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Bill Cable, sgt
8001 Blackmoor, Detroit
[ ?] 320 Glider FA Rts, Battery A 1 st
Near 2400 take off (1 jump officer 2 troops)
Daylight on runway 2-4 wave of troops
beforehand. (Horsa glider) jeep & trailer
load of ammo (4 men & crew)
staff sgt, Bill, 2 lower rank
Hit AA as approached coast, hit by small arms fire
smooth ride, red light flashed - red alert
PO'd, pilot called wire landing and set down
hit two trees, lost wing, dropped
straight down. Everybody got out. Co pilot [lacerated ?], broken arm.
Load broke loose, [?] forward
Bill pinned under steel loading plates. Pitch black.
Sgt Alez (Ahly) helped Bill loose, knees
sore. ( not where landed or quiet) Couldn't
find 2 other men buried under tail. (Lost only
v pocket pistol & few tools)
Dove for ditches in hedgerows. Carrying full pack.
While unloading gear GC4 crash landed, nobody
hurt, [but bailed with special equipment. ?] Made sure men were
OK then went back to dig for [?]. All quiet. While
looking broke plywood, turned white with MG fire.
Other guys dove for ditch, found guys under tail section