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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-Day
CAL 15
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 ?
Arthur Anthony Maloney
What was your unit and division?
507th Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division
Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time ?
West of St Mere Eglise - on the far side of the Merderet River
What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
Lt. Col.
What was your age on June 6, 1944?
30 years old (Birthday 13 June 1914)
Were you married at that time ?
yes
What is your wife !s name ?
Mary Arens Maloney
Did you have any children at that time ?
yes- two sons Michael and Dennis
What do you do now?
on duty with Cincpac staff, Honolulu, Hawaii
When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
In early May- the senior officers in the regiment were briefed by Division headquarters

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 ?
see attached "A"

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 planned to set it afire- -when
the troops came in ).
none