This is broadcast number seven of the 158th regimental combat team series
for K to our phoenix.
Once again we say hello to you from the Philippines down in the Legaspi
country on luzon. We're still with the 158th regimental combat team and
arraigned here before me are three boys. The last of the arizonans who
might have been able to find in the 158. The first boy is Rudolph
caballero box 2 42 bents in Arizona. The wife's name is mrs Rudolph
caballero at the same address. Ah what do you think she's gonna think when
she hears this fruit off? I think she'll be tickled to death. I think she
will too. I believe that she might even shed just a bit of a tear. What do
you suppose? That's right. Is your wife given to tears? Oh eight most
women are, Do you have any Children called L. Two? And what are their
names? Iranian body? And how old are you? Irene is one year old robert is
three years. Have you seen them both? Yes, that's fine. You're lucky. We
run into a lot of boys out here who haven't seen the younger of their
Children. How long have you been with? 158 3 months now. The replacement?
Yes, rifleman and second Scout. Second scalp. That's right out on the
spearhead ended the thing, isn't it? That's what would you like to say to
those little Children and that wife of yours back home, I'm allowed to my
Children and wish my wife and and boy very happy. Oh, the birthday comes
up soon. What is the date and when? I suppose they will be august 21st my
boy on the september seven. Good enough. I'll add my special greetings to
to these two from Rudolph caballero whom we have found way out in the
heart of the Philippines in time for him to extend birthday greetings to
loved ones at home. And here is leon J gaily box 71 litchfield Park Mrs
leon G galea is the wife. And what do you think she's going to think? Leon
? I think she'll be quite surprised. Has she written to you about this at
all? I know, sir. Well, it's had quite a little publicity at home and I
find a lot of the boys have received letters from their loved ones at home
indicating that they should be on the lookout for me when I get around
them. I about the last person in the world you ever expect to see out here
? Yes, you are. What do you think of the idea of being able to say hello
to the folks at home? Well, it seems to me like a pretty good idea. You
get a pretty regular mail from the family. Yes, sir. What end of the game
are you? And as far as the 158 is concerned, I mean a machine guns sexy.
What end of the machine gun operation are you responsible for? Well, I'm
Amel Bear. I saw the boys rehearsing down here on the side of the road a
little while ago. I think. I know now what you mean by an ammo bearer. How
many men do you have to Each gun? We have first or second gunner and three
and will bear, what would you like to say to these folks of yours at home
? Go right ahead. We like to say hello and take care of yourself and be
home soon, we hope. Have you been in pretty good health? Yes, sir, that's
good. You look the part, in fact, I've never seen a healthier looking
bunch of fellas in my life than the 158 boys whom I've interviewed as
coming from Arizona here is raoul L. Vasquez route number one Box three B.
Tempe. Another Tempe boy. I find out of seven here. Two boys from my
hometown, mrs mary L. During Buro and is the mother and I understand she's
living in Tempe, is that right? That's right. What do you think? We could
talk about here for about a half a minute. That would be sort of nice for
the two of us having come from the same city. Can you tell me it's quite a
question. Did you meet any of the boys from Tempe who were in the old
company from the 158th infantry from there. No, sir, I don't realize that.
How long have you been out? I'll have to say about five months ago then.
You haven't been here too long. And as a result, we'll call you a
replacement again. A rifleman. I'll be a R man. Oh boy Bang bang bang bang
bang, Is that the way it goes? That's the way it goes. We were down on the
rifle range this morning with the M one's operating and I was awful sorry
we couldn't pick up a few of that B A R firing. I think that would be
pretty exciting. Yes, we call it a 15. That's what I call her. That's good.
What would you like to say to the folks at home, particularly your mother
, I'll send all my love to mom. Take care of yourself. I'm alright. Don't
worry about any girlfriends at home. Oh,
no, no such luck. Huh? What do these Filipino girls look like to you over
here? Oh, some beautiful creatures around. Oh, he calls them creatures.
He's positively poetic about the whole thing. Well, thank you very much
Ralph. I hope to see you in Tampa again one of these days. And when we do
, we'll talk about all this dust and heat and all the other things that we
will then be rid of by that time and now for the remainder of this period
, I want to express the appreciation of the organizations who, which I'm
affiliated to the special service officer of the 158th regimental combat
team. The name is Captain Marcus, go winner of Atlanta Georgia. He's
hardly a member of our retinue from Arizona. But nevertheless, I think he
has acquired quite an appreciation for what the 158 combat team got in its
early training in Arizona. Captain. What could you say that would be of
interest to my folks at home? Well, I'd like to express the appreciation
of the entire regiment for the wonderful cooperation of Mr Howard Pyle
here and also the Valley Bank and the Arizona Broadcasting Company station.
We'd like to extend special greetings to General Tuthill. A peacetime ceo
of 158th Infantry and also express our good luck. Hello and so forth. To
the old Bush Masters now returned to the States. A special greetings to
Colonel Woods, Captain Mclaughlin and Lieutenant robert Perry. Thank you
very much. I should say that the loss of so many of these Arizona men and
others who have gone out of the unit would be quite a crippling influence.
We missed them very greatly. There's no doubt that the regiment, this is
the ability that fighting spirit and the spirit, core of the old men who
have gone home. But we have a new group here that are training hard and
I'm sure they can carry on the tradition. The old Bushmaster. In other
words, these boys have gone home or what you would call the regulars.
Those were the old timers. The original uh men and also those selective
service men who came in in the very early stage of the war. We miss them
all here, but we feel they have earned their rightful place there to
return to the States and we wish them all the luck in the world. How would
you say the regimental combat team compares with the other fighting units
as a special service officer, you've had some contact with the records of
other outfits, well as a special service officer, which is a job that I've
only acquired of late but more as a combat platoon leader and as a combat
company commander, I can very much appreciate the ability of the
individual soldier and also the regiment has a whole combat team as a
whole, as being one of the finest in the whole area. Thank you very much.
Captain Gardiner, special service officer of 158th regimental combat team.
We're running out of time for our presentation for this time. I hope in
our next broadcast to bring you a personal interview with General Mcknight.
Her. Until then this is Howard parr, returning you to fredMacpherson