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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-Day
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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?
LEO HENRY SCHWEITER

What was your unit and division?
HQS 101st ABN DIV

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
BEHIND UTAH BEACH
ABOUT 0100 HOURS 6 JUNE 44

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
CAPTAIN

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
27

Were you married at that time?
NO

What is your wife's name?
VIRGINIA PFLAUM SCHWEITER

Did you have any children at that time?
NO

What do you do now?
U.S. ARMY OFFICER

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
JANUARY 1944 - SHOURTLY AFTER JOINING THE 101st ABN DIV
IN ENGLAND.

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?
FULLY DESCRIBED BY THE[?N?] S/SGT THOMAS BRUFF (NOW CAPTAIN I
BELIEVE) IN "RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY", THE HISTORY OF THE 101st ABN DIV.
ONLY OTHER CONVERSATIONS WERE WITH THE[?N?] COLONEL T.L. SHERBURNE
(NOW MAJOR GENERAL) WHO JUMPED NUMBER 2 IN MY STICK MOSTLY
PERTAINED TO BUSINESS AT HAND. SPENT MOST OF TIME STANDING IN DOOR
LOOKING AT ENGLISH CHANNEL AND AIR ACTIVITY

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).
NONE.