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VA 23 Norfolk, Va- LL BLACK

For Cornelius Ryan
Book about D-day

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

What is your full name ? Charles De Puy Robison Jr.
What was your unit and division?
USS Glennon DD620 Destroyer Squadron 16, I think

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time ?
Omaha Beach, dawn 6 June
What was your rank June 6, 1944?
Lt 19
What was your age on June 6, 1944?
23
Were you married at that time ?
no
What is your wife's name ?
Elizabeth Bell Robison
Did you have any children at that time ?
no
What do you do now ?
US Navy
When did you know that you were going to he part of the invasion?
suspected about 15 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 ?
very peaceful. we were escorting troop ships for several days prior to
6 June when the landing was postponed about 4 June our task organization
turned around and steamed back toward Belfast. Then, after a few hours,
we reversed course again to be on scheduled for 6 June
played bridge
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).
none I remember