Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987 Page: 10
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had the gun emplacements that commanded the
anchorage. So it was ideal maneuvering grounds in
and around these hills and among the old German
forts. These, incidentally, were immediately
adjacent to some of the finest beaches there were in
North China. The Japanese would sometimes come out
of the hills and maneuver down along the beach area
itself in maneuvers, and they would make their fake
bayonet charges and squall like a bunch of galled
tomcats, you know, as they made those charges. It's
much like they do when you see these karate or some
of the other martial arts experts. As they make
their leap or assault or movement, they squall like
a banshee.
Jones: So I gather it was reminiscent of shrieks rather
than anything that you remember like in the Marines-
-nothing western about it at all.
Pryor: No, no. I don't know why they do this. In fact, I've
never explored the idea at all--why they think
they've got to make this ungodly noise at any time
they are undertaking some kind of maneuver like
this--their bayonet charges and so forth. We knew
this, and, of course, we'd snicker and laugh at all
the racket. We felt confident that we could take10
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Jones, Waller F. & Pryor, Charley L. Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987, book, December 5, 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1584976/m1/12/?q=%221920-02%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.