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HomeMy WebLinkAboutElias Vivero and WWII radio Mr. Elias Vivero 209 San Jacinto Ave Bryan, TX 77803 December 11, 2007 Dear Mr. Vivero, My name is Brian Carusella, and I am in the process of writing a book. The central theme of the book is the type of improvised radio receiver constructed by some servicemen during World War II using odds and ends and salvaged components. The book is larger in scope and will span several decades, but these "foxhole receivers" are the unifying thread. During World War Two there were quite a few articles about these in newspapers and magazines across the country. One .,4 I appeared in a photograph in the San + r Antonio Express of December 21, 1944 ~l (see attached) and featured Pfc. Elias Vivero and Pfc. Huel Butler.t z~ ~a aa This is a long shot, but I am hoping you t j x are the same Elias Vivero. If not, please accept my apologies. If you are, I would . £ be very interested in hearing from you. If you remember anything at all about the SCRAP Pit,I , tw, b.,1 ioncd out of an old rinser blade. a bent safety pin and a scrap of wire really works. > > w it, or I $=ut emmotea at Broolo Field, advanced twis give pilot school, of the A-4X. there is anything else you would like to - Training Command, have eonaitrneted such "scrap-piio°' crystal sets and rind them the aoawer to. the question of how !n play. the radio while the fellow in-the net include, I would love to hear about it. I hunk is asleep. M. Elias vivero (left) and Mf gas Buller (rigrt) aria pictured in the process of tordng in their favorite prograu. . am enclosing a stamped envelope if you wish to reply; also I am including my telephone number and email address below if you prefer to reply that way. If you would like, I could call you for a brief interview. I am very sincere about this book, and will present it in a fair and respectful light. If you have any questions about me personally, or if you would like a list of references, please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to offer! Best Regards, Brian Carusella 1001 Winston St. Dallas, Texas 75208 832-276-5478 bcarusella@sbcglobal.net