SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1943
THE BATTALION
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EARL BEESLEY
EARL G. (KID) BEESZLEY from Dallas tops the scales at 170
in. the Frogs brow when he starts throwing those passes over the
pounds, and his jersey carries No. 18. He will put many a wrinkle
Frogs heads.
Meet the Aggies....
By R. L. Weatherly
And here they are . . . the 1943
Aggies! At the start of the season
the big time sports writers gave
the Aggies a corner in the South
west Conference’s cellar. Now that
this “glorified high school team”
has romped through the first three
games of the season with three
thrilling victories, it looks as if
they will go all the way and most
of those sports writers who dis
carded the Aggies to the ground
floor have climbed on the Aggie
band wagon.
What the 1943 tarn lacks in ex
perience and weight has been made
up by the incomparable coaching
of Homer Norton and his excellent
staff and by the Twelfth Man ....
that glorious spirit of Aggieland
that has carried many an Aggie
team through to victory.
So it is with the mingled emo
tions of pride and pleasure that
we present to you the Agg'ies of
1943:
JAMES L. (Ans) ANSLEY
comes to Aggieland from Henriet
ta with three years of high school
experience. This 17 year old lad
plays back for the Aggies and
scales 170 pounds and stands 5
feet 11 inches. His jersey is No. 16.
J. C. BARNETTE is a boy who
■comes from Paris with 2 years
of high school experience. He is
a 180 pounder who plays guard;
17 years old and towers five feet
, eight inches, and 64 is his jersey
number.
EARL G. (Kid) BEESLEY
comes to the Aggies from Dallas.
He weighs 170 pounds and is 5
feet 10 inches lall. A noted passer,
he was invited to play in the
north-south all star game for high
schools, but his classes prevented
him from taking part in that game.
He is 17 years old, wears number
,18 jersey and has had three years
high school experience.
With only one year’s high school
-experience HARRY M. (BURR)
BRENNECKE comes to A. & M.
and plays guard. This 17 year old
weighs 165 pounds, stands five feet
eight inches and wears jersey num
ber 63. His home town is Brenham.
WILLIAM A. (PINKY) BROWN
a 17 year old lad, hails from Grape-
land. He has 2 years experience
from high school and comes to
Aggieland as a guard. Wearing No.
61. Brown plays the position weigh
ing 175 pounds and standing 5
feet and 8 inches.
GOBLE W. BRYANT is from
Dallas with three years high school
1 experience. He plays tackle posi
tion at 200 pounds. He is 17 years
old and towers 6 feet one inch.
Bryant played for the north in
the north-south all-star high school
game. He is No. 73.
BILLY F. (BIG FOOT) BUNT
ING is another Henrietta boy, with
two years of high school experi
ence. He is at the end position and
stands six feet three inches and
weighs 172 pounds. Seventeen years
old, he wears jersey No. 2.
JESSE N. (ERD) BURDITT
plays back for the Aggies, coming
to A. &M. from Abilene. At 17
he has had two years of high
school experience and stands 5
feet 9 inches and weighs 157
pounds. His number is 45.
BOB LEE (BUTCH) BUTCHOF-
SKY is from Ysleta, 17 years old,
weighs 170 pounds and comes to
Aggieland with three years of
high school experience. He stands
5 feet 10 inches, plays blocking
back, and wears number 33 for
his team. .
E. R. (MOLE) CALLENDER
comes to the Aggie lineup from
College Station with 2 years of
high school experience. He is a
157 pounder and ranges five feet
and ten inches, wears No. 28 and
is 17.
ROBERT (BUSTER) CHERRY
is 17 years old, 170 pounds in
weight and stands five feet and 11
inches. His home town is Denison
and had never doned a footbal
uniform until he made first prac
tice on Kyle Field. He wears jersey
No. 3.
DONALD R. DEERE came to
Aggieland from Breckenridge
were he played two years of higs
school football. He is six feet tall,
weighs 165 pounds and is a very
fleet back. At 17 he totes No. 46
on his back.
ADOLPH A. (SPARKY) EBER-
LE plays at a tackle position for
the Aggies and cames to A. & M.
with three years of high school
experience from Sweetwater. At
19 he weighs 201 pounds and stands
at 6 feet. His number is 70.
MARION D. (DON) FLANA
GAN, also from Sweetwater, plays
back for the Aggies at a weight of
173 pounds. He is 19, a top notch
signal caller, and wears jersey
number 44. Flanagan hbs had
three years of high school expe
rience. He stands 5 feet and 11
inches.
SAM W. (LEM) FREVERT
comes from afar to play for the
Aggies. He comes from Okmulgee,
Oklahoma, with three years of
high school playing. This 18 year
old plays guard at the weight of
180 pounds, is a six footer. His
number is 69.
LEONARD M. GABERT, a
Houston man, comes to A. & M.
with a year in high school ex
perience. He is a 195 pounder, at
tackle position and stands 5 feet
11 inches. Age 18, he wears No. 4
jersey.
ROBERT J. GARY, a 17 year
old, 164 pounder from Dallas has
had one year high school expe
rience. He stands 5 feet and 11
inches and is a pivot man for the
team. Gary wears No. 52.
WILLIAM E. (BILL) GEER
burst into the Aggie line-up from
Fort Worth. He has a year of ex
perience to his credit. This 17 year
old, 163 pound, 5 feet 11 inch lad
plays end. He has No. 85 jersey.
EUGENE M. (GENE) GILTZ
stands 6 feet tall and weighs 215
pounds and comes from Abilene
with a year of high school expe
rience. This 17 year old wears the
jersey No. 78.
OTTO C. (BOB) GRANZIN
comes from Miles with four years
j experience. He played three years
of high school and one year of ju
nior college football. At 19 he
weighs 188 pounds and plays
tackle. He is six feet tall and his
jersey number is 71.
WILLIAM W. (SHOT) GUNN,
a Columbus boy of 18, comes to
A. & M. with 3 years of high school
experience. Gunn is a back, stands
five feet 11 inches and tips the
scales at 177 pounds. No. 31 is his
number.
JAMES L. (BABE) HALL
MARK is from Kilgore with three
years high school experience in
the backfield. He weighs 160
pounds and stands 5 feet and 10
inches. He is 17 years old and can
be found in jersey number 12.
CHARLES M. (LITTLE
DUTCH) HOHN is from College
Station. He is 17 years old and
weighs 153 pounds and has had 3
years of high school experience.
5 feet and 7 inches tall, he plays
guard and wears jersey number
65.
DALE R. HUGHES hails from
McLeod. Two years of high school
experience are posted for him, at
17 he weighs 170 pounds and stands
five feet and ten inches. Wearing
jersey number 42, he plays back
position.
JOE HOUSTON JONES comes
to college from Wichita Falls. He
is a 190 pound tackle. He has had
no previous experience in football.
At 17, Jones is six feet tall and
wears jersey No. 75.
Another JONES boy is RO
BERT F., who comes from Dallas,
with no football experience what
ever. He is 17 years old. a 183
pounder, 6 feet 2 tall and plays
end. He plays in No. 5 Jersey.
WILLIAM DEAN (BILL) JOR
DAN is another man without pre
vious experience and hails from
Waco. He tips the scales at 174 ad
towers five feet and eleven inches
and with this build he plays back
position. He wears No. 40.
RICHARD L. (DICK) KUNKEL
is from Westover, with three years
of high school experience. Weighing
189 pounds and standing 6 feet 1
inch, he plays end position, is 18
years old. His No. is 7.
THOMAS T. (SLEEPY) LEA
GUE wears number 77. This 19
year old comes from Hamilton with
two years of high school expe
rience to play Aggie tackle. He is
a 185 pounder, and stands five
feet eleven inches.
ELDON W. LONG comes to Ag
gieland from San Benito with 3
years of high school experience.
He stands 6 fet 1 inch and weighs
179 pounds. His position is end
and he may be identified on the
field by the glasses he wears and
by number 81.
GEORGE T. (MAC) McALLIS-
TER comes from Eden with three
years of high school experience.
His running shows resemblence of
Kimbrough’s style. He is 185
pounds, six feet one inch back at
the age of 17. His number is 20.
BOBBY G. McCURRY came to
college from Royce City with two
years of high school playing. He
is 16 years old, 178 pounds, and
stands 6 feet and one inch in the
backfield. His number is 10.
JAMES LEONARD MIZELL is
a 16 year old, 176 ponud, five feet
and 11 inch guard from Conroe.
Mizell had a year of high school
playing. His number is 62.
MONTE P. (NIGGER) MON-
CRIEF comes from Dallas with 2
years of high school experience.
He teamed -jvith Bryant to play
tackle posts for the north in the
north-south all star game for high
schools. Moncrief weighs 195, and
stands 6 feet 2 inches. He plays
tackle for the first string. He is
18 years old and is identified by
numebr 74.
LESS E. MOORE is a 6 feet
three inch, 180 pound end from
Forney. He has had 3 years of
high school playing and is 17 years
old. He wears number 83.
EDWIN H. (BUB) MUELHAU-
SE is a back from Belton with 3
years of high school experience.
He is a 17 year old, 190 pounder,
who stands 5 feet 11 inches and
wears number 32.
THOMAS G. MURNAME comes
from Dallas. His weight is 150
pounds and this 17 year old had no
experience. His positiion is back
and he wears number 8. He stands
5 feet 6 inches.
HARVEY A. (BEEFY) NE
VILLE comes from Conroe with
3 high school playing years. He is
a 17 year old, 180 pound, 5 feet
9 inch guard for the Aggies. His
number is 60.
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Coming from Longview, CHAR
LES R. (DICK) OVERLY brings
3 yars of high school experience.
He is 18, 170 pounds, and stands
6 feet tall. His No. is 68 and he
plays guard.
KENNETH F. POGUE comes
from Dallas with 1 year of high
school experinece. He is a 169
pound back. He towers six feet
and is 17 years. His No. is 14.
BEN R. (RED ROOT) REY
NOLDS comes to college from
Houston with no experience. He is
a 175 pound, 18 year old, 5ft 11
in. guard. His No. is 23.
From Waco comes a 236 pound
lad by the name of T. B. (TOBY)
RUTHERFORD. Rutherford is a
17 year old, 6 ft. 2 in. tackle. He
has 3 years of high school ex
perience. His No. is 76.
JOSEPH S. SACRA comes to
A. & M. from Denison wit ha year
of high school play. He is a 180
pound, 6 feet tall guard. This 16
year old boy wears No. 66.
JOHN N. (SMITTY) SCHMITZ
A. & M. from Denison with a year
of high school experience. He plays
guard under the No. 9. He is 17
years old, weighs 165 pounds, and
is 5 ft. 9 in. tall.
No. 88 is the number owned by
RUDOLPH L. (BUDDY) SCHOD-
DE who is from San Antonio with
no experience. He is 17 years old
and weighs 175 lbs. He stands 6
feet tall and plays end.
MARION E. (BROTHER) SET-
TEGAST comes from Houston with
3 years of high school football be
hind him. He is 17 years old and
weighs 190 pounds. His position
is end and he towers 6 ft. 1 in. His
No. is 82.
JOE S. SHELDON, a San Anto
nian, plays tackle for the Aggie
squad. He is 17 years and dons
No. 11 jersey. He weighs 185 and
towers 5 feet 11 inches.
CHARLES N. (FLAT TIRE)
SHIRA comes from Hamlin as one
of the biggest men on the squad.
He tips the scale at 237 pounds.
This 16 year old plays tackle with
a height of 6 ft. 3 in. He has had
one year of experience. His num
ber is 79.
ORTON H. SIMS, from Hous
ton, plays center on the Aggie
squad. This 17 year old, 170 pound,
5’ 11” man has had no experience.
His number is 53.
WILLIAM M. (BILL) SOYARS
comes from Sabinal with 2 years
of high school experience. He is a
173 pound back. His No. is 32 and
he stands upward at 5’ 11”.
ROBERT B. SPENCER hails
from Pittsburg, Texas. He has had
two years of high school expe
rience. This 17 year old, 160 pound
back stands 5’ 11”. His No. is 15.
Another boy to come from Dallas
is GEORGE P. SPICER. Spicer is
the lightest man on the team. His
weight is 148. This 17 year’old
back stands 5’ 11” tall. His No. is
17.
HARRY L. (PORKY) TAYLOR
comes to A. & M. from Longview.
He plays guard at the weight of
170 popnds. This 17 year old stands
5 feet 8 inches tall. His No. is 17.
JOHN F. THOMAS comes from
Ringgold, La., to play tackle on
the Aggie squad. He has had four
years of high school experience.
This 18 year old stands 6’ 2” and
weighs 195. His No. is 21.
HERBERT E. (HERB) TUR
LEY comes from San Antonio at
the age of 17 with 2 years of high
schoo lexperience. He is a 5’ 11”,
195 pound guard. His No. is 67.
STANLEY S. (BING) TURNER
has established a good punting re
cord for the Aggies so far. He
booted one 79 yards in the Texas
Tech game. Besides being a cacpa-
ble punter he can place kick and
kick off. Turner comes from Beau
mont with 3 years of high school
experience and one year of Fr.
College experience. He weighs 200
pounds and stands 6 feet. His age
is 19; his number is 24.
HARRY C. UTHOFF comes
from Celina with two years of
high school experience. This 17
year old, 179 lb. 6’ 1” center wears
jersey No. 51.
JAMES E. (RADIO) WILEY
comes from Dallas with no ex
perience. He is a 170 pound end
and towers 6 feet 2 inches tall.
This 17 year old wears No. 80 jer
sey.
JAY S. (BILL) WILLIAMS, a
Haskell boy, plays tackle on the
Aggie squad. He is a 6 feet 1 inch,
194 pound man with three years
of hibh school experience. 72 is his
his jersey.
JAMES D. (WIMP) WIMPEE
can be found under jersey No. 25.
Wimpee comes from Kaufman
with a year of experience from
high school. He weighs 160 pounds
and stands 5 feet 10 inches. This
17 year old plays back.
CHARLES E. WRIGHT comes
to A. & M. from Beaumont with
a wear’s high school experience.
He is a 180 pound wingman, who
towers 6 feet 3 inches. He is 17
and he wears jersey 84.
Nacogdoches sends 17 year old
RICHARD C. (DICK) WRIGHT
with 3 years of high school expe
rience. Wright weighs 170 pounds
and stands 6 feet tall. He uses this
build to play center for the Ag
gies. His No. is 50.
CHARLES W. (SCOOTER)
YEARGAIN comes from Dallas
to play end for the Aggies. He is
a 17 year old, 164 pound, six-
footer with 3 years of high school
experience. His No. is 86.
—MISS ADAMS—
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lege” and this tradition is a long-
lasting and famous one.
This will not be the first time
that Miss Adams has received rec
ognition on the A. & M. campus,
for in 1942 she was selected by
band leader Glenn Miller from
many other beauties to be one of
the girls in the “Senior Favorite”
section of the Longhorn for 1942.
Last night many of the Aggies
made the trip to Denton where the
Tessies played hostesses to them
at a dance in the Union building
from 8 until 11 o’clock. The Cadets
usually have a swell time at “Ag
gie-Heaven” and last night was
no exception. The members of the
corps wish to use this medium to
thank the students of T. S. C. W.
and their dean, Mrs. Mattie Lloyd
Wooten, for the courtesies extend-
OfficialsandManagersMeet
To Plan Activities For Fall
Basketball and Touch Football First;
Speedball, Handball, Track Later On
Last Wednesday night the Physical Education depart
ment held its annual get-together at the Y. M. C. A. cabin
and discussed plans for next semester’s intramural sports ac
tivities. Mr. Penberthy welcomed those present and stated
that the purpose of the get-togeth-'t —
er was to let the boys ask ques
tions and to get organized. Mr.
Penberthy, acting as master of
ceremonies, then introduced M. L.
Cashion of the Y. M. C. A.,
L. D. Boone of the Student Ac
tivities Office, and the following
tactical officers, who in turn in
troduced the cadets who were ap
pointed intramural managers for
their ‘ various organiaztions: Col.
A. J. Bennett, Major Joe E. Davis,
Major J. E. Breland, Major G. P.
Lerner, Captain C. E. Williams,
Captain J. H. Echterhoff, Lt. R.
W. Snyder, and Lt. A. J. Garafola.
Colonel Welty, our P. M. C. & T.
then delivered a short talk on his
opinion of the P. E. and intramural
program. Col. Welty said that the
need for physical training is ap
parent in the Army and that we
should be proud because we have
prepared our boys to take the
toughest jobs. He also told the
athletic officers that job is an
important one and that they should
be proud to hold it.
Mr. Penberthy then introduced
his assistant, Mr. Ponthieux and
Dr. Bolton, the principal speaker
of the evening, who then took
the floor. Dr. Bolton, in his speech,
mentioned the many purposes that
our intramural sports program
serves. “Of course,” said Dean
Bolton, “the most important pur
pose is to prepare boys for the
rigorous army life they will soon
encounter, but the development of
competitive spirit, discipline, self-
control, and loyalty cannot be neg
lected when mentioning the merits
of such a program.”
Dean Bolton then complemented
the athletic oficers and wished
them success. He said that he be
lieved that the main reason for
the succes of A. & M.-Exes was the
fact that they lived at Aggieland
with their fellow Aggies and really
got to know what that Aggie spir
it meant.
After Dean Bolton’s talk Mr.
Penberthy outlined the program for
this fall and gave the intramural
managers their instructions. Ac
cording to Mr. Penberthy the first
two sports in line are basketball
and touch football, with cross
country, water polo, and perhaps
others such as speedball and hand
ball later on in the winter. It was
stated that any man who wishes
to play will be given a chance and
it is hoped that there will be
no forfeits this smester. When the
corps lived in organizations the
intramural program worked out
well and there is no reason why the
cadets should not have pride in
their organizations now. Games
will start at 5:10 and 5:50 when
the new time schedule goes into
effect..
AGGIE ROSTER
NO. PLAYER
8 Murnane, Thomas G.
10 McCurry, Bobby G.
12 Hallmark, James L. (Babe)
14 Pogue, Kenneth F.
15 Spences, Robert B. (Bob(
16 Ansley, James T. (Ans)
17 Spicer, George P.
18 Beesley, Earl G. (Kid)
20 McAllister, George T. (Mac):
22 Soyars, William M. (Bill)
24 Turner, Stanley S. (Bing)
25 Wimpee, James D. (Wimp)
28 Callender, E. R. (Mole)i
30 Barger, Wilfred F. (Horn)
31 Gunn, William W. (Shot)
32 Muehlhause, Edwin H. (Bub)
33 Butchifsky, Bob Lee (Butch)
40 Jordan, William Dean (Bill)
42 Hughes, Dale R.
44 Flanagan, Marion D. (Don)
45 Burditt, Jesse N. (Red)
46 Deere, Donald R.
50 Wright, Richard C. (Dick)
51 Uthoff, Harry C.
52 Gary, Robert J.
53 Sims, Orton H.
54 Langford, Cecil M.
60 Neville, Harvey A. (Beefy)
61 Brown, William A. (Pinky)
62 Mizell, James Leonard
63 Brennecke, Henry M. (Burr)
64 Barnett, J. C.
65 Hohn, Charles M. (Little Dutch)
66 Sacra, Joseph S.
67 Turley, Herbert E. (Herb).
68 Overly, Charles R. (Dick)
69 Pledger, John E.
9 Schmitz, John N. (Smitty)
19 Taylor, Harry L. (Porky)
23 Reynolds, Ben R. (Red Root)
70 Eberle, Adolph A. (Sparky)
71 Granzin, Otto C. *(Bob)
72 Williams, Jay S. (Bill)
73 Bryant, Goble W. (Globe)
74 Moncrief, Monte P. (Nigger)
75 Jones, Joe Houston
76 Rutherford, T. B. (Toby)
77 League, Thomas T. (Sleepy)
78 Goltz, Eugene M. (Gene)
79 Shira, Charles N. (Flat Tire)
4 Gabert, Leonard M.
11 Sheldon, Joe S.
21 Thomas, John F.
80 Wiley, James E. (Radio)
81 Long, Eldon W.
82 Settegast, Marion E. (Brother)
83 Moore, Less E.
84 Wright, Charles E.
85 Geer, William E. (Bill)
86 Yeargain, Charles W. (Scooter)
87 Gibson, Charles B. (Hoot) j
88 Schodde, Rudolph L. (Buddy)
1 Brunow, Charles L.
. 2 Bunting, Billy F. (Big Foot)
3 Cherry, Robert L. (Buster)
5 Jones, Robert F.
7 Kunkel, Richard L. (Dick)
HOME TOWN
POS.
AGE
WT.
IIT.
Dallas
TB
17
150
5.6
Royce City
Kilgore
Dallas
Pittsburg
Henriettm
TB
16
178
6.1
TB
17
160
5.10
TB
TB
17
17
169
160
6.0
5.11
TB
17
170
5.11
Dallas
TB
17
148
5.8
Dallas
TB
17
170
5.10
Eden
Sabinal
FB
17
185
6.1
FB
17
173
6.0
Beaumont
FB
19
200
6.0
Kaufman
FB
17
160 .
5.10
College Station
FB
17
157
5.10
Sonora
BB
18
187
6.1
Columbus
BB
18
177
5.10
Belton
BB
17
190
5.11
Ysleta
BB
19
170
5.10
Waco
WB
17
174
5.11
McLeod
WB
17
170
(.10
Sweetwater
WB
19
173
6.11
Abilene
WB ’
17
157
5.9
Breckenridge
WB
17
165
6.0
Nacogdoches
C
17
170
6.0
Celina
C
17
1(9
6.1
Dallas
C
17
164
5.11
Houston
C
17
170
6.11
Conroe
G
17
180
5.9
Kilgore
C
17
170
6.2
Grapeland
G
17
175
5.8
Conroe
G
16
176
5.11
Brenham
G
17
165
5.8
Paris
G
17
180
5.8
College Station
G
17
153
5.7
Denison
G
16
180
6.0
San Antonio
G
17
196
5.11
Longview
G
18
170
6.0
Okmulgee, Okla.
G
18
180
6.0
Houston
G
17
180
5.10
Longview
G
17
170
5.7
Houston
G
18
175
5.11
Sweetwater
T
19
201
6.0
Miles
T
19
188
6.1
Haskell
T
19
194
6.1
Dallas
T
17
200
6.1
Balias
T
18
195
6.2
Wichita Falls
T
17
190
6.0
Waco
Hamilton
T
17
236
6.2
T
19
185
5.11
Abilene
Hamlin
T
T
17
16
215
237
6.0
6.3
Austin
T
18
195
5.11
San Antonio
T
17
185
6.11
Ringgold, La.
Dallas
T
18
195
6.2
E
17
170
6.2
San Benito
E
17
179
6.1
Houston
E
17
190
6.1
Forney
E
17
180
6.3
Beaumont
E
17
180
6.3
Fort Worth
E
17
163
5.11
Dallas
E
17
164
6.0
Graham
E
17
165
6.1
San Antonio
E
17
175
6.0
Houston
E
17
180
6.3
Henrietta
E
17
172
6.3
Denison
E
17
170
5.11
Dallas
E
17
183
6.2
Westover
E
18
189
6.1
L.S.U. Tigers Think Aggie
Spirit Is Powerful Factos
To let you Aggies and T. S. C.
W-ites know what other schools
think of the Aggie Spirit that we
demonstrate at all the football
games by yelling our heads off,
here is a paragraph from an ar
ticle that appeared in L. S. U/s.
“Reveille” immediately after last
Saturday’s game.
“Across the football field Sat
urday night sat a handful of Texas
Aggies in their own little cheering
section. Their cheerleaders per
formed no fancy tricks and wore
no flashy clothes. They didn’t have
a band. Yet that comparatively
small group made more noise and
showed more enthusiasm over the
game than did the entire L. S. U.
half of the stadium.”
Well, fellows, today we don’t
have a “little cheering section.”
We have a helluva big “Yelling”
one, and just at the side of each
of us sits a Tessie-W-ite that’s
yelling just as hard as we are.
ed them and the enjoyable dance
given for them.
They’ve got the spirit too, and be
tween us two, let’s tell the world
who’s side we’re on.
And, fellows, that band is com
posed mainly of “frogs and “fish,”
but it his really been giving out.
There are just about a hundred
pieces in the whole outfit. They
gloriously glorify the “War Hymn”
and make fingers run up and down
our spines when the “Spirit of
Aggieland” is played.
So, Aggies and gals and whoever
else happens to get one of these
specials, you are seeing right here
a part of the Aggie spirit. And
you will as long as there’s a breath
of air left in an Aggie.
Spirit’s cannot die ... . and
this one won’t! If you don’t de-
lieve this, ask the 21 generals that
have come from our ranks, or the
10,000 officers that graced our
corps at one time .... the men
on Bataan and Corregidor ....
the men in North Africa and Italy
.... and these fellows you see here
today .... tomorrow in Tokyo
and Berlin.