Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Billingsley, James Combat Actions around Nasugbu
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley to talk about Nasugbu, Philippines.] They came out of Luzon [...
Wolczyk, Stanley Combat and Being Wounded
Stanley Wolczyk was under fire three times during the campaign to recapture Attu from the Japanese. It was during the...
Dye, Jack Combat and Japan
Jack Dye [Annotator's Note: as a crewman aboard the USS LSM-232] landed at various islands both during the battles...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Combat and Malaria
Walter Jacobs thought the BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle] was a good weapon but required a lot of...
Harris, Oran Combat and Occupation Duty
Oran Harris maintains that after having walked for 67 days, 2,000 people from the Bataan Death March were transferred...
Irby, Ray Combat and Post Traumatic Stress
Ray Dennis Irby went into his first invasion, and he will never forget it. He hit the ground. The sergeant was walking...
Bishop, Harvey Combat and Rescue Missions
Harvey Lee Bishop was born in August 1923. He was a P-51 Mustang [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter...
Hall, Clayton Combat at Cape Gloucester
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] had...
Pope, Everett Combat at Guadalcanal
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is outside so there is a lot of background noise throughout the clip.] Everett Pope...
Hauberg, Harold Combat at Kiska and Kwajalein
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] landed...
Strobel, Clarence Combat at Leyte
Clarence Strobel was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 188th Glider Infantry Regiment [Annotator’s Note:...
Kerr, Richard Combat at Okinawa
Richard H. Kerr was headed towards the Pacific Theater in World War 2 with an LCT [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft,...
Zilliacus, Patrick Combat Close Call
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if, as an American immigrant in the Navy, he was invested in...
Green, Arthur Combat Experience in the Philippines
The Army assigned Arthur George Green to the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Green was taught how to...
Billingsley, James Combat Fatigue
James Billingsley was on the line and he had fired his rifle so much that he could not touch it due to the heat. The...
Velfling, Jacob Combat in Germany
Jacob Velfling, Jr. and his unit set out for New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] to board a ship for Europe...
Cart, William "Bill" Combat in Majuro
William Cart switched from SB2Cs [Annotator's Note: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, or Curtiss A-25 Shrike, dive bomber] to...
Rackham, Milton Combat in the Aleutians
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Bednarczyk, Leo Combat in the Marianas and West Loch
[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's first combat experience was at...
Bostick, Thomas Combat in the Pacific
Before entering the military, Thomas J. Bostick received some training by a World War 1 veteran while in high school....
Sacks, Abraham Combat in the Pacific
In December 1942, Abraham Sacks [Annotator's Note: with the 158th Infantry Regiment (Separate)] was transferred from...
Gallo, Peter Combat in the Pacific
The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...
Momi, Harry Combat in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...
McKeel, Sam Combat in the Philippines
Sam S. McKeel served in the Navy as a fire director controlman on the forward twin 40mm Bofors guns [Annotator's Note:...
Malta, Samuel Combat in the Philippines
Samuel Malta and his company [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] in...
Coleman, Jerry Combat in the Philippines
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman [Annotator's Note: a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Marine Scout-Bomber...
Lehigh, David Combat in the Philippines
David Lehigh was told he would be deploying overseas, but was not told where he would be going. He departed from Mather...
Rackham, Milton Combat in the South Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Ukrop, Samuel Combat Life in the Pacific
Samuel Ukrop was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with John Cleveland [Annotator's Note...
Stewart, Frank Combat Loading a Ship and Recieving Medical Care
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Frank Stewart showing the interviewer some newspaper clippings that had been...
Fitzgerald, Ray Combat Missions
Ray Fitzgerald started his combat flights [Annotator's Note: as a flight engineer aboard a Consolidated B-24 Liberator...
Taddeo, Al Combat Missions
Alfred Taddeo remembers his first combat action involved strafing and bombing runs against enemy positions on numerous...
Bass, Stewart Combat Missions
Stewart Bass was excited and nervous to fly his first combat mission. He soon calmed down, followed his training and...
Rees, Holly Combat Missions
The next little village Holly Rees' division approached was Keradera [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] with Company...
Hanley, Fiske Combat Missions and Bailing Out Over Japan
The B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] had "lots of troubles," but Fiske Hanley said...
Guillory, Lloyd Combat Missions and Close Calls
Lloyd Guillory had two eventful missions he would never forget. On a mission before he reached Ie-Shima, Guillory flew...

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