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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name HAROLD T. KENNEDY M/SGT.

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 ALWAYS YOU DO INCREDICLY STUPID THINGS - SUCH AS RUNNING
THROUGH FIELDS WHICH ARE MINED + SAW PEOPLE SHOT OFF
TOES EVEN TO GET OUT OF THE FEAR OR DIEING. ALSO BASICALLY
AMERICANS ARE SOFT WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE, AND BECAUSE
OF THIS MANY DIED.
Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944 ?
BEING BRIEFED + LOCKED UP AT ROWSBUTY ENGLAND ALSO STANDING
ON THE RUNWAY GETTING READY FOR A 0200 TAKEOFF
Where were you at midnight on June 6 , 1944?
TRYING TO GET A 75 HOWZ TO OPERATE TO HOLD THE GERMANS
BACK FROM COMING OVER A BRIDGE (WHICH WE DID) 5 TANKS IN ALL

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 ?
COL. CURT FRISBIE- USAF AND UNKOWN
COL. DON FRENCH- USAF AND UNKOWN
CAPT. W. WINTERSOLE USAF COOK AFB CALIF.
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IN CLOSEING- IT TOOK US 7 DAYS TO GET OUT - AND I BELIVE
IT WAS ON THE THIRD NIGHT BEFORE THE BEACH FORCE REACHED
ARE MADE CONTACT WITH US . WE THE GLIDER PILOTS BROUGHT
OUT 68 PRISONERS, AND ON THE SOUTHERN FRANCE, HOLLAND +
WESEL GERMANY MISSION WE BROUGHT OUT THOUSANDS
HOWEVER THE 101st + 82nd AIRBORNES ON NORMANDY WERE THE
VERY BEST TROOPS EVER TRAINED
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I WILL LEAVE REDSTONE ARSENAL THE 24th OF JUNE + WILL RETURN
TO SHEPPARD AFB TEXAS ASSIGNED TO THE MISSILE DEPT.

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.

THANK YOU MISS OR MRS WARD FOR SUCH A NICE LETTER
HAROLD T KENNEDY
M.SGT -USAF
Cornelius Ryan
Frances Ward
Research , The Reader's Digest