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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name Wayne E. Palmer

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?
CAPT KIMBALL RICHMOND REALIZED THAT HIS
"I" 16TH INFANTRY WAS BEING LANDED ON WRONG BEACH
HAD BOATS TURNED AROUND AND LANDED ON CORRECT
AREA. ALTHOUGH ALL BOATS WERE HIT OR HIT MINES.
HE + THE SURVIVERS SWAM ASHORE + HELPED TO ORGANIZE
THE ATTACK TO GET OFF THE BEACH.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
IN BED ON TROOPSHIP.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?
ABOUT 2 MILES INLAND IN A RAVINE WHERE WE
HAD A 1ST AID STATION SET UP.

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?
REV. JOHN DAHLIN - CHURCH FERRY N.D.
CLARENCE HAGLE - 804 EAST PALMER AVE
GLENDALE 5, CALIF.
OLAF JOHNSON - BOX 217 ROSE CREEK, MINN.
NOEL RILEY - 215 OVILLA ROAD, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
BAYER ROSS - BOX 614 MOUNTAIN LAKE, MINN
EDWIN SCHNEIDER RR5 JASPER, IND.
URBAN TANGEMAN - 209 W. WALNUT ST
COLDWATER, OHIO.
CHARLES WOOD - 1011 CAMPBELL AVE
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
ALL ABOVE WITH 16TH INFANTRY 1ST INF DIV.

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.
If you do want to interview me, I shall do
the best I can to help you. Please give me
a little notice of time.
WE Palmer

Cornelius Ryan

Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest