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Your name THOMAS P. MULVEY

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?
No

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
Somewhere over the English Channel as a part of the air armada that was forming
up for the airborne assault that occurred about one hour later.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
In the vicinity of Ste. Mere Eglise with about ten of my company.

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?
Yes, but I don ’t have addresses.

With regard to an interview - I will be available here in Vermont until
20 June. We are preparing for Summer Field Training and will not be able to
go to New York until after 19 July. I will be available from 19 July to about
20 August, when I am being transferred to Fort Knox, Ky.

Cordially,
THOMAS P. MULVEY
Lt. Col. Inf

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

Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest