Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 89
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Cronin
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were a bunch of ladies there--mothers giving us coffee
and donuts, Red Cross gals. They took us in busses
over to Camp Miles Standish. I was segregated from
this group and put with combat men coming in. Then I
was put over with a PW group. And they took the
precaution to stop and tell us . . . there was maybe
a hundred of us in this group . . . well, in a speech
a general welcomes you back. First of all, they welcomed
us back in France. Eisenhower came over, and he was a
great man. He was a great salesman. He came over and
this was nothing but guys coming out that were PW's.
Anyway, they did such things as tell us, "Now don't call
home. Don't be positive that your folks know that you're
alive. We've had several men call and someone will drop
dead or have a heart attack. Call somebody close to
home and tell them you're going to call in an hour.
There's a battery of maybe a hundred telephones in there
for your use, and you'll be able to get through." I was
scheduled to go to St. Louis, and I wanted to go to
Kansas City. I had them change that, and they gave me
a sleeper car. When I got into Fort Leavenworth there
was about 200 men being processed, and they called several
of us by name. They stood up and welcomed you back.
And that's something for them to stop the routine of an
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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/m1/91/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.