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E Liverpool , Ohio V-Tele call
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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-Day [*RED or GREEN*]
[*LL*]
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? FRANCIS JAMES HOUSE
What was your unit and division? CoK - 359th INF - 90th Inf DIVISION
Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time? OUR PARTICULAR LC.I.
[*UTAH*] ARRIVED AT THE BEACH BEFORE DAYLIGHT. AT THAT TIME I DID
NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE BEACH OR EVEN WHAT PART OF FRANCE
IT WAS. WE STOOD BY DURING THE NAVAL AND AIR BOMBARDMENT
What was your rank on June 6, 1944? PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
What was your age on June 6, 1944? 22
Were you married at that time? NO
What is your wife ’s name? SINGLE YET
Did you have any children at that time?
SINGLE AT THAT TIME
What do you do now? POTTER - HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO.
NEWELL, W. VIRGINIA
ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DINNERWARE
THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAKER OF FINE DINNERWARE - CHINA
When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
ON JUNE 2, 1944 WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO DARTMOUTH
IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND AND LOADED ON AN L.C.I. WE DID NOT KNOW WHY
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 CHANNEL WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH DURING THE NIGHT OF
JUNE5 AND THE MEN COULD NOT SLEEP IN THE RACKS PROVIDED
ON THE L.C.I. WE KNEW WE WERE PART OF A BIG PLAN,
[*?*]HOWEVER WE DID NOT KNOW WHERE WE WERE GOING, SOME
SAID IT WAS BRITTANY IN NORTHERN FRANCE

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).

WE WERE WARNED THAT THE WATERS AND BEACHES WOULD
BE FILLED WITH OBSTACLES SUCH AS CEMENT AND IRON POSTS
AND BARBED WIRE PLUS FLOATING MINES. THIS DID NOT PROVE
TO BE TRUE IN MY PARTICULAR SECTOR. WE DID NOT KNOW
AT THIS TIME WHERE THE LANDING WOULD BE.