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[inserted] FW:
We need Canadian AB
canadian in RCAF 1st Can /3 Bgde
book. Will write Possible E
or call. [underline] CR [end underline] [end inserted]
For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-day

THOUSANDS OF MEN, ON LAND AND SEA AND IN THE AIR,
PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OP NORMANDY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
JUNE 5, 1944 AND MIDNIGHT JUNE 6, 1944. IF YOU WERE
ONE FP THEM, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

What is your full name? William Sinclair Dunnett

What was your unit and division?
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
6th British Airborne Division
Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
North Orne River 0045hrs 6 June 44 [inserted] __ Pathfinder? [end inserted]
[inserted] Yes [end inserted]
What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
private
What was your age on June 6, 1944?
22 years
Were you married at that time?
yes
What is your wife's name?
at that time Edna Mae Dunnett
Did you have any children at that time?
yes
What do you do now?
Investigating N.C.O. with Tactical [crossed out] Invest [end crossed out] Test Invest-
tigation Section. [circled] CJATC. [end circled] [inserted] Rivers Manitoba [end inserted]
When did you know that you were going to be part of the
invasion?
10 Days prior to Landings

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?
[underlined] fell asleep during trip in aircraft [end underline], probably
caused by nervous tension.

What were the rumors on board the boat, ship or plane in which
you made the crossing? (Some people remember scuttlebut to the
effect that the Germans had poured gasoline on the water and
planned to set it afire when the troops came in) .
Nil.