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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-day

THOUSANDS OF MEN, ON LAND AND SEA AHD 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? Clifford Edgar Dunn

What was your unit and division? Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
3rd Canadina Division.

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time? I forget the name
of the village we arrived near but we landed in Normandy
around 9.30 P.M.

What was your rank on June 6, 1944? I was a driver (Pte)

What as your age on June 6, 1944? 25 yrs.

Were you married at that time? Yes. (I was married in England)

What is your wife' name? Pauline

Did you have any children at that time? No. We were expecting to
have our first child anytime then.

What do you do now? I am a milk receiver. I worj for
Silverwood's Dairy Ltd. Peterboro, Ont.

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
I knew that we were going to be part of the invastion
in January. 5 months before.

What was the trip like during the crossing of the Channel? Do you
remember, for example, any conversations you hard or how you passed
the time? It was calm mostly all the way. We left port
(Portsmouth) in the evening of June 5th. I was having a
chat with one of our officers as we were leaving. I remember telling
him of my wife that I was soon to be a father. I was thinking that
maybe I would never see her again but my officer told me to cheer
up that everything would turn out alright. We were all issued
a vomiting bag in case we got sick with a rough sea but I never
used mine. I [crossed out] selpt [end crossed out] slept the most of the night. After a few
tossings turnings.

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).
In general the men seemed to be silent. Everybody
seemed to be keeping their thoughts to themselves.

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