Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Kolesa, Thomas Landing on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Thomas Kolesa was on Kauai, Hawaii with the Searchlight Battery, 8th Antiaircraft Artillery...
Twigger, William Landing on Okinawa
William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...
Bender, Harry Landing on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...
Pierce, William "Bill" Landing on Okinawa
William Pierce had steak and eggs before boarding the Higgins Boat [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel...
Schicker, Tom Landing on Okinawa
Aboard ship, the head [Annotator's Note: naval slang for toilet or bathroom] was full. Nobody showed any fear...
Pomroy, Frank Landing on Peleliu
Frank Pomroy relates how the amphibious tanks [Annotator's Note: Landing Vehivle, Tracked, or LVT] went out of the LSTs...
Renstrom, Keith Landing on Saipan, Witnessing Suicides, and Caring for Civilians
They did everything they could do to get off of the beach. One of the warrant officers was hit and told Keith Renstrom...
Smith, William J. Landing with a Hung Bomb
William Smith was in Australia for about two weeks. They pulled some shenanigans. He and his crew were sent to Brisbane...
Tillery, Allen Landings in the Marshall Islands
[Annotator's Note: Allen Tillery served in the USMC as a Japanese language specialist. For the campaign in the Marshall...
Aust, Abner Last Ace of the War
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Abner Aust to describe the mission where he shot down three Japanese Franks -...
Aldous, Robert Last Bombing Mission
Robert G. Aldous and his crew flew their last mission out of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. It was going...
Wulf, Lawrence Last Combat Mission
Another squadron hit Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic of Formosa; present day Taiwan]. [Annotator's Note: Lawrence...
Culpepper, George Last Engagement on Borneo
George Culpepper's [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] commanding officer on PC-1122,...
David, Maynard Last Mission and Being Discharged
The last mission Maynard David flew was on 30 August [Annotator's Note: 30 August 1945]. It was an air-sea rescue...
Reed, Robert Last Mission and War's End
Robert Frederick Reed found that flying near Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was traumatic, knowing that...
Fitch, Mason Last Mission, War's End and Reflections
The last mission for Mason Brownell Fitch really sticks out in his mind. Reaching into his little blue book [Annotator'...
Brooks, Leonard Last Months of House Arrest
[Annotator's Note: Leonard Brooks and his family lived just outside of Manila in the Philippines. Following the...
Beyer, Walter Last Patrols of the War
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer served in the Pacific Theater in World War...
Andriano, Louis Last Thoughts
Louis Andriano served during World War 2 because he does not think he had a choice. His father said he had to either...
Aust, Abner Last Thoughts
Abner Aust was determined to get 30 years in the service. He had good jobs and he did good jobs. He had good crews who...
Hayes, Raymond Last Thoughts
Raymond Hayes' most memorable experience of the war was going aboard ships and doing what he had to do. Like it or not...
Sullivan, George Last Thoughts and Reflections
George Joseph Sullivan says a lot of amusing things happened outside of stealing from the Japanese. [Annotator's Note:...
Tizzard, Thomas Last Thoughts on Serving
Thomas Tizzard says that his most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard to pin down. It could be the first time...
Harvey, David Last Thoughts on War
[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...
Beynon, Robert Last Two War Patrols
[Annotator's Note: Dr. Robert Beynon was serving aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) when it survived an attack by a...
Lents, Robert Lasting Health Effects
After he returned to the United States, Robert Lents took a test to go to officers' school, but after he passed, he...
Lepore, Louis Late Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...
Pendleton, Arthur Latrines and Enemy Bombings
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Fricker, Eugene LCVP Crewman
Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was a crewman on an LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also...
Geiger, John Leadership
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: part of an intelligence and reconnaissance team known as the Alamo Scouts, the US 6th...
Lansford, William Leading Patrols on Iwo Jima
William Lansford was attached to the 27th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Regimental Headquarters, 27th Marine Regiment,...
Kiefer, Keith Learning About Wars
Keith Kiefer was born in January 1957 in Longview, Texas. In school, he did not get taught about World War 2 until...
Dearman, Alfred Learning Japanese from Mamoru Shigemitsu
When Alfred Dearman would come on duty for the morning shift as a jailer, the midnight shift would have had the...
Hanson, Wilfred Learning of the Atomic Bomb
Captain Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] was no longer in command of K Company [...
Ducharme, O'Neill Learning to Be a Marine
O’Neil Ducharme was born in February 1925 near Elizabeth Falls, Maine. His parents immigrated to Maine from Canada in...

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