Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 53
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53through a great political tirade about how terrible
America was and how they were going to tear us up, and
he pointed to our tent. He said, "This is where you
live."
This was where you lived back in Italy?
He had an aerial photograph, and he pointed to our tent.
He told us what our aircraft was. He pulled out the
blue technical book--it looks like a great big binder--
on the B-24M that I'd never seen, and he knew that we
were a "mickey" crew. Hell, nobody knew this.
What's a "mickey" crew?
Radar.
This is what you were going to do when you went on night
duty.
This was our last day raid, and this guy knew this, and
we later thought that they probably thought that I was
a mickey--a radar bombardier--and was being trained for
it because no one else fit the description. But I
finally convinced them I wasn't. They had gotten my
name at this point. They had my name and everything
at this point. They had a dossier on us that wouldn't
quit at that point.
Did this perhaps tell you something about German intelligence?
It damned sure did. As a matter of fact, from that
point on . . . we were told to be careful of our folksMarcello:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R. Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972, book, February 1, 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529237/m1/55/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.