Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Haslauer, Warren Constant Bombardment
During the day [Annotator's Note: during Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at Bougainville,...
Ratcliff, Henry Construction in New Guinea
Henry Ratcliff sailed into Oro Bay in New Guinea [Annotator's Note: as a member of the 860th Aviation Engineer...
Durocher, Edmund Continuing the Fight at Coffin Corner
A call went out for volunteers and Battery H, 11th Marine Regiment sent five people to the front to help out. Three of...
Pavlovich, Theodore Contracting Malaria and the Invasion of Linguyan Gulf
Theodore Pavlovich discussed the effectiveness of the weapons he used during his time as an infantryman. He also...
Grahlfs, F. Convoys in the Caribbean
When the ship arrived, F. Lincoln Grahlfs went out to sea for ten months. The ship was a patrol craft. After the...
Bale, Edward Coordination of Forces
Edward Bale spent the first night on Tarawa sleeping next to a disabled LVT [Annotator's Note: Landing Vehicle, Tracked...
Crosby, Thomas Coping with PTSD and Volunteer Projects
Thomas Crosby gives his wife all the credit for his breakthrough with is post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. He...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Coping with the Stresses of Combat
Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...
Sterrie, Norman Coral Sea Aftermath
Norman Sterrie thought he would be going home [Annotator's Note: he was a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo plane pilot in...
Andrus, Ernest Corpsman Duty in the Pacific
Ernest "Ernie" Andrus left [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on a Merchant Marine ship. Once they were...
Taylor, Robert Corpsmen Under Fire
Robert Taylor went on a patrol on a training site on Upolu, Samoa. His unit [Annotator's Note: Taylor served in the...
Stevens, Phineas Corregidor and Leyte
The only thing Phineas Stevens remembers about Corregidor [Annotator's Note: Corregidor Island, Luzon, Philippines] is...
Kellegrew, Kent Country Boy to Army Man
Kent Butzer Kellegrew was born in September 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After four years in Duluth, his family moved to...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Covering the Invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Rollins Rosenzweig was part of the aircraft carrier naval air cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima. [Annotator's Note:...
Rieman, Carl Covering the Landings at Linguyan Gulf
The USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) joined with another carrier, the USS Kitkun Bay (AVG-71), headed for Leyte in the...
Gilman, John Crashing into the Ocean
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was...
Camp, Ray Crew Friendships
Ray Camp was in the South Pacific. He was assigned to VPB-121 [Annotator’s Note: Patrol Bombing Squadron 121]. He was a...
Chauncey, Charles Crew Training
Charles Graves Chauncey then received training on B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber]....
Alaniz, George Critically Wounded and Evacuated from Attu
George Alaniz landed on the beach at Attu. [Annotator's Note: Alaniz was a rifleman in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 32nd...
McEnery, James Crossing the Matanikau
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Myers, Homer Crossing the Pacific
Homer Myers flew his own airplane from California across the Pacific. The first flight was 12 to 13 hours. They left...
Phillips, Sidney Crossing the United States
Sidney Philips remembers the whole platoon being sent away to Lejeune. Most of the men were put into the 1st Regiment....
Harris, Rufus Cruises and Kamikazes
Rufus Harris and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Miami (CL-89)] would stop at Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Dietzel, Paul Curtis LeMay and Very Long Missions
Around the time Paul Dietzel flew his first mission, General Curtis LeMay had gone to the Pacific to take over the 20th...
Ernest, Malcolm Cut-off Completely
Malcom Ernest was at Bataan [Annotator's Note: Bataan Peninsula, Luzon, Philippines] about four months [Annotator's...
Gast, William D-Day Invasion
William Earl Gast and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division] were on a...
Floravante, Emile D-Day Invasion
Alfred Anthony Alvarez ended up on a LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also known as...
Watson, Harry Daily Routine, Patrolling the North Atlantic and Capturing the I-401
Harry Watson described the daily routine of the Segundo [Annotator's Note: USS Segundo (SS-398)]. They would surface at...
Rieman, Carl Dangers Abound
The one other combat action Carl Rieman experienced in the Philippines occurred in the Surigao Strait. The whole fleet...
Holder, Jack Day of Infamy
On 7 December 1941, Jack Holder was on duty at Ford Island, [Annotator’s Note: Ford Island, Hawaii]. His unit was in a...
Fisher, David Daytime Combat Missions
After a brief stay on Saipan, David Fisher and his crewmates were sent to Guam to join the 39th Bomb Group, 314th Bomb...
Aldous, Robert Deadly B-24 Problem
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were flying over Formosa [Annotator's Note: then the Republic of Formosa, present day...
Lebow, Cleatus Dealing with Disaster
Hunger and thirst tormented Cleatus Lebow and his fellow shipmates from the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) who were stranded...
Damiano, George Dealing with Superiors and Returning Home
George A. Damiano had issues with a new commanding officer [Annotator's while serving on occupation duty in Korea with...
Buckley, James Death by Celebration
James Buckley's LST [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-1013, a Landing Ship, Tank] had 40mm [Annotator's Note: Bofors 40mm...

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