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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-Day

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?
S A 192 WO 2 Johnstone T

What was your unit and division?
6 armoured regiment 2nd armoured brigade

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
courseulles sur mer approx. seven o'clock

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
sgt.

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
24

Were you married at that time?
yes

What is your wife's name?
violet

Did you have any children at that time?
yes

What do you do now?
instructor

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
Approx. three months before D Day

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?
The evening was calm and towards morning it got rough
Busy working on our tank and equipment and trying to figure out what
part of the coast we were going to land on.

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).
The only rumors were the ones going about where we might be landing.