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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?
THOMAS PARIS MULVEY

What was your unit and division?
Company "F", 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
Jumped one-half mile SE of Ste. Mere-Eglise, at 0117 on 6 June 1944.

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
Captain

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
28 years old

Were you married at that time?
Yes

What is your wife's name?
Mildred Melvin Mulvey

Did you have any children at that time?
No
What do you do now?
US Army officer, presently assigned to US Army Advisor Group (NGUS ) Vermont.

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
We were briefed on 4 June.

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?
Most of the men in my plane were asleep after the first half hour. We were
airborne for two-and-a-half hours, having taken off at 2245 hrs. As we crossed
the French coast, I mentioned this fact to one of the troopers by the door, and
he said: "So what!"

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). We had been shown air photos of our Drop Zones, but we
had no guarantee we would land on them. Other photos showed what appeared to
be Rommelspargel (Rommel 's asparagus) which proved to be rather large poles
stuck in the ground to prevent glider landings and to impale parachutists.
Fortunately none of our people ran into them.