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Good morning frank. This is Howard Pyle, reporting for the Valley National
Bank to the people of Arizona on the pacific war. First, a friendly
greeting from fred Macpherson. Thank you Howard! Good morning friends.
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now for Howard piles, transcribed report from the Pacific for this morning.
Now for greetings from the 25th Division, the Tropical Lightning Division
whose fame probably is most prominently associated with the Lady Pass. I
believe. That's right, isn't it? Lieutenant Fuller. Yes sir, that is the
25th division has had a number of Arizona boys in its ranks. Some of them
have not been able to come through sufficiently well to return home
someday. My trip to the santa Barbara cemetery gave me an opportunity to a
respect to some of the boys. The memories of those boys who will not
return. The lady passed was one of the severe ist campaigns of the entire
luzon operation. And during that campaign Several hours on the boys fell
associated with the 25th Division Today. I'm glad that we can bring you
greetings from at least three of the commissioned officers of this fine
group and I'm sure you're going to welcome the personal comments and the
proxy greeting that will be passed on by one of the lieutenants for the
benefit of another who couldn't be here. We'll visit first with lieutenant
Kenneth J. Fuller, 66 West Main Mesa Arizona. His wife is mrs jean fuller
and she lives at the address I have just given Kenneth. You won't mind if
I call you by your first name. It'll be a little bit more chummy for me.
How long have you been away from home? I've been overseas. 19 months. Have
you seen your wife any time recently that he is prior to that immediately
or were you on a furlough before you came on? And I wasn't allowed no
fellow prior to coming overseas. That isn't good is it? No. Then how long
has it been since you saw your wife? Well I thought the one day I'm away
when I stopped by, flew from Louisiana to the airport of embarkation
stopped over one day then on the way over any Children one. Yes. Have you
seen the youngster one? That's fine. Well some of the boys haven't had
that luck and I feel sorry for them always because it's really pretty
depressing to have a nice looking child at home. I never have had the
opportunity to see it. What do you do with the division Lieutenant at the
present time? Executive Officer of Company B What can you tell me about
the bullet fast operation? Was it as rough as the stories about it
indicated? And I believe it is robert. They tell me that the Lady Pass was
just about as weird and experience as any division was ever asked to one
to go, casualties were heavy and it was a long fight. How long were you in
there before you managed to clean it up? No, it took us almost two months
through the entire hills to get bloody past security. So I suppose for the
25th division, that will be one of the highlights in its history, I
believe. So. A little bit of fighting we did in the central plains. Have
you had any other campaign since? You can? No, sir. This is my first
campaign. What did you do before you came into the service Kenneth? I was
going to school in Los Angeles at the time. I came in specializing in what
counting. I came in with 158th infantry and they came and did. Well, it's
my plan to visit 158 10th century in a few days now. And if I see any of
your friends down there, I'll pass a good word on for you. I received a
letter from General to till the other day in which he expressed a great
deal of interest in this transcribed series and one of the lines impressed
me very much. He says when I hear some of the boys I knew and some of the
kids as he put it in my new, it's kind of a lump in my throat to realize
what they're accomplishing out there. And I only wish I could be with him.
What would you like to say to your wife and family and friends at home?
Go right ahead as though it were just a personal message between the two
of you or three of you as the case may be. Well, that's how much I can't
say except that I am expecting maybe to make it home here in a short time.
The whole point system might catch me eventually. Um, several times I've
had pretty close calls. Well, I expected maybe I didn't live. Wouldn't be
able to see you again. But it seems as always, always lucky enough present
time do all my campaigns. No Purple Hearts yet. I don't expect anything.
Don't want any. Even though they do make another five points on this
discharge. How many points do you have Kenneth and I have 96. Well we
won't be asking for any points by the purple heart system. And will we
know I suspect that your wife has been doing a lot of hoping for you and
your friends have been doing a lot of hoping for you. I don't think I've
ever been through a period in history and men and women have spent more
time praying sincerely for the welfare of the persons of their family and
the families of others. So lieutenant, if you have come through it, I
suspect that you can thank a very kindly providence for having taken good
care of you. Yes sir. I believe I can. Thank you Kenneth very much. It's
been a pleasure to visit with you. I'll interview this next boy now and
we'll see what he can add to our knowledge of the 25th division. Thank you.
That was lieutenant Kenneth J. Fuller 606 West Main Mesa. Arizona. The
wife is mrs jean. Fuller of the same address.
Our next interviewee from the 25th Division. The Tropical Lightning
Division is Lieutenant Hiram H. Zoo Pink. Is that right, Is up next.
That's up nick. All right now I'm corrected. 4 59 North Norris of Tucson.
And the mother and father Mr and mrs m. Zucchini. No wife. Lieutenant, no
wife sir. Any prospects? Yes sir. That is very good. Look right at the
microphone as we talk. It'll make your voice sound a little more natural
to the folks. Let's talk about the prospect. What's the name? Her name is.
Sue means. And where does she live? Texas? Down in texas? Huh? Black hair
, no brunette, sandy blonde. I see, but a very lovely girl. Ah yes, sir.
She writing regularly quite. Yes, sir. What do you mean a lieutenant while
you were in training? Yes, sir, I did. I'm formally attacked the star
officer and I'm now in the infantry as you know. And while I was down in
Texas, I had met her back in 43. And since have been transferred into the
infantry as the infantry needs an awful lot of officers, you can well
understand. And that was where I met her while I was down in camp hood.
Texas. What does that mean? You're going to become a Texan? No, sir,
that's fine. Although there are lots of good things to be said about texas.
Beginning with your prospective bride. Right, what did you do in Arizona
before you came into the service Lieutenant? Well, I worked for a
affiliated with a large manufacturing concern, building materials, roofing
and insulation. It was an english concern. And they were not affiliated.
However, in Tucson, I see. Well, what do you hear from the folks? Good
news. Yes, sir, I hear from the folks quite often. They're probably
wondering why I don't write a little bit more often myself gets a little
hard at times to get your mail out when you want to ride it the time you
feel the urge to write and actually get it down to get the letter written.
And then later on when you don't have the urge, you might have a couple
of spare minutes and then something will stop you. But I hear from the
folks quite regularly, Mail is a very important factor for all men
overseas. What would you like to say to them directly in this case?
Well actually, I'd like to let them know that I'm fine. I've been lucky
myself and Sammy lieutenant fuller. I don't have any purple hearts and I
don't wish to ever be awarded one and I feel fine and incidentally just
mention it folks. I saw kurt yesterday and he's feeling a lot better
my regards to everybody and I'm pretty sure I'll be able to make it back.
You have a greeting here from someone suppose you offer that
I have a greeting from a buddy of mine who was in the same battalion. I'm
in the third battalion of the 161 Infantry in the 25th Division and
Lieutenant Ambos, Lieutenant Arnold Ambos who was unable to make it down
here with me, gave me this message to give to his folks and wife his
messages to Mrs am Ambos Globe Arizona and mr and mrs a Ambos of
inspiration. Arizona And I quote, hello, d mom and dad. It was a tough
fight, but we won. I wish I could deliver this personally. But duty
prevents me from leaving. My thoughts are constantly of home and you and
all and I'm hoping we may all be together soon. My love to you all, Arnold
unquote. Incidentally, I might add that I've been with Lieutenant Ambrose
awhile. He looks fine. He feels fine and there's no reason to worry on his
account. Thank you very much. Lieutenant zapping for uh is up next. Pardon
me, I'll get it right after a while for not only your own greeting, but
likewise, the greeting, Lieutenant Ambos. Will you carry back to him our
best wishes and the hope that before we have to close this series, in the
pacific that we'll have a chance to interview him personally. I certainly
will. Friend. That winds up our broadcast, our first broadcast concerning
the 25th division. We've interviewed Lieutenant Kenneth J. Fuller of Mesa
and Lieutenant Hiram H. Sputnik of Tucson with a personal greeting from
Lieutenant Arnold Ambos of Globe Arizona until time for our next broadcast.
This is Howard Pyle transferring you to brad Mcpherson. Thank you Howard
! You know, a few people, especially the housewives realize how great a
share in winning our victory belongs to the american hope in particular to
the kitchen. During the war. Kitchen fighters saved waste fats observed
government food rationing sought out. Tasty meat substitutes and through
it all guarded the health of the family with well balanced meals today as
America starts the battle to win the peace. A large amount of honor will
again go deservedly to the cooperating woman in millions of american
kitchen. She is asked to continue saving waste fats and turning them into
her market man for red points. She's asked to observe the remaining food
restrictions and to be careful not to pay more than ceiling prices. And
it's the woman who saves most of the waste paper that still needed. It's
the faithful woman who has and will continue putting her budget savings
into family victory bonds. The housewives of America helped to win the war.
They will now help to win a successful and enduring peace.
The Japs have resumed their mask of injured innocence. They're talking of
plans for a new way of life, a new civilization based on peaceful pursuits.
They're going to try to make us believe that the most important courses
in the Imperial War College will be ones in flower arrangement and the
care and treatment of japanese samurai swords, which they told us
yesterday aren't weapons at all, but objects of art and antiquity. It
would seem to me that the Japanese have picked up very poor psychological
time to come up with this twaddle a very poor time indeed, as we're
liberating war prisoners from the hell holds the Japs called internment
camps. The appalling disclosures about the treatment of aligned prisoners
of war have started a wave of revulsion throughout the United States. The
little men of Nippon certainly outdid themselves in inflicting torture and
unnecessary hardships on our men. It was not the kind of cruelty motivated
by revenge that we might have been able to understand. It was cold,
calculated oriental sadism at its worst. Well, americans aren't the kind
of crow over a beaten enemy. I need not point out what would have happened
to you and to me if you mash, it had been able to dictate the peace in the
White House. But no, we're generous, were generous to a fault. We forget
too easily and too soon for the sake of peace in the world to come. Please
, let's not forget too soon this time. Let's re educate those misguided
sons of Heaven. Let's do a thorough job of it. Even if it takes 100 years
or maybe 200 years Now, until tomorrow morning at 7:45. When Howard Pyle
will again report for the Valley National Bank to the people of Arizona,
direct from the Pacific. This is Fred Macpherson speaking. The Valley
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