Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 81
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81but we went through a big camp, a tent city that they
said was the size of Cincinnati, and it was there that
you reported the names of any Germans that you wanted
picked up, and I reported these two men that I spoke of.
These were both the interrogators.
Yes, and I made a special point to take to . . . well,
I got stuck in the hospital, and after this ten days
or so in the hospital, I went back to make damn sure
that these guys were reported, and I gave them the message
of the man in Gyor, and they looked it up and said that
they had a team out looking for him and that I was like
the 150th or the 510th or something man to report him,
and they were really after this guy.
At the time that you were liberated were you kind of
bitter toward the Germans?
I guess I was. I don't know. I think I was so happy to
get out . . . I never called them German. I didn't give
them that much respect until . . . well, until real lately
I used to call them Jerrys. I guess I was. I must have
been.
But I gather that time has healed any sores.
I think it's healed it to the point that I don't remember
that I was bitter, but I don't remember things too well
anyway. There's a lot of detail that I'm sure I've missed.
But I want to give you the things that stand out.Marcello:
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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/m1/83/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.