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THE ASSAULT LANDINGS IN NORMANDY
D DAY: MIDNIGHT JUNE 5 —MIDNIGHT JUNE
What is your full name? Walter Sidney Ruthen
What is your present address? 22, Marlborough Rd., Norwich, Norfolk
Telephone number:
What was your unit, division, corps? 1st Suffolk Regt, 3rd Div
Where did you land and at what time? Luc-sur-Mer 6 to 6.30 AM
What was your rank and age on June 6, 1944? Pte 23 years
Were you married at that time? yes
What is your wife's name? Brenda
Did you have any children at that time? yes one
When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion? May
What was the trip like during the crossing of the Channel? Do you
remember, for example, any conversations you had or how you passed the time?
The sea was rough, we passed our time playing cards with French Francs
Were there any rumours aboard ship? (Some people remember hearing that
the Germans had poured gasoline on the water and planned to set it afire
when the troops came in .)
no such talk on ship, as it was all [quiet ?]
Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?
No need for a diary as I can remember a
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