Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987 Page: 23
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the attitudes of the Japanese soldier toward
prisoners-of-war. I formed an opinion a long time
ago of respect for the Japanese combat soldier.
These are first-class troops. They are making the
assault on the island of Java. They have been in
assaults before; they are veterans. We will never
experience the courtesy and respect and conduct from
any people in our aftermath of capture such as we
did from these combat forces. I think it's analogous
to two outstanding athletic teams. Here at this
present time, we are going through the high school
playoffs, and you are down now to the best eight
teams in the state. These kids respect one another.
They're going to try to beat you, but they'll
respect you as they beat you, and the loser will
respect the other guy for being better than he was.
You have respect for somebody that is superior. We'd
fought and we'd fought well. We fought to the bitter
end, and we lost.
These Japanese combat troops respected us. As
they came ashore, the infantry had already landed
and had moved inland, but then we witnessed the
unloading--the offloading--of all the support
troops. Much of the artillery that landed was horse-23
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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/m1/25/?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.