Comments on: World War II: German Saboteurs Invade America in 1942 http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942 From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brian Fitzgerald http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942.htm#comment-784703 Brian Fitzgerald Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:13:42 +0000 #comment-784703 My father, Hugh F. Fitzgerald, was a duty officer the night the sabotuers landed on Long Island and as I recollect, received a call from the coast guard station telling him about the noise of the engines and the suspicious behaviour of the strange men on the beach including the large wad of cash that they were flashing around. When my father called his superior to pass on the information, he said that the officer was asleep and had to be awaken. When on the phone he kept questioning my father about the information saying that it was incredible and hard to believe giving my father the impression that he didn't believe him and leaving my father with the impression that the superior officer was resistant to passing the information on right away. Always wondered whether that created any time delay allowing the saboteurs time to board the train? My father, Hugh F. Fitzgerald, was a duty officer the night the sabotuers landed on Long Island and as I recollect, received a
call from the coast guard station telling him about the noise of the engines and the suspicious behaviour of the strange men on the
beach including the large wad of cash that they were flashing around.
When my father called his superior to pass on the information, he said that the officer was asleep and had to be awaken. When on the phone
he kept questioning my father about the information saying that it was incredible and hard to believe giving my father the impression that he
didn't believe him and leaving my father with the impression that the superior officer was resistant to passing the information on right away. Always wondered whether that created any time delay allowing the saboteurs time to board the train?

]]> By: Stephen Cronmiller http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942.htm#comment-428243 Stephen Cronmiller Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:16:10 +0000 #comment-428243 My father Harry Cronmiller, was the "other guy" in this slice of history. He and John Cullen were both patrolling the beach that night but were not together when the encounter happened. The next day, as my father put it, "all hell broke loose". All sorts of CG, Army and FBI converged on Amagansett. Among other points, the FBI was amazed that they were patrolling the beach with only flashlights. Dad says they pretty soon after got rifles, but never got any ammunition. My father Harry Cronmiller, was the "other guy" in this slice of history. He and John Cullen were both patrolling the beach that night but were not together when the encounter happened.

The next day, as my father put it, "all hell broke loose". All sorts of CG, Army and FBI converged on Amagansett. Among other points, the FBI was amazed that they were patrolling the beach with only flashlights. Dad says they pretty soon after got rifles, but never got any ammunition.

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]]> By: Mumbai style attack could easily occur here - Page 2 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942.htm#comment-19790 Mumbai style attack could easily occur here - Page 2 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:47:33 +0000 #comment-19790 [...] Beach, Florida. The New York landers were caught by an alert Coast Guard man patrolling the beach. World War II: German Saboteurs Invade America in 1942 ? HistoryNet. Their object was sabotage, but they were also to carry out some terrorist style attacks against [...] [...] Beach, Florida. The New York landers were caught by an alert Coast Guard man patrolling the beach. World War II: German Saboteurs Invade America in 1942 ? HistoryNet. Their object was sabotage, but they were also to carry out some terrorist style attacks against [...]

]]> By: Barbara Schackel http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-german-saboteurs-invade-america-in-1942.htm#comment-18656 Barbara Schackel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:43:10 +0000 #comment-18656 I have read this article several times with great interest because my family had a summer home right on the ocean in Amagansett. Our house was the closest house to where the saboteurs landed along the coast. In fact I have a picture of myself sitting in the hole where the saboteurs buried their clothing and the munition crates. Those things were retrieved when the hole was dug up. It was quite a few months before the public knew about this act. But my aunt always told the story that she and a friend were out in the dunes digging up Dusty Miller. If you don't know, Dusty Miller is a plant. She wanted to replant it arould our cottage. While she was doing this, all of a sudden a Coast Guard person approached her and asked her what she was doing. She immediately said she was digging up Dusty Miller. He was not familiar with the name of the plant and he was not amused. I don't know whether that is true or not, but it sounds like a good story. I have read this article several times with great interest because my family had a summer home right on the ocean in Amagansett. Our house was the closest house to where the saboteurs landed along the coast. In fact I have a picture of myself sitting in the hole where the saboteurs buried their clothing and the munition crates. Those things were retrieved when the hole was dug up.
It was quite a few months before the public knew about this act. But my aunt always told the story that she and a friend were out in the dunes digging up Dusty Miller. If you don't know, Dusty Miller is a plant. She wanted to replant it arould our cottage. While she was doing this, all of a sudden a Coast Guard person approached her and asked her what she was doing. She immediately said she was digging up Dusty Miller. He was not familiar with the name of the plant and he was not amused. I don't know whether that is true or not, but it sounds like a good story.

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