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A collection of thirty-seven brief interviews and news stories primarily regarding actions of the United States military in the Philippines during World War II.

Interviewees include General Douglas MacArthur and Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, as well as radio personalities Fred MacPherson, Frank McCall, Ben Grauer, and Mucio Delgado. Hometowner programs include interviews with several soldiers, nurses and WACS from Arizona serving in the vicinity of Manila and Luzon. Pyle's 1952 Republican National Convention speech "What is Right For America?" is presented along with coverage of the 1945 United Nations conference in San Francisco. Pyle's coverage of the General Yamashita surrender ceremony of September 1945 may be the only such audio recording in existence. Detailed descriptions of each recording are also included.

The collection of interviews were digitized from vinyl audio transcription discs in 2010-2011 and 2015 with the generous support of the Luhrs Family Endowment. These recordings are a part of the Howard Pyle Collection described at Arizona Archives Online.

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GHQ Hometowners Program and Fred MacPherson Commentary

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / MacPherson, Fred (Frederick Alexander), 1911- (Commentator)
Created1945-07-28
DescriptionThis recording duplicates track 05 with the addition of commentary regarding Japan by Fred MacPherson.

Governor Pyle Reports on Meeting with Tribal Leaders

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / Fisher, George (Interviewee) / Wesley, Clarence, 1909-1987 (Interviewee) / Ahkeah, Sam (Interviewee) / Segundo, Thomas A., 1920-1971 (Interviewee) / KOY (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Broadcaster)
Created1951-09-24
DescriptionPyle interviews George Fisher (Colorado River Tribal Council), Clarence Wesley (San Carlos Tribal Council), Sam Ahkeah (Navajo Tribal Council), and Thomas Segundo (Papago Tribal Council). This gathering may represent the origin of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona.

Grand Canyon Easter Services (Part 2)

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Commentator) / Pyle, Thomas Miller (Speaker) / Porray, Kenneth John, 1916-1997 (Speaker) / KTAR (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Broadcaster)
Created1951-03-25
DescriptionEaster services at the Grand Canyon, including commentary by Governor Pyle, services by Rev. Thomas Miller Pyle (Buckeye, Arizona) and Shrine of the Ages Pastor Rev. Kenneth Porray, and music by the Shrine of the Ages Boys Choir and Arizona State College Flagstaff.

Grand Canyon Easter Services (Part 1)

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Commentator) / Pyle, Thomas Miller (Speaker) / Porray, Kenneth John, 1916-1997 (Speaker) / KTAR (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Broadcaster)
Created1951-03-25
DescriptionEaster services at the Grand Canyon, including commentary by Governor Pyle, services by Rev. Thomas Miller Pyle (Buckeye, Arizona) and Shrine of the Ages Pastor Rev. Kenneth Porray, and music by the Shrine of the Ages Boys Choir and Arizona State College Flagstaff.

"What is Right for America?" (Part 2)

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Speaker)
Created1952
DescriptionHoward Pyle delivered this speech, which discusses the "vanishing American" and references Herbert Hoover, at the 1952 Republican National Convention. An unidentified narrator appears at the end of this track.

"What is Right for America?" (Part 1)

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Speaker)
Created1952
DescriptionHoward Pyle delivered this speech, which discusses the "vanishing American" and references Herbert Hoover, at the 1952 Republican National Convention.

Interview with Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / Eichelberger, Robert L. (Interviewee)
Created1945-08-31
DescriptionPyle interviews Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger. Poor sound quality from original.

J. Howard Pyle Reports from Yokohama

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Reporter)
Created1945-09-01
DescriptionPyle describes his flight to and arrival at Yokohama, Japan with 11th Airborne Division. He also claims to be the first civilian US broadcaster to land in Japan, meets the 4th Marine Division, and describes the drive to Radio Tokyo.

GHQ Hometowners Program

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / Davis, Edward E. (Interviewee) / Foley, Robert, 1922-1993 (Interviewee) / Ware, Sylvester, 1922- (Interviewee) / Hill, Willie Nelson, 1910-1966 (Interviewee)
Created1945-07-28
DescriptionPyle interviews Edward E. Davis (Scottsdale, Arizona), Robert Foley (Tucson, Arizona), Sylvester Ware (Phoenix, Arizona), and Willie Hill (Tucson, Arizona) who are stationed in Manila, Philippines with the 856th Aviation Engineers. This broadcast is the fourth of KTAR's Hometowner series.

GHQ Hometowners Program

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / Burchett, James, 1926-2010 (Interviewee) / Estrada, Faustino Ramirez, 1918-2005 (Interviewee) / Hill, Billy Joe, 1923-1993 (Interviewee) / Cummings, Homer Preston, 1922-1989 (Interviewee)
Created1945-07-28
DescriptionPyle interviews James Burchett (Eloy, Arizona), Faustino Estrada (Williams, Arizona), Billy J. Hill (Miami, Arizona), and Homer Cummings (Jerome, Arizona) who are stationed in Luzon, Philippines with the 32nd Division. This broadcast is the third of KTAR's Hometowner series.