The US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project The Interpreter Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries Number 109A Remember September 11, 2001 [email protected] March 15, 2006

Our Mission in the media — and a lot of them deception. Accolades for his frequently and asked pointed were the fault of the ideological efforts included the "Ethics in questions. The Rolphs are still In the Spring of 2000, the biases of the reporters and Journalism" award from the creaking along, holding our own. Archives continued the origi- editors." World Media Association and Julia will be 82 on 11/21/04. nal efforts of Captain Roger He took on dozens of news the "Friend of Freedom Award" We continue to enjoy The Pineau and William Hudson, organizations and high-profile from the Gielow Family Interpreter, Bravo! and the Archives first at- scions of the so-called liberal Foundation, which cited Mr. Ham Rolph tempts in 1992, to gather the press, mounting cases against the Irvine's "tireless dedication to the JLS 1944 papers, letters, photographs, New York Times, CNN, NBC search for truth." I am sorry to report that another and records of graduates of and The Washington Post, Born in Salt Lake City, Mr. JLO, Reed Irvine, has died. I the US Navy Japanese/ prompting former Post editor Irvine graduated from the enclose his obituary. Oriental Language School, Ben Bradlee to call him a University of Utah before joining Reed was commissioned into University of Colorado at "miserable, carping, retro- the U.S. Marines as an the Marine Corps and served Boulder, 1942-1946. We mingent vigilante," comparing intelligence officer during World with one of the divisions. He assemble these papers in Mr. Irvine to an animal that War II. While serving as a attended the 2002 Boulder recognition of the contribu- urinates backward. Japanese interpreter for the allied alumni group gathering, as you tions made by JLS/OLS Mr. Irvine responded by occupation force in Japan, he may remember. instructors and graduates to sending Mr. Bradlee a trophy, met Kay Araki, a survivor of the I served, at Reed’s request, in the War effort in the Pacific courtesy of the Miserable Nagasaki atomic bomb attack. a volunteer capacity as Accuracy and the Cold War, to the Carping Retromingent Vigilante The couple married three years in Media’s first treasurer and as a creation of East Asian Society. Mr. Bradlee sent it back. later. director for 17 years. language programs across The intrepid but good-humored Mr. Irvine is survived by his Reed was the real spark plug the country, and to the Mr. Irvine got his point across. wife, son Donald, and three in the organization and built up a development of Japanese- "It sticks in my craw, but I'll grandchildren of Gaithersburg. remarkable operation with real American cultural rec- say it: Irvine and his AIM are Friends are invited to call from 6 clout. As the obituary notes, he onciliation programs after good for the press," Post to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the DeVol was the first to start a group World War II. ombudsman Charles Seib said at Funeral Home, 10 East Deer focused on bias and inaccuracies the time. Park Drive, Gaithersburg. in the media. Pioneer media critic "I feel like you're an A funeral service will be held absolutely legitimate group, and at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church John McLean Reed Irvine I personally have a lot of respect of Jesus Christ of Latter-day JLS 1944 JLS 1944, dies at 82 for you, Reed," CNN founder Saints, 17700 Old Baltimore Sorry to have to report the Ted Turner once told him. Road, Olney, with interment at passing of Boulderite Reed Journalist and media critic Reed "Though he wasn't trained as a Parklawn Cemetery. Memorial Irvine, but I think you ought to Irvine, who relentlessly exposed journalist, he became one and contributions can be made to know right away. He was a truly the foibles of a biased press for was better at it than most Accuracy in Media. great guy. All the best. journalists themselves," said more than three decades, died By Jennifer Harper Cliff Kincaid, editor of the AIM William Hudson Tuesday from complications of a The Washington Times JLS 1944 stroke he suffered late last year. Report. November 18, 2004 ______He was 82. "But it was a shock to many of [Ed. Note: Again, I am sorry for the Mr. Irvine was a pioneer in his them that he used the tools of Rumors of My their trade to analyze their work. delay, but my habit is to print no field, founding the nonprofit more than one or two obits per issue Demise watchdog group Accuracy in He bought up shares in big and this obit. was a long one as Mr. Media (AIM) in 1969 during an media companies so he could Irvine had obviously caught the (Continued) At the hospital in era when the content and attend their stockholders attention of the media during his Brisbane, at which I had arrived ideological underpinnings of TV meetings and ask unpopular career. After having met him at the in a coma, strange things began and newspaper stories went questions — and it all ended up 2002 Reunion, I was sad to get the to happen. As soon as I began to largely unquestioned. in his report to the public," Mr. news. I have been sent several other recover, my nurse confronted me Kincaid said. obituaries from different newspapers, Oxford educated, a Fulbright should any one wish to read them.] with a “curriculum vitae” and scholar and a former economist Mr. Irvine wielded words with ______said, “Since you’ve come back with the Federal Reserve the best of them, penning from the dead, you have to fill System, Mr. Irvine cheerfully hundreds of columns and joining Condolences this out so you can get a new took on the credibility of press in spirited debate with foes on assignment.” Two days later, giants — inaugurating a full- CNN's "Crossfire" and ABC's This is the first obit for a JLS half awake, I noticed a lot of blown "Can Dan" campaign "Nightline," among other veteran I’ve seen in the LA gold braid beside my bed and against CBS newsman Dan broadcasts. Times for some time. Reed’s heard a British accented voice Rather 16 years ago. In addition, Mr. Irvine entry date at Boulder was 12/42, say to someone, “Got to have "We've fought the good fight," founded Accuracy in Academia so he probably graduated in late someone from the old ‘col’ Mr. Irvine once said. "Someone in 1985 to monitor political bias 1943 or early ’44. I only met him about,” (i.e. Trinity College, had to start pointing out there in education and authored two once – at the Pomona Meeting in Cambridge University, England). were serious errors being made books chronicling media 4/00. He raised his hand Two days after this, my doctor told me that Commander carrying a white cloth. He had rifle. The riflemen decided that I after 1980, as I recall Hart's Holmes-Hopkinson, RN, had gone from our view about 20 should have it, and I still do. description, a successive bond- telephoned for further briefly by medics at the Brisbane the letter asked from an Effects holder made inquiry to the information about my recovery airport, who had taken my of the Deceased Depot in Utah, for submarine duty aboard AS and it was thus I learned the temperature, painted an X on my “the contents of a footlocker 17, a submarine tender where I identity of the gold braid. forehead, tied a casualty tag on belonging to the late Lt. S.P. received not only my base pay, Later, when I wished to get my shirt and then stowed me and Kramer sold at auction for the but also per diem, plus 10% dressed for a recommended my gear in an ambulance for benefit of Navy Relief, or sent to overseas pay, plus 50% more for convalescent stroll in the hospital hospital transport, I decided not the heirs?” sub pay. So I think all of this garden, I found I had no clothes; to stroll in the garden, but went All this confusion over my must have made me just about only my dog tags, my watch and instead to search for my missing mortality, however, had a happy the highest paid member of the my wallet. When I’d arrived, the gear. I found it in a locker ending. My orders at the hospital JLS class of ’44. Thus did my nurse explained, “Everything reserved for “effects of the had me report to Commander presumed mortality pay off in a else I had on had been burned to deceased”, about to be shipped to Holmes-Hopkinson for big way, and the money finally prevent hospital contamination the US. This was not to be the temporary duty at ATIS in became “the ease of my burdens, by South Pacific larvae.” I had last intimation of my mortality. Brisbane and this Temporary the staff of my life” (Cervantes). no gear. In 1947, I received a letter Duty was continued into the But since I had been revived addressed to “The heirs of Lt. Occupation of Japan. My last S. Paul Kramer S.P. Kramer”. “Did we wish,” assignment was ship’s company, JLS 1944 ______

POW Incidents minutes, then reappeared, Harry T. Foote On Peleliu, a sad one. A POW heading back to us. He was JLS 1943 corporate owner of the SPCs as told us of a dozen sheltering at about half way back when to whether any SPC assets the base of a limestone cliff. [Ed. Note: A call has gone out to someone on their side shot Roger Hackett for details. He was existed, and the question was Without air support or naval him. Sorry to say, we didn't send present at the first incident and referred to the Brobeck law firm support, cut off from other a Navy Corpsman to try to save spoke with the POW.] and to Hart. One might guess Japanese forces and from him. ______that it was with some of the same supplies of food, water and On Okinawa, triviatta. Three concentrated diligence Hart used ammunition, and facing our Marine riflemen looked me up Too Many Obits to learn Japanese and meet other flame-throwers along with the with a prisoner in tow. Among (Cont’d) challenges, that he somehow other armor, they were doomed. the questions was what he had Some years after Japanese found some forgotten SPC assets The POW agreed to carry the done with his weapon. Left it takeover of the company and its in the U.S., which provided word to them that the Americans hidden under a bush, he said, and power plant, with bondholder some surprise payments to promised good treatment. The offered to show us the bush. The and stockholder holdings bondholder clients. Hart’s distance was perhaps 400 yards, heavy fighting had swung deemed forever worthless, the humor, genuiness, skills, and open ground. He went alone, southward and we could move corporation, seemingly only a friendship are missed, by so around freely. There was his name, was sold. Some time many personal and professional friends and organizations, plus his all-important family. Cont’d Dan Williams, JLS 1943 ______