Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 86
This book is part of the collection entitled: UNT Oral Histories and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Oral History Program.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Cronin
86
be men. I know this, that God, I hated to go to that
Army. I was so nuts about home, but so was everybody
else, but I don't know. I wouldn't think of goofing
off and not going with the crew on a flight if I had
to, but I hated to go to that damned airplane, but so
did everybody else. I think that this may be the mark
of a collective race of men and women. I don't know.
I don't know. I feel today that a lot of our young
people would let us down, and that's a terrible indictment
of them. But some of the kids that you teach, I think,
would let us down. And that's an indictment that I
think is as rough as I can make. Now maybe I'm wrong.
I hope I'm wrong, but their standard of values is not . . .
some of them . . . I just wish that they could have the
opportunity to see how the upper crust lives in some of
these other countries. West Dallas is heaven to southern
Italy. We had this crazy navigator from Cleveland. Tell
your class this. He was about half-stoned one night, and
we found him in this town of Cerignola. And he was at
a lamp post, and he must have had fifty kids lined up
there. And he had chocolate, little penny Kraft chocolates,
caramels, in all of his pockets. He was a happy-go-
lucky guy. These kids would always come up and ask you
for "caramels, Joe?" or "chocolate, Joe?," you know,
and he'd say, "Okay, wash your face." They all were
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View three pages within this book that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
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/m1/88/?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.