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For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-Day

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? MAJ. GEN. RAYMOND "TUBBY" BARTON

What was your unit and division?
C.O. 4th Div

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
54 (Birthday 26th Aug)

Were you married at that time?

What is your wife's name? MARRIED 1922 - CLARE FITZPATRICK.

Did you have any children at that time?
Son - RAYMOND O. jun
Dgt - CLARE

What do you do now? Ret'd - SOUTHERN FINANCE CORP
(Real Estate)

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?

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?

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).