Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 11
Yellin is not sure if he was fired upon during landings and take offs from Iwo Jima. Yellin recalls that one of his...
Church, Ray Segment 11
They did not know the exact cause of his death since he was in halfway decent shape but initially they were told his...
Mack, Frank Segment 11
Mack was going to bring his carbine home with him. He put it in his sea bag and had all of his stuff packed around it....
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Greer, Richard Segment 11
While Richard Greer and his fellow Marines were on Guadalcanal they were bombed almost constantly. They were hit at ten...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 11
Delewski still hears from different people from the Laffey. After the war he took advantage of the G.I. Bill and got...
Ward, Harold Segment 11
It was amazing to Harold Ward to see how quickly they dumped stuff after the war was over. They were heading back to...
Myers, Leroy Segment 11
There were 2 shifts working and they would usually meet coming out. When they got to the camp everyone was outside on...
Crain, Joe Segment 11
The next morning Alex Vraciu and the other guerillas headed north up the national highway. They took a bugler and...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 11
Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 11
When they arrived at Pearl Harobr, Air Group 6 needed one more run before they rotated home. During the trip to Truk...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 11
Hanna wanted to return to the US through San Francisco but ended up coming in through Seattle.He was sent to Madigan...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 11
Baptiste feels that it is important for there to be a National World War II Museum. If they hadn't done what they did...
Bailey, Herman Segment 11
Bailey had a picture of himself with a flamethrower on his back. It was taken while he was waiting to go free one of...
Deen, Braswell Segment 11
Deen was hit on the top of Wana Ridge [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, April 1945]. He was hit by a Japanese knee mortar....
Crump, Ralph Segment 11
Within hours any ship passing the destroyer escorts loaded with prisoners would receive prisoners from those destroyer...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 11
The navy commander leading the Hornet's [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet, CV-8] air group was responsible for the deaths...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 11
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 11
For the first battle of the Matanikau, James Smith and the Raiders were going to go up the river and 1st Battalion, 7th...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 12
James Smith went home on 2 September 1945. He had a good job in New Zealand where he stayed for the rest of the war [...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 12
During one of his trips back to the United States Alexander Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero [...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 12
Yellin recalls how he had a close call with a fellow pilot. From that point on Yellin did not trust that man and would...
Church, Ray Segment 12
1 day a train loaded with bomb shells came into the camp and as it came through the camp a routine safety check found a...
Karr, Robert Segment 12
Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 12
Interviewer asks Delewski if his experience on the Laffey changed him. On the day that all of this happened [Annotator'...
Ward, Harold Segment 12
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Myers, Leroy Segment 12
They never really knew. They could have used any excuse to cut Myers' head off, but he still took alot of chances.Myers...
Crain, Joe Segment 12
During one of his trips back to the United States Alex Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero that had been...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 12
Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 12
Baptiste would be watchful. There are countries and people who want to see this country go under so he believes that we...
Bailey, Herman Segment 12
Bailey feels that war should be over with. His division fought the Chinese in North Korea. Young men are fighting today...
Deen, Braswell Segment 12
Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...
Crump, Ralph Segment 12
One of Crump’s friends was on watch on a ship that was torpedoed. Crump’s convoy had about 35 percent casualties. The...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 12
While Childers was a cadet he was asked by Colonel Mangrum if he had received a Purple Heart. When he told Mangrum that...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 12
Norman Kleiss knew Peter Gaido pretty well. When Kleiss was about to take off for his first carrier landing he was...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 13
After the war, James Smith had a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He got a job before he was even discharged from...

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