Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Tadewaldt, Gordon Time in the Pacific and Shanghai
Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that the USS PGM-1 had patrol duty around the Philippines. He recalled the kamikaze attacks...
Brannon, Mark Time Off in Sydney
When the assignment at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Indonesia] was completed, Mark Brannon and the USS Hutchins (DD-...
Ambrose, Haney Time to Serve
Haney Ambrose was born in 1922 in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana. His father was a carpenter and farmer during the Great...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Gackenbach, Russell Tinian
Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...
Bale, Edward Tinian
Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [...
Schilling, Ira Tinian
After the island of Saipan was secured, Ira Schilling and his assault engineer squad of 2nd Marine Division remained on...
Tillery, Allen Tinian
When Allen Tillery got there [Annotator's Note: to Pearl Harbor after the Battle of Eniwetok in Febraury 1944] he was...
Baile, Richard Tinian and Fate
[Annotator's Note: Richard Baile served in the USAAF and as a flight engineer on B-29 bombers.] Finally, they got their...
Famularo, Salvatore Tinian to Iwo Jima
Salvatore Famularo [Annotator's Note: and his fellow Marines in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th...
Hammer, Richard Tippecanoe and Cohocton
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. served on the Tippecanoe [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)] which was 480 feet long...
Schilling, Ira To Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling and the 6th Marine Regiment travelled from New Zealand to Guadalcanal on a hot and crowded military...
Reavis, Carrel To Hawaii and Back
Carrel Reavis went from Virginia to basic training on a segregated train. When he went overseas, his ammunition company...
Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...
Denault, Leo Tokyo
Leo Denault remembers there was a little town next to them with a geisha district [Annotator’s Note: geisha district,...
David, Maynard Tokyo Rose and Air-Sea Rescue
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Birdsall, Raymond Tokyo Rose and War's End
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] was...
Hanley, Fiske Tokyo War Crimes Trials and Results
After the war, Fiske Hanley was involved in testifying against the Kenpeitai. By then, Hanley was married and had a...
Kiplinger, Austin Top Secret Meeting Alert
After action in the Marshall Islands [Annotator's Note: Marshall Islands Campaign, 29 January to 22 February 1944,...
Gackenbach, Russell Top Secret Training
Russell Gackenbach heard rumors that his 393rd Bomb Squadron was going to move. The rumors were confirmed. [Annotator's...
O'Brien, William L. Torpedo Boat Duty
William O’Brien was the second officer to the skipper. They had a cook, a quartermaster, three machinist mates, three...
Bass, Stewart Torpedoing the Yamato
Stewart Bass participated in the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato on 7 April 1945. Weather conditions were not...
Prince, Robert Touring American Defense Plants
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped liberate the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon, Philippines on 30...
Jones, Gerry Tracking the Enemy and the Island of Pavuvu
Gerry Jones feels that the Japanese soldiers were very tough men. He was able to track Japanese soldiers easily by the...
Snyder, Kenneth Trading Booze for Lumber
In a battery of 120 men [Annotator's Note: Battery D, 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion], they had to set up their...
Pugh, Thomas Training
Thomas Edward Pugh sailed into Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and saw the damage to the ships in...
Reissig, Floyd J. Training
Floyd James Reissig was drafted in May 1944. He was allowed to choose his service after his physical. He was not...
Lepore, Louis Training
Louis R. Lepore received OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] training at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note:...
Schweitzer, Philip Training
Philip Schweitzer's training was heavy on hiking, running and jogging. When they returned from furlough, some of the...
Pierce, William "Bill" Training
William Pierce was in Parris Island boot camp for eight weeks. He did what he was told and experienced the rigors of...
Winter, William Training African American Troops
William Winter assumed that after finishing OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] he would be sent to an...
Brannon, Mark Training and Assignment
Between graduating from college and beginning the program at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland,...
Maddox, Claire Training and Deployment
When Claire Maddox went into the service [Annotator's Note: in the summer of 1943], he had the option to pick any of...
Burg, Louis Training and Deployment
On 1 July 1943, Louis Burg [Annotator’s Note: who enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942] was ordered to active duty and...
Galella, Armando Training and Deployment
While he trained at Fort Slocum in New Rochelle, New York, Armando Galella could go home every weekend. After about a...
Wilterdink, Virginia Training and Deployment
Making her way alone, Virginia Wilterdink arrived at Camp Devens in Massachusetts to begin her military career. She met...

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