1 00:00:03,21 --> 00:00:04,84 My name is Richard Rose and I am 2 00:00:04,85 --> 00:00:10,71 a past president of the Historical Society serving Tarrytown in Sleepy Hollow and I 3 00:00:10,72 --> 00:00:15,97 want to welcome you to the next segment of living history today I have the 4 00:00:15,98 --> 00:00:18,51 privilege of chatting with Chick Gullah 5 00:00:19,11 --> 00:00:25,46 a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow North Tarrytown when she was born he's 6 00:00:25,47 --> 00:00:29,76 important to us today because we're going to talk about World War 2 and the impact 7 00:00:29,77 --> 00:00:34,93 that has had upon his life and what he sees the impact has been upon 8 00:00:34,94 --> 00:00:41,64 a country chick who or when you want December 7th 1941 I would have taken 9 00:00:41,65 --> 00:00:47,98 failed to establish 7941 which is why. I was stationed at Signal Corps 10 00:00:47,99 --> 00:00:53,64 a. Good bit of background we had have suspects. 11 00:00:55,04 --> 00:01:02,01 Are 6. To 10 it came with white gloves and checked our equipment checked my clothes 12 00:01:02,02 --> 00:01:04,30 were properly stored properly in 13 00:01:04,31 --> 00:01:11,13 a locker in the white gloves and checked my bed that was no dust dirt and I 14 00:01:11,14 --> 00:01:11,33 got 15 00:01:11,34 --> 00:01:17,69 a pair is to go downtown not to perception. And I was very very good for to go down 16 00:01:17,70 --> 00:01:17,97 to have 17 00:01:17,98 --> 00:01:24,66 a little because I have been down there so several months. So anyway I get up at 3 18 00:01:24,67 --> 00:01:30,31 separate and very early we could break which is 7 o'clock or I get up at 19 00:01:30,32 --> 00:01:36,93 7637 o'clock went to the mess hall had breakfast. To breakfast I got to 20 00:01:36,94 --> 00:01:43,68 Honduras trouble to read about sports pages back in town but all of us. All 21 00:01:43,69 --> 00:01:50,33 a warm warm. Black smoke coming out of parole. And I had looked 22 00:01:50,34 --> 00:01:55,44 up and there was the word circus of Japanese planes flying overhead they were so 23 00:01:55,45 --> 00:02:00,98 low you could so just as low of the trees it happened about 755 that morning. 24 00:02:02,25 --> 00:02:04,55 And then I went back to my barracks. 25 00:02:09,52 --> 00:02:16,32 All I heard warm warm. Black smoke coming out of pro. And I had 26 00:02:16,33 --> 00:02:21,40 looked up and there was the word circus of Japanese planes flying overhead they 27 00:02:21,41 --> 00:02:27,28 were so low you can just as low of the trees and happen about 755 that morning 28 00:02:28,19 --> 00:02:33,47 this is when this exact happened what we hear what went through your mind when I 29 00:02:33,48 --> 00:02:38,79 said what's happening to us here that we're being attacked that we have and the 30 00:02:38,80 --> 00:02:44,52 bond would be floating around he can feel the hit me airport and are given I did 31 00:02:44,53 --> 00:02:48,24 John a rant we born and raised here big man Ave He was 32 00:02:48,25 --> 00:02:52,63 a friend of mine we should go down together and we were going to run or across the 33 00:02:52,71 --> 00:02:59,66 parade ground he won one way and I won another way and I was so scared that I 34 00:02:59,67 --> 00:03:04,27 would think about what back to the border pool got all or equipment out we let 35 00:03:04,28 --> 00:03:10,20 taken field and we would be stationed in the volcano. During the attack because if 36 00:03:10,43 --> 00:03:15,22 we don't know exactly if they come with a lead big force or not we were in 37 00:03:15,23 --> 00:03:22,21 a volcano for about maybe 2 to 3 weeks if I can remember. So you were not 38 00:03:22,22 --> 00:03:28,52 injured during this attack or was it or most of the injuries as many of us think in 39 00:03:28,53 --> 00:03:30,64 the harbor of the ships Yes I saw 40 00:03:30,71 --> 00:03:36,84 a lot of injuries and Parole the smoke is done with the wood coming in with the 41 00:03:36,88 --> 00:03:41,06 boats and everything and bring them into the hospital to give me an idea John Moran 42 00:03:41,07 --> 00:03:41,30 who was 43 00:03:41,31 --> 00:03:47,88 a friend of mine lived in big new good military town and. We came back from we came 44 00:03:47,89 --> 00:03:52,20 back from the volcano and get back to he can pray and I says everybody is he my 45 00:03:52,21 --> 00:03:58,38 friend John. Get killed that day. And. That's really 46 00:03:58,39 --> 00:04:04,09 a tragic ending for friendship really you and I have. 47 00:04:05,39 --> 00:04:11,68 Park named after him. Originally And you may end a big win. That's 48 00:04:11,69 --> 00:04:14,43 a great momentum for him and I and I know her and landing 49 00:04:14,44 --> 00:04:20,53 a beautiful spot Hudson River absolutely beautiful Now what happened next there 50 00:04:20,54 --> 00:04:24,89 that we came back to hate and fear we would because the devastation we have to 51 00:04:24,90 --> 00:04:31,40 clean up over there and get ready. For the. World War we could 52 00:04:31,90 --> 00:04:36,70 vertically have war on 2 separate So if we perform a couple became 53 00:04:36,71 --> 00:04:40,36 a battalion we became But you mean we're only 54 00:04:40,37 --> 00:04:45,22 a company we're regular army. We're right along we're not draftees most was right 55 00:04:45,23 --> 00:04:52,16 on me they took our cadre. Of our personnel communications it dripped 56 00:04:52,17 --> 00:04:54,39 easy and taught to have alignment house 57 00:04:54,40 --> 00:04:59,46 a place cables and doing communications work I being 58 00:04:59,47 --> 00:05:06,18 a high school grades was ridiculous Oh you graduated high school. Oh you could read 59 00:05:06,44 --> 00:05:10,32 very well because you know you don't you'd be surprised how many people were 60 00:05:10,33 --> 00:05:15,96 drafted could write to me Now you were not drafted correct that draft regular army 61 00:05:15,97 --> 00:05:21,39 during your army in 1948 limited Why did 94 it was not working on me. 62 00:05:22,70 --> 00:05:29,00 Now as you look back on this event. What kind of an impact do you think this had 63 00:05:29,01 --> 00:05:35,81 upon you. Well impact and I mean is that when everybody becomes 64 00:05:35,82 --> 00:05:40,63 one person when you're in New York media everybody having each other and this what 65 00:05:40,64 --> 00:05:46,14 I learn from them because we come frame we become family what you do for me I do 66 00:05:46,15 --> 00:05:49,14 for you because we're all trying to help each other because it's 67 00:05:49,15 --> 00:05:56,05 a fact. If if you can get to know one so so well and no 68 00:05:56,06 --> 00:06:00,18 one is left behind is what we said we would we come 69 00:06:00,19 --> 00:06:03,62 a real real friendship with you with your army person.