 The Interpol Company of Wilmington, Delaware, makers of better faith or better living through chemistry, presents the Cavalcade of America. Tonight's star, Nina Foch, as Captain Johnita Bonham, flight nurse, United States Air Force. Tonight's story, The Nurse Who Forgot Fear. You wake up one morning and you look around. The sun is where it always was. The world still turns in the same old way. You don't feel any different, but they say you're a hero. You, you're just a girl in Montgomery, Alabama. But that's your picture in that magazine. And when the phone rings, it's for you. Bonham? Yes? Miss Bonham, this is Cy Harris. I'm calling from New York City for Cavalcade of America. We heard about an experience you went through off of it. I wonder if I could ask you a few questions. Well, sure, but I don't know if I could... Well, tell me, you're a nurse, right? A flight nurse. And how does this differ from a regular nurse, Miss Bonham? Well, a flight nurse? Actually, I mean, well, you know, it was just routine. We'd get up every morning at three and then... Yeah, between two and three. Vera and I used to room together. She was the other nurse. We worked together and lived together. We'd set her alarm for two and mine for two-thirty. That's the way we'd be sure and get up. When the second clock went off... Was that the first or the second? Bonnie... I think it was the second. Oh, that's nice. Well, what do you think? Oh, just know how to ask. Come on, Op. How to sleep your life away. That's an interesting idea. Well, you don't have to sleep in the air for it. She can stimulate. Yeah, yeah. The truth is, I wouldn't mind just getting up. It's only the prospect of having to climb to those long flannels that kills me. I think I'm going to get some of those black lace jobs and wear them under my long flannel. Just to remind me, I'm still a woman. Okay, woman. You fill the canteens and I'll call operations for the trucks. First, we had about three cups of black coffee. Then a causal plane took us to Korea. In Korea, things were almost the same. It was... It wasn't. Then there was the rain and the mud and the rain and the mud. You're a good voice today. Thank you. The blues I can't lose when it rains. Bonnie, look, I finished another song. You know, I might get to pay for a class meter if I stay in the service long enough. Who do you know with a foot shape like that? Two heels. You're looking at it upside down. It looks more like a sweater to me. Well, that's an idea. I'll cut two holes in it and make... I'll get it. Hello? Dog pass 47. Go ahead. Dog pass 40. Okay, target 9-1. We'll wait. Double-header again today, huh? Yeah. We'll be lucky if we hit the sack by midnight. I get the blues. Hey, what happened to your voice all of a sudden? You, uh... Henry? Not much. I'll trade you my candy bar for that can of beans. It's a deal. I sure do pity those people back in the state. Imagine having to sit down to a hot meal. Horrible thoughts. Oh, well, how do you say... say, like, in French? That's about the way it was. Yeah, I see. Just working and waiting and mud and rain. Too much of everything in that country. Too hot, it's too cold, too wet, it's too dry. We just worked along from day to day doing our jobs. It's about all. The office anything like that? No excitement? Well... And it was shooting all around? Is that what you mean? And sometimes on the flight when the weather would get bumpy, the patients would... No, no, no, no, no. Romance. Deep someplace, the Japanese moon is hanging over you like a paper lantern. Do you get the picture? Romance. He's off to the front. Once in a while. Sometimes a fellow I knew would manage to get a flight down from Tokyo where he was stationed. He'd be at the air base waiting for my plane to get in. He sounds busy. I'd land the engine. We'll land it. Just let me out of here. Hey, now, wait a minute, soldier. Don't you try to sit up. You'll pull out those pictures. Take it easy. Need any help, Bonnie? No, they just opened the door. Right. And we'll get you fellas unloaded in a minute. Hey, do you leave us here, nurse? That's right. That's the end of the line for us. Lieutenant, who do I have to see to get you for my private nurse? Well, you're just right to your congressman. All right, here we go, men, and cheer up! You'll be back in the station less than a week. That was a nice bunch of kids. Yeah. There'll be a crush on you. Oh, well, am I dehydrated? Just lead me to that hot shower. Did you say hot shower? I can drink. Look, there's Tom. Bonnie, what happened? I thought you were due back this afternoon. We had to make two trips, Tom. Hi, boy. Don't I get it alone? I hear a hard bubble head. Well, that's a matter of opinion. Tom, when do you have to leave? Well, let's see. It's 11 now. I've been there. Yeah, if you want me, which I know you won't, I'll be under the first shower. Come on, let's get out of here. Oh, don't look now, but somebody's calling you. Oh, well, it was good seeing you, Bonnie. Yeah, Tom. Listen, you look really beat. Just hope I can stay awake long enough to make it to my sack. Yeah. Well, get some rest, Bonnie. Sure, Tom. You too. Too bad, ruined his whole day. Just sitting around waiting. I'll get him a special note from the chaplain. Any hot water? Ice cold. Very wet, though. There's a purpose. I don't think I'll ever get this mud out of my pores. But what I do is rub it in, so it doesn't show. You ever wonder what it's for? What it means? Everything? Us. Here. The fighting? Yeah, everything. Who's got the strength to wonder? Those guys. I haven't seen a woman in months. You just don't want to look at her. Makes you feel kind of special. You're out of clean, Randy. That kid today. He was so bashful. I thought he'd never get around to asking if he could take our picture. I didn't think it was possible in this day and age for men to blush. How does this sack feel good? We could be home right now, sleeping in a real bed. Instead of a miserable car. I know. I was all set to go home when the fighting started. 30 months in this mud hole. When I was discharged in 46, I figured I'd never want to see another plane. He'll tell me a remission. I don't know. Everything is so dull. I missed all this, I guess. I'm a woke character. What can you do? I know so much. Yeah? Now the plane went down today. I'm going to take home. I know I've been thinking about it. Bonnie, I've got a feeling. It's crazy. It's the kind of feeling I know I shouldn't let myself get. But I don't think I'll ever get home, Bonnie. Oh. You don't think I'll ever get home? No, I mean it. I'm just... Just so sure of it. It's going to happen. And it's going to happen quickly. And it's going to happen here. Thank you, Sophia Rose. Yeah, you know what I got the guys for? A chocolate mallet. Oh, boy. I can almost taste it. They used to make them great back home in my hometown. Old Doc Grissom. He used to fill up a full ice cream right to the top. Huh? A chocolate mallet. I don't care when you get it. You just get it. And I want it to be filled with ice cream. Sick. Sick so you almost have to eat it with a spoon. And I want you to drink a toast to me. You know what I think? You've been reading too many war novels. You know what I think? What? You're right. This is Captain Jolita Bollum. Living in Montgomery, Alabama. Home from air evacuation duty in Korea. And one day the phone rang. It's Cy Harris of the radio program, Cable Cate of America in New York. Do you want to do your story? I need something exciting. I told Mr. Harris about the murder. But Ms. Pod... I went to high school there. I made the commencement speech on a football field. Oh, you were first in your class. No. You could be heard the length of the field. I wish I had something to tell him. All I did was my job. You train, you train for all the emergency. And then if one comes up, they make a big production out of it. Do you call a fireman a hero because he puts out a fire? That's his job. I remember the day it all happened. It was raining. As usual. And Zira and I were at base operations trying to get a plane out of Korea. Yeah, I got a plane leaving in about 10 minutes. You're going to K-2, right? Isn't that what they said there? K-2, the biggest mud hole in Korea. So who's pilot? Oh, good. He's standing right over there with a door. Why don't you ask him? That's the kind of an answer I like. It's practical. Come on. Let's tear ourselves away from the happy jacket. Come on, Florence. Hey, Bill. Bill, you're going to have company. Good deal. Sure, why not? I like the ride. Good to cargo. Replacements again? Great. We're off on the Sardine Express. You're a lot of noise inside a plane, isn't it? The engine. I've never been up in a plane before. Well, it's just like riding a bus only loaded. Oh, Bill, are you going up forward? Might as well. I think I'll take me a nap. Are you coming? I'll be up in a few minutes. It's only exhaust. You said it. Just relax now. Take it easy. Take off. Everybody make sure your seat belt is fastened. Oh, and I felt the familiar pull of speed as the big plane raced down the runway. And within a matter of seconds we were airborne. Then I went forward. I guess we might be out of over the bay by now. That's right. You must know this run like the back of your hand by now, Bonnie. Yeah. How long have you been on it? Three months. I figure I've made, well, somewhere between 150 and 200 round trips between Korea and Japan so far. Just to make you a commuter. Good night. Get to sleep. Oh, that's like a night. She needs it. She's been averaging about three hours a night. That's really rugged. Bonnie, why don't you go back there and turn in the tool you can probably use to sleep yourself? OK. Maybe I will. If we run into anything interesting, I'll let you know. OK. They tell me the crash broke the plane in two. Things were floating, or hands in the water. Some men were swimming. Some just floated. Some just floated. Give me your hand. Pull this man in. You first. Go ahead now. Now you're going. I thought I helped these men. Here's a rope. Grab it. Hey, nurse, come on. Get in the rope. That water's ice cold. If you don't drown, you'll freeze to death. I'm all right. Is anybody seen here? Captain Brown? No, ma'am. At least he's not this bad. Hey, nurse, are you OK? Grab her. She's passing her out. I got her. Split her head. Split wide open. How about that? What a girl. Didn't last long. Anyway, as the night wore on, I began to fear our little party, but it just never end. I've been so sure someone on shore would learn what had happened. But they didn't come. Water poured into our rafts and made the sign to give the first aid tougher than ever. A minute and an hour. I'm going to swim to shore. I'm not going to wait here until the waves turn us over. Yeah, we'll on prime. Yeah, you sit down. You'll catch up. I'm going to swim to shore. Yeah, that's better. You just sit down there. If we keep under control, we'll be OK. It might take a few hours, but they'll find us. Now, here's what we're going to do. You, over there. You keep watching the way you're looking now. You, Slim, you watch on this side. You two keep bailing out the water. Here, you just tell me. Is everybody clear what their job is? Can we try it if we don't? No, it'll be going soon. Just a few more minutes. We're not going to lose hope. I know we'll be risked. Watch out! I see it! Fishing boat, he's coming along to throw us a line. Now, what's wrong with you? Well, I just think my wrist is broken. I think so, too. In about ten places. You've also got a fractured skull, a split cheekbone, a broken shoulder, and six broken ribs. Now, how do you feel? Terrible, Doctor. Where am I? You're in the first aid station, Bonnie. Doctor. Is... Did they find beer? Just nothing, Bonnie. No, no, thanks. I don't think so. Bonnie... You mustn't brood about it. Don't forget, you saved 27 lives. That's a pretty good score. I can't forget the other. 26. I can't. Yes, Doc. There is something you can get for me. Sure, what is it? A chocolate mold. Oh, I think that can be arranged. With a lot of ice cream. Filled with ice cream. So thick you have to eat it with a spoon. I want it. Propose a toast. That's about all. That's the story. Did you think of something special? What made you do it, Miss Bonham? Well, I don't know. I just did it. There was nothing else I could do. There was nothing else I could do. Those seven words sum up the career and character of Captain Johnita R. Bonham. Plightners, United States Air Force. But there are other words about the story. I don't know. I just did it. There was nothing else I could do. But there are other words about her, too. Words that go with the decorations she received. Distinguished Flying Cross. Citation reads, for meritorious service in medical air evacuation flights and for carrying out her missions willingly and without complaint, Lieutenant Bonham's unselfish devotion to duty has reflected great credit upon herself, her profession and the United States Air Force. One week after the Battle of Fort Sumter, he can only be one thing. A spy. Listen next week when the DuPont Cavalcade presents Fly High, Fly Low, the story of a startling event that was to influence the course of military tactics and strategy from that day to this. Our star, Lee Bowman. The nurse who forgot fear was written by Arnold Shulman and Irving Ellman, and based on an article from every woman's magazine as condensed in the readers' digest. Original music was composed by Arden Cornwell, conducted by Donald Borey. The program was directed by John Zoller. Nina Fosh may soon be seen co-starring with Glenn Ford in the MGM picture, Young Man with Ideas. With Nina Fosh tonight, our Cavalcade cast feature Judith Parrish as Vera John Newland Esville. We wish to thank Captain Raymond Hausman of the United States Air Force for his technical assistance in tonight's Cavalcade. This is Sy Harris speaking. Don't forget next week, our star, Lee Bowman. The DuPont Cavalcade of America comes to you from the Velasco Theater in New York and is sponsored by the DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Makers of better things for better living through chemistry. Next, it's Barry Craig, confidential investigator on NBC.