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The Interpreter
Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
Number 82 Remember September 11, 2001 arv@colorado.edu December 1, 2004
Our Mission one of the occupants, Kuwahata I didn‟t like much of what I but when they cut out all
decided that it was alright to go saw of your state of Utah. The smoking as bad for cardiac
In the Spring of 2000, the down into the cave. When he Lake was all right, but it took us „ Twas the final regulation
Archives continued the origi- That broke the camel‟s back ….
failed to return at the appointed far too long to go across it, and
nal efforts of Captain Roger time, we feared for the “new after that it was much like chorus: Buffalo, Buffalo, etc.
Pineau and William Hudson, arm” of the Corps. We shouted Nevada. The next morning I
and the Archives first at- into the cave to no avail, and we woke up to see the farms of [One verse omitted by ed., DMH]
tempts in 1992, to gather the sat down to wait and hope. Even California and figured that the
papers, letters, photographs, Marines who a week ago had reason people raved about That‟s all Dick White could
and records of graduates of vowed “to kill every bastard Jap California was the contrast to remember on the train.
the US Navy Japanese/ on the rock” were pulling for the God-forsaken Nevada, a drearier No doubt you‟ll be settled by
Oriental Language School, little corporal. spectacle I never before beheld. the time you get this. We have a
University of Colorado at There passed half an hour of Here, by the way, are the pretty good room here – Stan,
Boulder, 1942-1946. We agonizing helplessness in which words, in part, to a song we Jim, and I.
assemble these papers in we refused several offers of wanted to learn [Ed. Note: See Give my regards to
recognition of the contribu- Marines who volunteered to go Ned Coffin‟s version in #64.]: everybody & I‟ll write later.
tions made by JLS/OLS down after Kuwahata. Then we
instructors and graduates to Dave [Stocking]
heard a shot. Our hopes, which On The Range of the Buffalo
the War effort in the Pacific had sunk with that sound, soared [Ed. Note: Another great note
and the Cold War, to the “T‟was in the town of New Haven submitted by Edward L. Hart.
the next moment as Kuwahata
creation of East Asian in the spring of ‟42, Stocking, Hart, Sosin, and Ryder had
came squirming out of the hole. A man by the name of Hindmarsh
language programs across When his glibness of tongue had all came from the University of
came walking up to you. Michigan and were in the same class
the country, and to the failed him, his agility came into Said “How do you do young fellow
development of Japanese- in Boulder, see # 72A, February 15,
play. He was faster than a bullet And how‟d you like to go 2004. Writes Hart, This letter was
American cultural rec- that day. And spend one summer pleasantly “written from San Francisco while
onciliation programs after Any stray passer-by would on the range of the buffalo. he was on his way to an assignment
World War II. have thought that the feeling we chorus: Buffalo, Buffalo, etc. at Pearl Harbor after our graduation
all displayed could have only and assignments in various parts of
Our Japanese “Ally” been for one of our own. We With kanji cards + Tokuhons the world… By that time I was
Part III would have explained, “This is Our troubles they began already in Washington, DC, working
With muttered curse and on Japanese navy codes. We had
[After prevailing upon a POW to not just a Jap POW, this is Swearword three intercept stations on the West
accept the hopelessness of his Kuwahata!” Our fevers high they ran. Coast, with direct lines to
situation and save himself and (End of Part III, to be continued) Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Washington, so we were reading the
his comrades for the future of It doesn‟t pay to know messages almost as soon as they
Lieutenants John J. Craig
-Its what you learn of Fridays, were sent. At least once, as I
Japan by convincing his & Lawrence C. Vincent
on the Plains of the Buffalo remember, we had read a message
comrades to surrender, Jack USMCR, JLS 1944 and 1943
Guam, August 1945, while the intended recipient was
Craig and Larry Vincent chorus: Buffalo, Buffalo, etc.
Lawrence Vincent Collection asking for retransmission due to
continued the „Mop-Up‟ _______________ On campus I was lassoed poor reception.... [This] letter is of
campaign on Iwo Jima] In the By a Colorado gal interest because Dave produced the
next two weeks we found that we
David Stocking She slapped me on the back words to a song that was current
had more than just the oddity of With a hearty “hya pal” among JLS students. I think it must
a Japanese who could speak USMC, JLS 1943 Into my frail, white body have been performed somewhere or
English and understand Western She tried to sink her hooks other or I wouldn‟t have remembered
The St. Francis But I shot her full of kanji it. Maybe Gene Sosin knows
ideas. Besides helping us gather
Union Square and returned to the goddam books something about it. No doubt the
one hundred prisoners (at that song, and the tune this was sung to
time in the War, a surprising San Francisco July 22, 1943 chorus: Buffalo, Buffalo, etc. are familiar to you….” Ed. Note: The
number for one regiment to Dear Ed: song was a, how shall we say,
Twas in the town of Boulder
amass in so recently secured and Just a note to let you know we‟re In the spring of „43 „corruption‟ of Woody Guthrie‟s
so bitterly contested a sector), he straightened out and the next A man by the name of Conover 1930‟s song of the same title, see
gave us ample evidence of the Came from across the sea issue #64. We are glad to get the rest
address will be:
resourcefulness and bravery of Said, “My ship is made of of the song, even if the last verse was
Ens. DWS USNR Concrete, a bit much for this publication.
the Japanese soldier, which the
Intell. Center Pac Ocean Area My [***] I think the same Frankly, I was surprised that it took
Marines had come to know and a group of 21 year-old men that long
grudgingly respect. % Fleet Post Office The way they keep their
potholes‟ indeed a bloody in a song before the verses, er, „got
We were at a hole close to San Francisco, Cal. out of hand‟. ]
shame”
Kuwahata‟s old cave in which he I like this town very much, better
_______________
reported at least twelve or chorus: Buffalo, Buffalo, etc.
thirteen Japanese. They were a
than any its size I‟ve seen. May The Chinese Program
not be here long, however, since The crew forsook their kanji Dear Mr. Hays:
tough Navy crowd under the apparently we fly …. (conf.) For the dustpan and the mop
command of a stubborn chief Very much appreciated receiving
[confidential]. The Captain soon decided
petty officer. Upon contacting all padding he would stop
your information regarding
Language School Students/ Womack, LaVerne D., SC 3/c (BA 1948) and Princeton Mr. Spiers lives in South
Graduates, very interesting to (T), V-6, USNR University‟s Woodrow Wilson Londonderry, Vermont. He is a
say the least and, it brought back Lockard, Edwin A,. SC 3/c (B), School of Public and International Trustee of Public Funds, writes
many fond memories of some V-6, USNR Affairs (MPA, 1950), and was a and lectures in foreign affairs and
very talented people. Landgraf, John L., SC 3/c (B), foreign affairs specialist with the is a consultant to the Department
Commander Hindmarsh V-6, USNR United States Atomic Energy of State. He was American co-
created only one class in the Cvecka, Andrew S., SCp (A) Commission from 1950 to 1954. chairman of a joint US-Chinese
Chinese language and from your (T), V-6, USNR He was an Ensign in the US Navy working group on the future of
roster of language students I was Kosena, Albert, SCp (A) (T), V- during World War II, serving in the United Nations in 1995-96, a
able to cull the following who 6, USNR the Pacific Theater and as member of a similar working
were students of that class: Haines, Jack D., Sp(A)1c, (T) V- Commanding Officer of an group with Russia in 1993-94 and
6, USNR amphibious landing craft. He a Visiting Senior Fellow at
Austin Bell
Czerniak, Edward M., Bkr 2/c attended the US Navy Oriental Dartmouth. He is a member of the
Francis Carpenter
(T), V-6, USNR Language School in Boulder, Council on Foreign Relations, the
Jim Ferrigan
Colorado and Stillwater, American Academy of
Hank Knoche Naval Units, University of Oklahoma. Diplomacy, the National
Charley Lemert Colorado University During the course of his State Academy of Public
Bernie Miller
Van Bergen, Nicholas B. CPT, Department career he served at Administration and the
Harrison Parker
USN, Professor of Naval the US Mission to the United International Institute for
John Potter
Science and Tactics, Nations, as negotiator for the Strategic Studies. He and his
George Skinner
Commanding Officer V-12 Statute of the International wife, Patience, have four children
Dick Reed
Unit, NTSch (Oriental Atomic Energy Agency, and as a and eight grandchildren.
During the time we resided in Languages) US representative in a succession
from Who‟s Who in America®
Boulder after WW II, we Moore, Vincent J., CDR, USN of arms control negotiations with [Marquis™]. 54th Edition, 2000.
enjoyed visits from Jim Ferrigan (Ret), Exec. Officer NROTC, the USSR, including the nuclear New Providence, NJ:
and Charley Lemert, the latter a Assoc. Professor NS and T test ban, non-proliferation, Marquis Who‟s Who, 1999.
Federal Judge in Ohio. Sadly, I Heimbury, W.C., LCD, USN, Strategic Arms Limitation and [WhoAm 54]
have not remained in touch with Asst. Professor NS and T ABM treaties. He was director of
the others and thus am unaware Buck, George R. CDR, MC NATO Affairs (1964-1966), [Ed. Note: No doubt Ambassador
Assistant Secretary of State for Spiers ran across fellow diplomats J.
of their individual status. USNR, Sr. Medical Officer
Owen Zurhellen, Jr., Halsey Wilbur,
Interestingly, Hank Knoche, in Hughes, Delmar V., LCR, MC, Political-Military Affairs (1969-
Richard Finn, Charles Cross, Phillip
addition to being a scholar, was a USNR 1973), Assistant Secretary of Manhard, Leonard Weiss and many
first string member of the CU Neuman, Harold A., LCD, DC, State for Intelligence and other Foreign Service JLS/OLS
Basketball Team. USNR Research and State Department graduates and attendees during his
George Skinner was married Crowell, John C., LCD USNR (S) member of the US Intelligence time in the Foreign Service. Some
to his lovely wife in Boulder Officer in Charge NTSch Board (1980-81, and Under- graduates only served brief stints, like
while enrolled in our Mandarin (Oriental Languages) Secretary of State for Edward Seidensticker, before entering
Management (1983-1989). He other occupations.]
class. My wife Shirley and I Mills, Ernest P., LT, USN _______________
were greatly honored to serve as (ret). OIC V-12 Unit served abroad in Geneva, as
matron of honor and best man. Darlington, Jane R., LT, SC(W) Political Counselor (1966-1969)
and later as American Minister in
A Navy Wife, I
Hope this helps. USNR, Supply and Disbursing
Henry Bittner Officer 1 London (1974-77), as the first I didn‟t realize until you
OLS 1945 American Ambassador to the expressed interest in hearing from
[Ed.Note: This is the last cadre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas JLS wives how much of that
[Ed. Note: Actually, the number is a school in Boulder. We do not have (1973-74), as Ambassador to period of my life I had stored up.
bit larger than this. I have provided immediate access to the cadre roster
Mr. Bittner a graduation list of the
Turkey (1977-1980) and to I can‟t wait to write you all about
for the OLS at Oklahoma A&M. Mr. Pakistan (1981-1983). Recipient those years!
Chinese Program: Mandarin, Amoy, McCubbin had requested their names
Cantonese, and Foochow. I will look of two Presidential Distinguished Unfortunately, I cannot
and information on their careers.]
up these names for addresses.] Executive Service Awards, he guarantee that this will be written
___________
_______________ was accorded the personal rank of in a systematic fashion and with
Directory of the Students, Faculty Career Ambassador, the four star
Staff of the and Employees of the University of
some semblance of organization. I
rank of the Foreign Service, by am leading a pretty busy life
Naval Training Colorado, 1945-1946, Boulder, President Ronald Reagan and the trying to find time to write my
School (Oriental Colorado (Boulder, CO: University
US Senate in 1984. column and my in-progress book,
of Colorado, December 1945), 87-
Languages) 88. In 1989 Ambassador Spiers tuck in my part-time work for my
1945-1946 _______________ was nominated by President physician daughter, and now
George H. Bush and appointed by giving myself and my children the
Crowell, John C., LCD, USNR Ronald I. Spiers UN Secretary General Perez de gift of the reminiscences about
(S) , Officer in Charge NTSch
(Oriental Languages) Diplomat Cuellar as Under Secretary
General of the United Nations for
our early days in the forties.
Please bear with this stream of
Sobol, Harriett., Y1c, (T) V-10, Ronald I. Spiers, born in July Political Affairs. In this capacity consciousness. (End of Part I)
USNR he was the senior American in the
1925 in Orange, New Jersey, Mrs. Addie Busch
Giesler, John C., SC 3/c (T), V- United Nations Secretariat,
joined the US Foreign Service in 150 Walnut Hill Road
6, USNR responsible for General Assembly
1954 and served in a wide variety Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3157
Pankoff, Arthur A., Yeoman 2c, of assignments until his affairs and for coordinating
V-3 USNR implementation of UN resolutions [Ed. Note: Mea culpa, an old letter,
retirement in 1992. He is a when we didn‟t print long letters.
Van Ginkle, John M., SC 3/c (T), after the Gulf War. He retired
graduate of Dartmouth College Happy to include it now]
V-6, USNR from the United Nations in 1992. _______________
