Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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DeForest, Harold Training, Citizenship and Overseas Deployment
From Fort Custer, Harold DeForest was sent to Camp Wheeler, Georgia for 13 weeks of basic training. They were on the...
Fox, Charles Training, Deployment, and More Training
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox went through boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], and was...
Bergbower, Harold Training, Deployment, and Prewar Service in the Philippines
Harold Bergbower completed high school then entered the service at age 19. He was 21 years old when Pearl Harbor was...
Samrow, Joseph Training, Deployment, and Return Home
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow [Annotator's Note: enlisted in the US Navy in 1944, trained as a torpedo bomber gunner and...
Shown, Donald Training, Indianapolis and Pearl Harbor
Donald Herbert Shown joined the Navy and completed boot camp in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] in...
Bollich, James Transfer to Manchuria
James Bollich was on one of the first ships to take prisoners from the Philippines. The Japanese put 2,000 men into a...
Glusing, Benjamin Transfer to the 39th Military Police Company
Benjamin Albert Glusing's men [Annotator's Note: in the 208th Military Police Company] saved themselves, other men,...
Glusing, Benjamin Transfer to the Air Force
Bougainville [Annotator's Note: Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands] was taken on 1 November [Annotator's Note: 1...
Hoff, Donald Transfer to the Saratoga
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Hatch, Norman Transferred to the 5th Division
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] moved up to the next island because there...
Grieves, Billy Transferred to the USS Lizardfish (SS-373)
Billy Grieves made 11 runs on the submarine Thresher [Annotator's Note: USS Thresher (SS-200)]. He left the Thresher...
David, James Transferred to the USS Palm (AN-28)
James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...
Warne, Therese Transport to Manila
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and...
Saunders, David Transporting Loads and Contracting Dysentery
[Annotator's Note: David R. Saunders joined the Merchant Marine and during a port call in Egypt he contracted Bacillary...
Moret, Vernon Trapped on Okinawa
Vernon Henry Moret and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry...
Powers, Robert Traveling to Okinawa
Before going to Guam, Robert Powers and the four Marine Raider battalions were put into one regular unit, the 4th...
Oney, James Treasury Island
James Oney and his outfit [Annotator's Note: ACORN 12; Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair 12] loaded all of their...
Pomroy, Frank Treating a Wounded Marine and Being Evacuated
Frank Pomroy went back to get the wounded Marvin Hattan who was screaming and moaning from his wounds [Annotator's Note...
Hebert, Peter Treating the Enemy
Peter Hebert served on Manicani Island [Annotator’s Note: Manicani Island, Leyte, the Philippines] after the war where...
Snyder, John Treating Wounded and Burials at Sea
After finishing his training, John Snyder was assigned to the USS Harry Lee (APA-10), which transported troops to North...
Schweitzer, Philip Treating Wounded and Draft Boards
While Philip Schweitzer's unit [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division] was trapped on the ridge on Leyte, they...
Tarrant, Eugene Treating Wounded and Performance of Duties
Eugene Tarrant has certain memories from the war that have stuck with him to this day. One night off of Guadalcanal,...
Cale, Sterling Treating Wounded on Guadalcanal
Sterling Cale was assigned to the 1st Marine Division right after Pearl Harbor. He did not have a proper Marine uniform...
Hagans, Benjamin Treatment after Liberation
When Benjamin Hagans was on the ship coming back, his teeth started to settle. He put on 17 pounds in three weeks. He...
Harris, Carroll Treatment and Discharge
The first treatment Carroll Harris received was heat lamps on his legs. However, his legs and feet began blistering, so...
Grahlfs, F. Treatment for Radiation Sickness
Besides the atomic tests, F. Lincoln Grahlfs found other work to do while at Bikini Atoll [Annotator's Note: Bikini...
Lynch, James Treibel and Enlisted Men
James Paul Lynch's skipper [Annotator's Note: his captain, aboard the USS Snook (SS-279)], Chuck Triebel [Annotator's...
Wilson, Adolph Troops on Iwo Jima and Going Home
Adolph Wilson was a platoon sergeant on Iwo Jima but acted as a lieutenant after the officers were wounded or killed....
Jaccarino, Richard Tropical Diseases and Heading to Okinawa
After one patrol during which he was carrying a heavy BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle], Richard...
Bucher, Francis Truman's Greatest Decision
Francis Bucher says the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Roy, William Trying to Save the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Shannahan, Claude Tulagi
Claude Shannahan left Samoa for New Caledonia and from there shipped out to Tulagi aboard the USS Little (APD-4), an...
Addison, Robert Tulagi
Robert Addison saw his first action on Tulagi which is a small island off the larger island of Guadalcanal [Annotator’s...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] fought on Guadalcanal. The battle of Bloody...
Barrick, Calvin Tulagi and Guadalcanal
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison served in the US Marine Corps in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] They went to New...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Robert Addison served in the US Marine Corps as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]...

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