Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Wulf, Lawrence Combat Missions in New Guinea
Lawrence Wulf [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 19th Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force] liked...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Combat Missions with the Cactus Air Force
Harold Buell and his fellow "Cactus Airforce" pilots searched the Slot for enemy ships. The enemy had Zero [Annotator's...
Brannon, Mark Combat Off New Guinea
From the Aleutians, Mark Brannon and the USS Hutchins (DD-746) went back to Hawaii then on to Port Moresby in Papua New...
Micheel, Vernon L. Combat off USS Hornet (CV-12)
Vernon Micheel flew his first combat mission off the Hornet [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Bombing Squadron 2 (VB-2...
Sasser, Joseph Combat on Attu Island
[Annotator's Note: Sound and video are choppy at times during this segment.] Joseph H. Sasser Junior [Annotator's Note...
Tognoli, Paris Combat on Bougainville
Paris Tognoli came into Empress Augusta Bay [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Papau New Guinea, 28 December 1943] and...
Peto, George Combat on Cape Gloucester
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling killed a Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal with a shotgun. In the morning, before the Marines moved out...
Marolda, Theodore Combat on Guadalcanal
Theodore Marolda had busy days [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 1st Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 1st Marine...
Haslauer, Warren Combat on Guam
Warren J. Haslauer and his men [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Lepore, Louis Combat on Iwo Jima
Louis R. Lepore did not take part in the practice invasions at Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii] before going to...
Mc Murray, Steve Combat on Iwo Jima
On their approach, Steve McMurray had heard that the landings on Iwo Jima were not going well. The scenes on the...
Stewart, Roy Combat on Iwo Jima
oy Stewart [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] saw Japanese Zeros [Annotator's Note: Japanese...
Renstrom, Keith Combat on Iwo Jima, Being Evacuated, Stateside Duty and Korea
Keith Renstrom and Amagony [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling; on Iwo Jima] looked at each other and gave each other...
Smith, Jacques Combat on Leyte
Jacques Brewster Smith remembers the island of Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] being all jungle and...
Riedl, Edward Combat on Leyte
Edward Riedl remembers that the Duck [Annotator's Note: DUKW; six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck]...
Wicklund, John Combat on Leyte
John Wicklund and his fellow infantrymen started hitting tough resistance at Mechum Ridge [Annotator's Note: phonetic...
DeForest, Harold Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...
Billingsley, James Combat on Luzon
[Annotator's Note: James Billingsley went ashore on Luzon, Philippines, on 31 January 1945.] Billingsley made his way...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Combat on New Britain, Relief and Bob Hope on Pavuvu
[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin "R.V." Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in...
Damiano, George Combat on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalled the rainy weather while on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], and that it was hard...
von Frisch, Alvin Combat on Okinawa
Alvin von Frisch [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was...
Whitman, Melvin Combat on Okinawa
Not far from Naha [Annotator's Note: Naha, Okinawa, Japan], Melvin C. Whitman got into a 20 plus hour artillery duel....
Rees, Holly Combat on Okinawa
On the troop ship out of Pearl Harbor, Holly Rees said there was little to do, and the soldiers played cards and got...
Kellegrew, Kent Combat on Okinawa
Kent Butzer Kellegrew [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Infantry Division] was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Schicker, Tom Combat on Okinawa
As the Japanese aircraft came in, they [Annotator's Note: the Navy] would fire antiaircraft at them [Annotator's Note:...
Clapper, Joe Combat on Peleliu
Joe Clapper was in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Darling, William Combat on Peleliu
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was...
Smith, Thomas Combat on Saipan
Thomas J. Smith, Junior headed out to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saipan, 15 June to 9 July 1944, Saipan,...
Strausbaugh, Leo Combat on Suluan Island
Leo V. Strausbaugh's mission [Annotator's Note: as part of Company B, 6th Ranger Battalion] on Suluan [Annotator's Note...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Tarawa
After Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment hit the beach at Tarawa, Company L split up and...
Colburn, George Combat on the Cliffs of Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: George Colburn had his first combat kill in a cave on Iwo Jima, Japan in February 1945.] There was a...
Smith, Thomas Combat on Tinian
Tinian was only about nine days [Annotator's Note: Battle of Tinian, 24 July to 1 August 1944, Tinian, Mariana Islands...
Renstrom, Keith Combat on Tinian and Getting Over His Hatred of the Japanese
One of the Japanese jumped out of the tank [Annotator's Note: on Tinian] and Keith Renstrom shot him. He was awarded...
Schneider, Tony Combat Operations After Midway
Having been rescued from his ditched aircraft at the Battle of Midway, Tony Schneider was taken first to Midway Island...
Garbo, William Combat Patrols
William Garbo first entered a combat zone in an Army DUKW [Annotator's Note: an amphibious truck, referred to as a Duck...

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