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Your name I.W. Seelye

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?
One of the stupid things which I did was to sleep on top of the ground, wrapped in a white parachute, the night of June 6. This would have been an excellent way to have gotten killed by a roving German patrol.

"Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? at an airport in England
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944? near Ste Mere Eglise, England

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?
Mr John McGarrah Princeton, Indiana

If I can be of any other help in your search for information please contact me at this address.
1401 Benton St
Crete, Ill.

PLEASE LET US HAVE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN
INCLUDE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE BOOK. THE 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