Cricket Clicker
Dublin Core
Title
Cricket Clicker
Subject
US Army WWII Technology
Description
Used on D-Day by US paratroopers. Used to make noise at night to see if someone was a friend or foe. The first click was to see if anyone could hear you. If someone responded with two clicks, they were a fellow paratrooper. Only used for the first day because they were afraid the Germans would figure them out.
Creator
Liz Campbell
Source
American Heritage
Publisher
American Heritage
Date
Summer 2019
Type
US Army History
Collection
Citation
Liz Campbell, “Cricket Clicker,” War and Technology, accessed May 17, 2024, https://wartech.omeka.net/items/show/11.