TESTIMONY OF PVT WILLIAM R. TUMLIN (Co C)

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MI9/INT/Q
MIS-X

FORM Q
WAR CRIMES

Information supplied by ex-Prisoners of War.

Number: 14139505

Name: TUMLIN

Rank: Private

Initials: W. R.

Unit: Co. “C” 508 Prcht. Inf.

Home address: 947 W. Myrtle St, Gainesville Ga.

Date and place of capture:

6 June 1944

Carentan, France

Date, Camp or place:

Aug. 7, 1944, Tours, France

Particulars of the criminal act or violation:

Pfc Cyril K. DeVay was shot as an example after trying to escape near Tours, France

We were enroute to Germany from Rennes, France.

During a strafing by U.S. fighters we broke out of the cars and made for the woods, running into an outer ring of guards and seeing we couldn't get thru we returned – DeVay was caught, brought back to the train and was shot along with three men of other nationalitys [sic].

Names of other witnesses:

Clayton Heigh, other names forgotten.