Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Heuer, Frank Life on Tarawa
In the fall of 1944, Frank M. Heuer Sr. left the Hawaiian Islands and arrived at Tarawa [Annotator’s Note: Tarawa Atoll...
Linscott, Jack Life on the Ship
Jack Linscott remembers that the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ships] were not...
Owen, Jack Life on the USS Colusa
Jack D. Owen [Annotator’s Note: Assigned to the USS Colusa (APA-74) as the radar striker] arrived in Pearl Harbor [...
Sedran, Edwin Life on Tinian
[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] When Edwin Sedran landed on Tinian [Annotator’s Note: Tinian,...
O'Hara, Richard Life on Tinian
Richard O'Hara and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion] saw very little action. When...
David, James Life on Tulagi
James Warren David remembered that the ship was full of people. The beds stacked nine bunks high. He recalled that he...
Fishman, Arthur Life Overseas
Once in the Navy, Arthur Fishman did not receive much training. He was taught how to read his gauges. On his way back...
Suter, Martin Life Overseas
While Martin Suter was on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], there were still a lot of Japanese troops on...
Cook, Harold Life Overview
Harold C. Cook was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. His father produced milk and ice cream on his dairy farm. Cook...
Joffray, Henry Life Story Summary
Henry George Joffray was born in March 1926. He grew up in Bellville, Illinois near St. Louis. He graduated from high...
LeBlanc, Dale Light Wounds and Bad Decisions
Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...
Reissig, Floyd J. Lingayen Gulf
Floyd James Reissig sailed around Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] towards Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note...
Beard, Oral Lingayen Gulf and Olongapo
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Gruber, Harper Little Pigs, a Monkey and Multiple Invasions
After Leyte, Harper Gruber's vessel [Annotator's Note: USS YMS-339] took part in the second invasion [Annotator's Note...
Singlaub, John Live Fire Traininig
John Singlaub experienced live fire training while working with the SOE [Annotator's Note: British Special Operations...
Peterson, Dale Living Aboard a Cruiser
Dale Peterson served on two different cruisers, the USS San Diego (CL-53) and the USS San Juan (CL-54). His battle...
Killam, Arthur Living aboard a submarine
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon.]...
Schicker, Tom Living and Fighting in Mud
There would be holes in the line where there were not enough men [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1...
Warne, Thomas Living at the Del Monte Plantation
Thomas E. Warne was born in August 1930 on the dining room table of his parents' home on the Del Monte Plantation in...
Severance, Dave Living in Foxholes
Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...
Warne, Therese Living in Santo Tomas Camp
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Crosby, Thomas Living in Santo Tomas Internment Camp
On 7 January 1942, Thomas Crosby and his family were sent to Santo Tomas University, Metro Manila, Philippines, which...
Thornhill, Jack Living Like a Nomad
Jack Thornhill was born in Alexandria [Annotator's Note: Alexandria, Louisiana] in 1926. In 1932 the family moved to...
David, James Loading and Unloading Troops
James Warren David explains how the LCVPs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP] loaded up troops...
Stewart, Stanley Loading Ordnance on Bougainville
As soon as Stanley Stewart arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, he was back in training. Assigned to the 1st Marine Air...
Hoff, Donald Locating the Japanese Fleet at Midway
When they [Annotator's Note: Donald Hoff and the rest of the strike group] arrived at the point where they [Annotator's...
Johnsen, Erik London, England
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. The major missions of the ship were...
Reeder, John Long Road to Retirement
In late summer of 1951 John Reeder returned to the United States. He was immediately sent to Quantico, Virginia for a...
Alaniz, George Looking For Work
George Alaniz was in Texas when the war ended. He was married and his wife was pregnant. He was discharged before the...
Ferris, Robert Looking Through a Photo Album
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert J. Ferris to talk about the photo album that he has with him. He points...
Damberg, Wanda Los Baños
Wanda Damberg was left behind when most of the camp was moved to Los Baños internment camp [Annotator’s Note: this...
Hart, Howard Los Banos Rescue
Howard Hart remembers the rescue of the Los Banos internment camp [Annotator’s Note: The Raid on Los Baños in the...
Kaylor, Emmett Los Banos, Going Home and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Emmett Keylor served in the Army as a fuze setter on a 105mm gun crew in the 472nd Airborne Field...
Gulotta, James Losing a Good Friend
James Gulotta did not have any friends to keep up with after the war. They were all either killed or maimed. His unit [...
Becker, Clarence Losing an Airplane
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Becker was a pilot flying photo reconnaissance mapping missions in Alaska in 1943.] They...
Aldous, Robert Losing Crewmembers
Robert G. Aldous and his crew lost their radar operator. Their copilot went to get a suntan and went to sleep. He fell...

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