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- for Cornelius Ryan 2 -
Your name Walter E Rosson

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day? yes
Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day? yes
Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties? No
Were you wounded? No
Do you remember what it was like—that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing?
Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even
though it did not, of course, seem amusing at the time?
went to Normandy landings in my best dress uniform-
June 5th 1944 was a Monday, I had flown missions on June 2 + 3 and on Monday we
went to officer mess in full uniform planning to go to Norwich, 7 miles away, to see a
movie. But as we left the dining hall, an officer at the exit door with a typed list
stopped us and told me to go to Briefing.
armed MP's admitted us and so we learned about the coming day.
(Didn't sleep that night!)
Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, which struck
you more than anything else?
while awaiting takeoff, we were lying under a wing talking, and a .50 cal M.G. on a plane being
prepared nearby went off. The bullet passed right over us and we wondered if that
was an omen or warning for the flight to come.