W. Virginia
Mr Vaughn was a member of the 101st Airborne
division which participated in the Normandy landing
[*Have him?
yes*]

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;
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
Cornelius Ryan
Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest