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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-day

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? S. F. C. Howard G. Miller

What was your unit and division? 506 PIR 101 ABN. Div
Co. C.

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
Ravenoville Sometime after midnight June 5, 1944.

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
Pfc.

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
20 yrs. of age

Were you married at that time?
No

What is your wife’s name?
Frances

Did you have any children at that time?
No

What do you do now?
I am with the Airborne Dept. of the Infantry School, Ft. Benning,
Georgia.

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
Sometime in May 1944.

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?
It was just another airplane ride; I slept all the way.

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).
There were plenty of rumors, but we did know that the Germans
had placed posts on the D. Z. for us to land on.