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VERNON AUGUSTINE THOMPSON
808 North Jefferson Street
Goldsborough, N. C.

Mr. Ryan: I must ask you your full name.
Vernon Augustine Thompson

Mr. Ryan: Thompson, hu. Good - aha

Mr. Ryan: Where do you live.

Thompson: 808 North Jefferson Street, Goldsborough, N.C.

Mr. Ryan: Now how old were you on D-Day. I understand you[crossed out] 're [end crossed out] were pretty young, weren't you.

Thompson: Seventeen

Mr. Ryan: Seventeen and when did you join the PT unit. You were on a PT boat.

Thompson: That's right.Thats almost.......and

Mr. Ryan: Well just look. Was it a month before, couple of months before

Thompson: About three months before.

Mr. Ryan: Was this your first combat

Thompson: Yes, signed

Mr. Ryan: What was your rank on D-Day

Thompson: Seaman first class

Mr. Ryan: Seaman first class. Where had you been based in England

Thompson: Borma(sounds like) Landan (sounds like) Glasgow, Scotland

Mr. Ryan: Well just preceding D-Day you were in Borma. [crossed out] What was the number of your [end crossed out]

Thompson: Borma

Mr. Ryan: What was the number of your boat or what was the name of it, do you remember

Thompson: 136

Mr. Ryan: PT 136 - What was the .....was there much of a crew on that

Thompson: There was 18 of us. I think

Mr. Ryan: And your mission on D-Day was what

Thompson: Picking up survivors

Mr. Ryan: Picking up survivors. Now after the postponement you went there once when the
invasion was postponed from 5th to the 6th. You left once and then you were
called back and now - on the actual day of the invasion - that was the 6th of
June '44 - what time did you leave England - your squadron - was it a full squadron?