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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name L. H. SCHWEITER

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?
AIRBORNE ENROUTE FROM ENGLAND TO NORMANDY

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
BEHIND UTAH BEACH

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?
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COLONEL J. J. HATCH FT. CAMPBELL, KY
MAJOR BUD RAINEY " " " ", "
COLONEL H.W.O. KINNARD " " " ", "
COLONEL S.N. HOMAN HQ V CORPS - GERMANY
SEVERAL OTHERS WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO 101sT ABN DIV AND WHO ARE
STILL OFFICERS IN THE ARMY. SOME OF THEM ARE AGAIN ASSIGNED
TO THE 101st ABN DIV AT FT. CAMPBELL, KY. OTHERS ARE AT FT. BRAGG, N.C.

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 HOW;
YOUR NAME AND VOCATION OR OCCUPATION WILL BE LISTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

Cornelius Ryan
Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest