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- for Cornelius Ryan 2 -
Your name J.J. Ricci

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?
No

Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?
I believe Sgt. Barr was our first casulty.
Lt. Cox our first officer lost.

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
none

Were you wounded? yes

Do you remember what it was like — that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing?
Not much pain at first. very surprising.

Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even
though it did not, of course, seem amusing at the time?

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, which struck
you more than anything else?