Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Pummill, William Fighting in the Pacific
William "Bill" Arthur Pummill and his unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division...
Shirkey, Robert Fighting in the Pacific
Before being shipped out as a replacement to the Pacific, Robert Leroy Shirkey was put on guard duty at the wharves in...
Gallaspy, Garland "Mac" Fighting in the Philippines
Garland Miller Gallaspy [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 161st Parachute Engineer Battalion, 503rd Parachute...
Cowell, Ernest Fighting in the Philippines
Ernest Cowell was first sent to Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], an atoll in the Pacific...
Kaylor, Emmett Fighting in the Philippines, Liberating Los Banos and Occupation Duty
That was as close as Emmett Kaylor ever came to getting hit [Annotator's Note: during a Japanese attack in the...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Fighting Kamikazes
Socrates Dendrinelis remembers the kamikazes [Annotator's Note: Japanese suicide bombers] hitting the ships. It made a...
Durocher, Edmund Fighting on Guadalcanal
Edmund Durocher had been in Headquarters Company but was transferred out ten days before they left New River [Annotator...
Young, James Fighting on Guadalcanal
After the Battle of the Tenaru [Annotator's Note: also called the Battle of the Ilu River, 21 August 1942, Guadalcanal...
Jaccarino, Richard Fighting on Hills and in Villages on Okinawa
Richard Jaccarino and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 2nd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th...
Scales, James Fighting on Iwo Jima
The Japanese were underneath the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] while the Marines were on it. James Shelton...
Schicker, Tom Fighting on Kunishi Ridge
Thomas Francis Schicker and the men [Annotator's Note: of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Greene, Whayland Fighting on Leyte
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was sent to...
Radice, Gerard Fighting on Okinawa
Gerard V. Radice and the 7th Infantry Division left the Philippines to invade Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Fighting on Okinawa
Charles Womack saw many civilians on Okinawa. The civilians would bow as the Marines passed by them. Womack's unit [...
McKnight, Harry Fighting on Okinawa
Harry McKnight arrived at Sugar Loaf Hill [Annotator's Note: a part of the Japanese defensive line known as the Shuri...
Whitman, Melvin Fighting on Okinawa
Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Conklin, Earl Fighting on Okinawa and Battle Fatigue
Asked to describe the fighting in which he participated, Earl Conklin referred to his position with the mortars. The...
Morris, Joe Fighting on Peleliu
Joe Morris and his unit [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were anchored offshore the morning...
Gambino, Elroy Fighting on Tarawa and Saipan
Elroy Gambino and the Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Guidone, Frank Fighting on Tulagi
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone joined the US Marine Corps in July 1940. After completing boot camp he joined the 1st...
Groth, Walter Fighting the Japanese
Walter Groth remembers the Jap [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] fleet came back in on...
Guidone, Frank Fighting the Japanese
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] While...
McEnery, James Fighting the Japanese and Malaria
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Fighting up the Solomon Island Chain
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson became the skipper [Annotator's Note: captain, or commander] of his boat. A graduate of...
Singlaub, John Fighting with the Marquis
John Singlaub had expected that his team would lead an attack on a German garrison, but a competing Communist...
Browning, Earl Filipinos and Japanese People
The Filipino people were great, just like any American doing the same thing. They were forced to be in a war. When Earl...
Hatch, Norman Filming on Tarawa
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was on the airstrip on the second day [...
Roy, William Filming Yorktown
William Roy captured film of Japanese bombers attacking the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] that was not...
Bowsher, Walter Final Assault on Wake Island
When the Japanese assaulted Wake Island the second time, Walter Bowsher was ordered to destroy his antiaircraft battery...
Grahlfs, F. Final Duty and Returning Home
After doing shore duty for a couple weeks, Lincoln Grahlfs was transferred to Guam [Annotator’s Note: Northern Marianas...
Celaya, Adolfo Final Mission of the Indianapolis
Adolfo V. Celaya sailed to Tinian [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) delivering key components of...
Murphy, Paul Final Mission of USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Paul J. Murphy [Annotator’s Note: a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] sailed to San Francisco [...
Marshall, James Final Missions
James "Jim" Marshall and his unit [Annotator's Note: 499th Bombardment Group, 73rd Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force]...
Chauncey, Charles Final Missions and War’s End
Charles Graves Chauncey did very few daylight missions and during those missions he would fly low. Most of his daylight...
Rackham, Milton Final Patrol in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Barrick, Calvin Final Patrol of the USS Tang (SS-306)
When Calvin Barrick was going to submarine school in New London he signed up for the Navy's V-12 program which was...

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