Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Hill, William Learning to be a Sailor
After completing the Navy basic training program, William Hill was enrolled in the University of Chicago [Annotator’s...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Learning to Fly
The war started and 50 of Charles Wesley Borders' classmates went to Canada to join the RCAF [Annotator's Note: Royal...
Baile, Richard Learning to Fly and Being Lucky
The Civilian Pilot Training Program was offered in college and students would receive one credit hour. Richard Baile...
Kneflin, Charles Leave in the United States
On Charles Kneflin's 11th or 12th mission, two crews each from Guam, Tinian, and Saipan [Annotator's Note: all in the...
Schilling, Ira Leaving Guadalcanal
On Guadalcanal, Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment faced some enemy air raids and naval...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Leaving Guadalcanal
Martin Carmody was on Guadalcanal for two or three days. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) had gone to the harbor at Espiritu...
O'Leary, Frank Leaving Guadalcanal and Liberty in Melbourne
In December 1942, Frank H. O'Leary was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] when his platoon...
Daniels, Don Leaving Iwo Jima
Don Daniels became friends with men he served with. He only stayed in touch with three or four by exchanging Christmas...
Mc Murray, Steve Leaving Iwo Jima and Preparing to Invade Japan
Steve McMurray related that by the time an attacking unit reached its objective on the heights of Iwo Jima, its force...
Ernest, Malcolm Leaving Manchuria
[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was a prisoner of war at Camp O'Donnell on Luzon, Philippines.] Ernest was among a...
Killam, Arthur Leaving Manila and bad torpedoes
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Seadragon. Killam had reported aboard...
McEnery, James Leaving Peleliu
After securing Ngesebus they went back across to Peleliu. It was James McEnery's birthday the day they made their...
Tatum, John Leaving Peleliu and Pavuvu
Moving off the beach at Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...
Pomroy, Frank Leaving Peleliu, Losing a Friend, and Recovering from Wounds
Once Frank Pomroy was brought to the beach he was treated by a Navy corpsman and evacuated from Peleliu to a hospital...
Salerno, James Leaving the Military
During the war James Salerno did not like the Japanese and had nothing nice to say about them. The Japanese soldiers...
Surratt, Carey Leaving the Navy and Reflections
Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army...
Tarrant, Eugene Leaving the Navy, Fight in the Slot, and Reunions
The captain [Annotator's Note: Captain Albert Finley France, Jr.] told Tarrant that the Navy was going to be different...
Shaw, Roger Leaving the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS George Gayle. He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he...
Cohn, Marthe Leaving Vietnam
Marthe Cohn was the chief of a hospital at the DMZ [Annotator's Note: the Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam; then French...
Skaggs, Jack Leaving Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his comrades were loaded aboard the Nitta Maru for departure from Wake. They left on 12 January 1942....
Rinas, Bruno Letters Home
Bruno S. Rinas left Cabanatuan [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camp near Cabanatuan City, Philippines] and embarked...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Enters Combat
Norman Sterrie thought Hawaii was a nice experience for a man from the mid-west [Annotator's Note: Sterrie was from St...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Island Raids
After Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Norman Sterrie...
Villarrubia, Forrest Leyte
Forrest Villarrubia and the Marines on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Monitor (LSV-5)] were loaned to General...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Arledge, Mahlen Leyte
Mahlen Arledge left Peleliu after the battle for the island was won. His company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Leyte and Ie Shime
When they left Guam, Walter Jacobs suffered acute tonsillitis and had to go to the hospital. He was still there when...
Geiger, John Leyte Gulf
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts] was...
Gibbs, Robert Leyte Gulf
Robert S. Gibbs was shipped to Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines, aboard the USS Boston (CA-69)] in October...
Werner, Jack Leyte Island
They [Annotator's Note: Jack Werner and the rest of the 7th Infantry Division] returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note:...
Lutz, William Leyte to Okinawa
William Lutz knew the enemy was in front of them. [Annotator’s Note: He is referring to the Japanese on Guam]. He did...
Williams, Earl Leyte, Philippines
Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...
Wise, Curtis Leyte, Philippines
After Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to November 1944,...
Ernest, Malcolm Liberated by Russians
The Russians [Annotator's Note: 262nd Rifle Division, 113 Infantry Corps] liberated Malcolm Ernest [Annotator's Note:...
Hanley, Fiske Liberated from Prison Camp
Fiske Hanley II, a Special Prisoner of the Kempeitai [Annotator's Note: Kenpeitai, also called Kempeitai; military...
Brannon, Mark Liberating Leyte
Next, the USS Hutchins (DD-746) took part in the landings on the Philippine island of Leyte, and Mark Brannon mentioned...

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