Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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de Jonge, Wim War Comes to the Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...
Shown, Donald War Comes to the Pacific
Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: Shown had become a crewman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1939] headed...
Damberg, Wanda War Crimes Trials
Wanda Damberg testified against Tōjō [Annotator’s Note: Hideki Tōjō was Prime Minister of Japan for much of the Second...
Yudenfriend, Herbert War Crimes Trials
Herbert Yudenfriend heard the war crimes trial [Annotator's Note: conducted by the Philippine War Crimes Commission, 29...
McEnery, James War Dogs and Combat Tactics
James McEnery liked having the Dobermans around. McEnery remembers a shipment of dogs being delivered to them at the...
Stewart, Roy War Dogs on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart's unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] moved out [Annotator's Note:...
Ellis, Frederick War Ends and Arriving in Yokohama
Everywhere that Frederick Ellis went there was an officer's club. The enlisted men never got that. Every once in a...
Sparacino, Paul War History in High School
Paul Sparacino [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5) during Operation Dominic, series of...
Rodrigue, Lowell War in the Aleutian Islands
Lowell Rodrigue [Annotator's Note: after joining the crew of the USS Zeilin (APA-3)] headed north to Kiska in the...
Brock, Pete War in the Pacific
On the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Pete Brock saw combat in the late stages of the Okinawa campaign [Annotator’s...
Franklin, Paul War in the Philippines
Paul Franklin landed in Manila Bay [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] 23 days after setting sail. He...
Billingsley, James War is Confusion
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley to talk about a soldier who committed suicide.] A guy told...
Franklin, Paul War Memories
Paul Franklin went to work for an oil company after he graduated high school. While at the water house, Franklin...
Killam, Arthur War patrols
The first couple times Arthur Killam was depth charged it was a little hairy but he does not recall getting too upset...
Beynon, Robert War Patrols Aboard USS Bowfin (SS-287)
Dr. Robert Beynon was aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) for missions seven through nine. The seventh was a lifeguard duty...
Rosenzweig, Abraham War Production
Abraham Rosenzweig returned home [Annotator’s Note: to Chicago, Illinois from Los Angeles, California where he had...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" War Production
Richard Witaker recognizes the valuable role played by the American home front in winning the war. Without the...
Cowell, Ernest War Reflections
Ernest Cowell thinks being on shore in the Army is different from being at sea in the Navy. In the Navy, he did not...
Kiplinger, Austin War Rumblings and Pearl Harbor
World War 2 began in 1931 when Japan invaded north China [Annotator's Note: Manchuria region of China]. Austin H....
Fishman, Arthur War Service
Arthur Fishman is a World War 2 Navy veteran. He had three sons and several grandchildren, and his wife passed away. He...
Russell, Richard War Winds Down
Richard T. Russell, Jr. finished his missions out of Clark Field [Annotator's Note: now Clark Air Base, a Philippine...
Nummer, Richard War's Brutality
Richard Nummer experienced the brutality of war on Iwo Jima. He and his buddies witnessed Japanese soldiers lying with...
Damiano, George War's End
George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...
Hall, Meda War's End
[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] Hall and his squadron [...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
DuBose, John War's End
John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...
Jenkins, Frederick War's End
Frederick Jenkins was an engineer on a whale boat when the war ended. They left the ship as the she went out on picket...
Williams, Stanley War's End
[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...
Kidder, Remi War's End
Remi Kidder got the bed he always hoped he would have. [Annotator's Note: Kidder joined the Navy and served aboard the...
Miralles, Richard War's End
Richard Miralles left the squadron and went aboard the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75)] as a radioman...
McKeel, Sam War's End
Sam S. McKeel served in the Navy as a fire director controlman on the forward twin 40 mm Bofors guns [Annotator's Note...
Fagerstrom, Stanley War's End
Stanley Fagerstrom got sick in the Philippines. He hurt his back on the island of Morotai [Annotator’s Note: Morotai...
Donovan, Robert War's End
Robert L. Donovan remembers that the Filipinos would take the leftovers from the soldiers after they would liberate an...
Ellzey, William War's End
William C. Ellzey, a corpsman in the US Navy, evacuated the wounded from Pacific islands and brought them back to the...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan returned to New York with the PT-305 and two other boats on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan remembered that the PT-305 had three engines but after living on it for about a year, he could not...

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