Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Bost, Ben Disgruntled Captain
Ben Ray Bost had a new captain come aboard [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316] after Captain Fritsch [Annotator's Note...
Keller, Richard Distinguished Service Cross
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got the DSC [...
Rondinelli, Ricardo Ditch Mission
Ricardo R. Rondinelli and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, Seventh Air...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Ditching His Plane
Charles Wesley Borders was strafing a target in New Guinea and got hit. He nursed the airplane back to a temporary base...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Ditching in the Waters off Espiritu Santo
Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombers
Harold Buell flew both the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the Curtis SB2C Helldiver dive bombers. There were positive and...
Miralles, Richard Dive Bombing
Richard Miralles was bombing the Philippines. A pilot had dropped two bombs into his bomb bay. The bombs blew up and...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombing the Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku
Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...
Weymouth, Ralph Dive Bombing an Enemy Carrier
As Ralph Weymouth approached the Japanese fleet, he saw that it was organized in a typical formation for ships at sea....
Fisher, Clayton Dive Bombing Enemy Destroyers
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Lucas, Jack Diving on Grenades
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Franklin, Ralph Division Headquarters and Returning Home
Ralph C. Franklin became an adjutant in Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Marine Division]....
Glusing, Benjamin Dock Explosion
By the end of October 1943, Benjamin Albert Glusing was sending in payroll to get his men paid. He commanded 40 men at...
Harvey, David Dodging Torpedoes
David Harvey would be assigned liberty depending on what side of the ship he was on, port or starboard. Passes were...
LeBlanc, Dale Doing What You Were Trained To Do
The first day Dale LeBlanc was ashore on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: LeBlanc landed on Okinawa on 1 April 1945] they...
Bennett, Richard Doing Some Good
Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...
Stevens, Kenneth Done with Iwo Jima
Just about every day there was something amazing for Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st...
Morse, Ralph Doolittle Raid
Ralph Morse wanted to be at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for Christmas in 1942. He...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Doolittle Raid and Coral Sea
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] arrived in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Schneider, Tony Doolittle Raid and Reflections
Tony Schneider recaps his involvement in the Doolittle Raid that took place on 18 April 1942. Assigned to VB-6 [...
Ledesma, Trinidad Douglas MacArthur and the Atomic Bombs
Trinidad Ledesma was present when MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander,...
Hill, James Downtime and Friends
James J. Hill enjoyed the swimming opportunities near his base when not in action. There were ideal conditions for it....
Kolesa, Thomas Drafted
Thomas Kolesa got married. He went to Edwardsville [Annotator's Note: Edwardsville, Illinois] and his mother was crying...
Ledesma, Trinidad Drafted
Trinidad Ledesma was drafted into the Army. He went to take his physical and two men in front of him got 4F [Annotator'...
Parra, Pedro Drafted and Basic Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Pedro Parra where he was when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Jensen, Mervin Drafted and Becoming a Marine
When Mervin Jensen received his draft notice, he thought everyone else had to go so he would to. He went to Fort...
Goodwin, Kenneth Drafted and Deployed to the Philippines
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin graduated high school in 1944. His birthday was 31 August [Annotator's Note: 31 August 1944]....
Tognoli, Paris Drafted and Sent Overseas
Paris Tognoli got out of high school and decided not to go to college. He got a job in a slaughterhouse, but he did not...
McCormick, Bruce Drafted and Special Training
Bruce McCormick was in Richmond, Virginia. They had to see if they were qualified medical-wise [Annotator's Note: for...
Westbrook, James Drafted and Training
James Roland Westbrook enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1943. He wanted to be a Marine even though his father, who...
Yamamoto, Albert Drafted for Korea and Reflections on the War
Albert Yamamoto's [Annotator's Note: an American citizen who was in Japan during the war] most memorable experience of...
Jarvis, Robert Drafted into the Army
Robert Jarvis was born in Muskegon, Michigan in September 1923. He had one younger brother and one younger sister. His...
Zilliacus, Patrick Drafted into the Navy
Patrick Zilliacus worked in a factory near Washington, D.C. for Engineering and Research Corporation [Annotator's Note...
Armentaro, Louis Drafted then Leyte
Louis J. Armentaro was drafted even though he wanted to go prove himself. They told him he was underweight and would...
Kreutzberg, John Drafted to the Army
In 1954, John Kreutzberg was drafted once more, this time into the Army. He was married at the time, so his wife went...
Daniels, Don Drafted to the Marines
[Annotator's Note: Don Daniels entered the service in February 1944.] When he reported on the last day of the month, he...

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