Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Earnest, Albert J. Segment 5
Earnest did get his eight landings in. The next time he was going to be making a landing he was on the Saratoga [...
Cole, Richard Segment 5
They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 5
About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 5
While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...
Carrington, James Segment 5
James Carrington's war started on 7 December 1941. He was a prisoner for two years. On 3 February 1945 he moved into...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 5
Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand. He has problems...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 5
Norman Kleiss could not see if the bombs from the next two planes hit. When he made his run, he lined up on the big red...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 5
Miller Lampell, who had written a radio program, was assigned by the New York Herald Tribune to write Ben Kuroki's...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 5
James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...
Lazarick, Len Segment 6
On the morning of the 21st they were ordered to go down Tombstone Ridge and head west to the village of Nishibaru....
Chuck, Harris Segment 6
Chuck feels that a lot of veterans have embellished their prisoner of war experience. He felt as if it was not that bad...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 6
During the battle Commander Becton [Annotator's Note: Admiral F. Julian Becton] was very calm. He gave orders to the...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 6
Ferrier's airplane was taken back to Pearl Harbor after the battle. The engineers do all sorts of things to the plane,...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 6
The first board Tyler went before was the Roberts Commission. He also went before army and navy boards. The boards were...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 6
There was a small passageway that went all the way up the side of the ship to the front of the ship. It was lined with...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 6
Alexander Vraciu lost his wing man, Brockmeyer [Annotators Note: US Navy Ensign Homer Brockmeyer], out over the...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 6
Yellin went to see Doris, but his name was called to go on an airplane back to New York. A Lieutenant Colonel gave...
Stinson, Handy Segment 6
Most of the time, they got along with the Filipinos. Stinson notes that any foreigner who comes in and occupies another...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 6
Merrill's roommate was Olie Hansen.After a raid the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, CV-6...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 6
Teddy [Annotator's Note: Lieutenant Theodore "Teddy" Keller, Gravois' future brother-in-law] and Gravois trained in New...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 6
When Blanchard's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Franklin, CV-13] was attacked he didn't realize how close they were to...
Church, Ray Segment 6
The train station manager said that the tracks were blown up and that passage to Yokahama would be impossible. Church...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 6
There was a problem on Midway with producing fresh water. It was solved by evaporators and other techniques that were...
Quintana, Ben Segment 6
When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...
De Mers, William Segment 6
Prior to landing in New Guinea DeMers' unit was never given any jungle training. In Australia they were trained how to...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 6
They had the Evans floating and had an auxiliary generator running; that meant lights and refrigeration. They were...
Barnes, William Segment 6
William Barnes got orders to get off at Bougainville. He was ordered to get back to the United States the best way he...
Mack, Frank Segment 6
The battle ended on June 21st [Annotator’s Note: On Okinawa in 1945]. The Sixth Marine Division went on to China. Mack...
Dupuy, Marsden "Pic" Segment 6
Dupuy and his flight were coming back from Kyushu [Annotator’s Note: Japanese main island]. One of their pilots had...
Wahlen, George Segment 6
Wahlen said he hesitated talking about the war when he came home, but sometimes the pressure was put on him to talk....
Woods, Edward Segment 6
Woods was upset after the war because he wasn't given the benefits of the G.I. Bill. A friend of his his who had been...
Karr, Robert Segment 6
They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to...
Greer, Richard Segment 6
Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them. The pharmacist’s mates were...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 6
When the Laffey left Pearl Harbor she was assigned as a escort for an old battleship heading out into the Pacific to...
Ward, Harold Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Myers, Leroy Segment 6
The heat of our bodies is what saved their lives. They had charcoal heaters but were not given any charcoal. It was...

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