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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -

Your name- Broughman, Warner

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 ?
Paratroopers who may face instant death faces great
odds and certainly must be self reliant. Ingenuity
is a by line against the odds in a war of this
nature.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
Preparing for the invasion of France.

Where were you at midnight on June 6 , 1944?
Jumped by parachute on Utah Beach at 1:05 AM.

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?
The only other paratrooper making the invasion of 1944
and is alive today that I have contact with,
is living in Lexington Ky also. He is a
close friend of mine and at the time of
the invasion was Captured for a long stay
in prison.
Rodgers Baker
LL/ 217 Tahoma Rd.
Lexington, Ky.

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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
Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest