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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Buffalo Boy Canoe

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 ?
a few- like the time a young trooper
killed his first kraut and had a nervous
Breakdown. and tried to hide.
Then the time one of the fellows turned his
Back on a dead kraut to pick up a pretty
german ring as a remembrance, and was
knifed by the so call dead german.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944 ?
Preparing for combat, getting things ready & being briefed.

[*This is wrong*]
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
In the sky a few thousand ft. up- ready for the big day.

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 ?
[*1.*]
Yes! I know lots of them, but I believe
some of their names are on Mr Lassen's sheet.
[crossed out]or[end crossed out]I have no other address, once in a
while I come across a buddy that was over there
with me.
I am now unemployed trying to get my business
again, which was a summer resort and Gym.
When I went to the Vets. Hospital, I lost everything I had.
You catch me in the time of hardship.
If this continues, I will go back to my reservation,
at Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
I hope your Book is a Big success.

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 HOT 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.

Cornelius Ryan
5/1/58
Frances Ward
Research , The Reader ’s Digest