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2 .
Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?
No

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?

Were you wounded? No

How were you wounded?

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 may not have seemed amusing at the time? Or anything unexpected or out- of-place?
Yes one of crew of American LST 35 "Snafu Moon II"
was detailed for DUKW duty. Was fully armed before
leaving ship. His last words before leaving, on viewing
his armaments were "when Jerry sees me, its all
over. Back tonight boys".

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
Plenty of DUKW 's floating about empty. Eventually
one of the "assault boats" picked up by a troopship
and around the propellor was a body. When boat
in davit of troopship body only seen from
other ships. Eventually removed by shooting
off from [last words cut off from page]