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Your name DOMENICK L MAGRO

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? YES. THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE BEACH AREA
G.I.'S WERE CONTINUELLY LIGHTING CIGARETTES IN THE DARK
WHICH WAS VERY STUPID. ONE SQUAD SPOTTED A GERMAN
RECON PATROL AND THEY ALL FIRED AT THE LEADER
AS A RESULT THE[crossed out]Y ALL[end crosssed out] REST ALL GOT AWAY PROBALLY WITH
THE INFORMATION THEY STARTED AFTER.

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944? ABOARD H.M.S. RODNEY
ON THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON OUR WAY TO UTAH BEACH.

Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944? ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE
ON UTAH BEACH.

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?

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.

P.S. I WILL BE AVAIBLE FOR
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR RYAN.

Cornelius Ryan

Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest