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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Robert Franco
750 Swift Boulevard
Richland, Washington
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?
This was commonplace but specific instances escape me.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
Aboard plane en route
to France

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
In a farmhouse about a mile
from Ste. Mere Eglise. Here there were 100 or more
wounded from the Division & I was sole medical officer.
This scene was briefly described by Ralph Ingersoll in his book
about this invasion. He apparently arrived with ground troops.

Do you know of anybody else 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?
Dr. Byford I Hall, DuQuain, Ill.
Dr. Lyle B Putnam , Witchita, Kan.
Dr. John De Long was medical office on the LST in
which I was evacuated. I believe he is
from New York State. He might have been
on duty June 6. I have not seen him since.

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
5/1/58
Frances Ward
Research, The Reader ’s Digest