Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Hollingsworth, Chester War's End and Postwar
Chester Hollingsworth was in the Pacific when the bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Kight, Otis War's End and Postwar
Otis Kight was in flight school as the war was ending. He made it to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] as...
Currier, Al War's End and Postwar
Al Currier returned [Annotator's Note: from Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry...
Hamilton, George War's End and Postwar
George Hamilton was assigned to a skeleton crew aboard the USS Orleck (DD-886) in Norfolk, Virginia when he first heard...
Bednarczyk, Leo War's End and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Before VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over...
Dufour, O'Hearn War's End and Postwar
After getting back to the United States [Annotator’s Note: after surviving the sinking of the USS Preston (DD-379) in...
Ashford, Willard War's End and Postwar
Willard Ashford [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 134th Naval Construction Battalion in Guam] was preparing to invade...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" War's End and Postwar
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] returned to Bremerton, Washington via Pearl Harbor [...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" War's End and Postwar
Aloysius "Al" Arend was flown back to his outfit [Annotator's Note: 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division] on...
Knapp, William War's End and Postwar
Following the Battle of Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg; 1 April to 22...
Johnson, Jean "JD" War's End and Postwar
Jean D. "JD" Johnson [Annotator's Note: a radioman on the USS Balao (SS-285) enjoyed free time at Brisbane [Annotator's...
Thompson, Judge War's End and Postwar
Judge Gordon Thompson recalled preparing for the invasion of mainland Japan in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalled...
Rodrigue, Lowell War's End and Postwar Career
Lowell Rodrigue was assigned to a special unit and sent to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu, Palau Islands], but the...
Ussery, Jake War's End and Postwar Career Path
Jake Ussery and the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] were ordered back to San Diego. That was his base...
Andrus, Ernest War's End and Postwar Endeavors
Ernest "Ernie" Andrus was on USS LST-124 [Annotator's Note: a Landing Ship, Tank] until just before the end of the war...
McGee, Joseph War's End and Postwar Life
Joseph F. McGee Junior flew near Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan as a member of 460th Fighter Squadron,...
Lansou, David War's End and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: You can hear someone off camera throughout this segment.] After his time on Iwo Jima [Annotator's...
Gemmel, Fred War's End and Postwar Life
Fred Gemmel's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Laffey (DD-724)] was assisted into a port after sustaining damage [...
Beamish, William War's End and Postwar Life
William S. “Bill” Beamish [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 77th Bombardment Squadron] was stationed on Attu [...
Sasser, Joseph War's End and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Sound and video are choppy at times during this segment.] Joseph H. Sasser Junior [Annotator's Note...
Donovan, Harry War's End and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: A person off camera comments in the background throughout this clip.] Harry A. Donovan did not...
Leaming, Jack War's End and Postwar Life
Towards the end of the war, Jack Leaming's prisoner of war camp at Osaka [Annotator's Note: Osaka, Japan] had burned...
Fernandez, Milton War's End and Postwar Life
Milton Fernandez left the Galapagos Islands and sailed for Hawaii. At that time, the Japanese were everywhere in the...
Irvine, Elizabeth "Elizabeth Lautzenheiser" War's End and Postwar Life
Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine and the other internees at Santo Tomas [Annotator's Note: Santo Tomas Internment Camp,...
Meader, Byron War's End and Postwar Life
Byron Herbert Meader's division [Annotator's Note: Meader was a member of Headquarters Company, 271st Infantry Regiment...
Mayes, Davis War's End and Reflection
Davis Gordon Mayes heard about the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan through the radio receivers while he was...
Munch, Melvin War's End and Reflections
Melvin Munch would have been part of the invasion force for assaulting the Japanese home islands. The atomic bombs kept...
Gimbut, Raymond War's End and Reflections
After Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Raymond Gimbut sailed to California, then to the...
Beyer, Walter War's End and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer served in the Pacific Theater in World War...
Wheeler, James War's End and Reflections
James L. Wheeler was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands] to train for the Battle of Japan....
Crawford, William War's End and Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee pauses and speaks slowly throughout this clip.] In September 1945, William Ward...
Riggs, William War's End and Reflections
After the conclusion of World War 2, William Riggs' only thought upon arriving home was to seek out a job away from the...
Lamm, Allen War's End and Reflections
Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...
Nesossis, Richard War's End and Reflections
Richard Lamey Nesossis was at home on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in...
Kellegrew, Kent War's End and Reflections
Kent Butzer Kellegrew does not remember when he was discharged but remembers that he was on Guam [Annotator's Note:...
Shatz, Ewalt War's End and Return Home
Ewalt "Walt" Shatz was serving stateside near the war's end. He was assigned to shore patrol in Hollywood [Annotator's...

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