Oral History Interviews with John Plath Green, 1974 Page: 37
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So I was in charge of the infantry, the artillery,
the Marine planes, and the tanks. Normally you would
send a . . . infantrymen would have sent what we call
points. I mean, they send little kids out in front
to draw the fire, which in my mind was too cruel. So
I asked that the infantry line withdraw. I turned to
my little radio operator, and I said, "We'll get in
this foxhole, and we'll call down the curtain of
fire within twenty-five yards of us." This was suicide
because the Japs were so close to us. I mean, they
were just right on us. So we brought it down. The
wonderful little old Marines came through with their
planes and dropped their bombs. Then we gave the signal
for the artillery to go forward with this curtain of
fire. Then we gave the command for the tankers to
start their tanks going. Then we gave a command for
the infantrymen to start following at the proper
distance.
I didn't realize that my little radio operator
had kept his radio open, on open channel, the whole
time. We captured it. We got our hill, and we did
not suffer a single wounded in action, whereas
theretofore they had been repelled by the Japanese,
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Green, John Plath. Oral History Interviews with John Plath Green, 1974, book, {1976-02-06,1976-03-01}; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944578/m1/38/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.