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- for Cornelius Ryan 3 -
Your name LT COL. F.C. ROBERTSON

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 ?

Where were you at midnight on June 5, 1944?
BEAULIEU STATION, HAMPSHIRE
Where were you at midnight on June 6, 1944?

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?
No- our first pilot bellied in a couple of days after D-Day above Omaha
Beach, broke off both wings of his P-47 (Turnip Termite II) on Jerry's
ground poles built to wreck gliders + climbed out unscathed +
among American troops.

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,
Cornelius Ryan
Frances Ward
Research, The Reader's Digest