Mhm.
Serving in combat with the 43rd Wing Victory Division PFC John H. Ledford
of Phoenix. Arizona, he's at our microphone now to talk to you folks back
home johnny, Just where do you live? Back there in phoenix? Well, I live
in south phoenix. That route five bucks, 1 38 K. With my mother, father
and two sisters. All right. You've had some pretty close calls and some
experiences out here. You might want to relate for them. Tell us about
your job and some of the action you've seen? Well, my job is radio
operator and lineman. I maintain communication between the 81 mortar
platoon and the Command Post. I'm now an observer for the 81 mortars. Have
you met any opposition from the Japs? Well, yes, we have. Since we've been
on luzon, we've met quite a bit a lot of sniper fire. Well, one instance
roadblock which happened up north at Barrio Ka Blang. We had quite a bit
of sniper fire after a 22 hour March, we fought all night Until 2:00 The
next day I'm finding after setting some shacks that we were, had dug in
behind the rifleman, set those on fire, which drove the Japs back and that
way when we got out of there. Well, you must have done all right, because
she looks well today. Sitting alongside of me here at this little canteen
set up this improvised tent located somewhere in the field here in luzon
island, john, I'd like to know where you went to school back in phoenix.
Well, I went to uh Roosevelt Grammar School and to Phoenix Union High
School. I graduated in 43. Have you met any of your classmates overseas or
anyone you knew back home? Yes. Uhh two of my classmates I went to high
school with or now At 170 seconds. I see. Well, it's nice to have some of
your own boys right out here with you and we know that a lot of the fellas
from Arizona overseas and many of them are here with the 43rd wing victory
division, john, do you have any plans for after the war? Well, I plan on
going back to school and taking up pre engineering course. That sounds
like a nice career you've mapped out for yourself. And that gi bill of
rights is going to come in handy to the best of luck to PFC john h Ledford
of phoenix Arizona, we return you now from luzon island in the Philippines
to the UnitedStates