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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name E.T. LITTLE

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 from D-Day?
Ten Gale was taking me over to artillery RHQ and
there were quite a [crossed out] [illegible][end crossed out] number of air burst shells coming in.
Each time one came near everyone but the Gen hit the dirt.
He stopped by one slit trench right after a nearly explosion
and calmly asked if the people inside were quite comfortable
He had on a pink coat, riding pants and boots, his red beret
and carried a riding crop. He gave the impression that the
shells wouldn't dare hit him and since I was with him
the feeling rubbed off on me also.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
We emplaned approx 2230 hrs 5 Jun 44

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
6 AB Div HQ attached to ARTY RHQ.

Do you know of anybody else who landed within the 24 hours
of D-day, June 6, as infantry, glider or airborne troops,
or who took part in the air and sea operations, whom
we should write to?
Ex Sgt WW JWDD
Sunnybrooke Miliatry Hospital Toronto.
Ex Capt Henry
c/c Sunnybrooke Mil Hosp

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 NOW;"
YOUR NAME AND VOCATION OR OCCUPATION WILL BE LISTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

W.A. Milroy Lt.-Col.
Director of Public Relations(Army)
Cartier Square,
Ottawa, Ontario