Since the invention of radio this entertainment medium has also been used as propaganda during war. The attempt by the Japanese to use a female voice to create loneliness was not very effective. We called her "The Bitch."

     Her program would start out something like this. "I would like to dedicate the next song to the men of the U.S.S. Caperton. You are located one hundred miles south of Guam with the rest of the fifth fleet. Enjoy yourself young men, for you will not live long enough for much pleasure."

     Then she would play a song that was very popular. The one that I remember most was Don't Fence Me In. I guess we all felt sort of fenced in. It was amazing how much information she had about not only our location, but our personal life as well. For example she would say something like this. "This next song is for you Earl Hawkins from Shubuta Mississippi. She would then play In The Mood. The following message would be something like this. "Your childhood sweetheart Nell is suppose to be waiting for you. She was in the mood to go out dancing tonight but you are not around. Guess who she went out with? You know that friend of yours who was smart enough to stay out of the military. That is who she is snuggled up with tonight. You sure are stupid trying to destroy the mighty empire of Japan."

     Most of the time we would get a good laugh at her. Of course it would create doubts when you were in a sad mood. It was sort of like an itch you could not scratch. There were long periods of time when we would start to wonder if this war would ever end. When this happened we began to fight amoung our selves over the small things.