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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Harry S Kucipak

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?
At that time I think they were all great crises because we were all so
busy fighting I do feel that there were some things done well
and some pretty stupid

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
In the bay at Southhampton we departed around 11:00 for France
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
Omaha 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?
No I do not in those hours

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
Cornelius Ryan
Frances Ward
Research, The Readers Digest