Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Ashton, Harold Overseas Deployment
In September 1943, Harold Ashton's squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 21 (VP-21)] was sent to England. On the...
Van der Pool, Ivan Overseas Deployment
Ivan van der Pool was in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when he received his orders to go overseas. From there, he boarded the...
Madison, Robert Overseas Deployment
At Fort Huachuca [Annotator's Note: in Cochise County, Arizona], Robert Madison was appointed S-2, intelligence officer...
Frongello, Arthur Overseas Deployment
Arthur Frongello was transferred to Squadron 22 [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 22 (MTBRon 22)] as a...
Johnson, Alfred Overseas Deployment
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. was sent to Camp Gordon [Annotator's Note: now Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia] to prepare for...
Kinsey, Norman Overseas Deployment
Norman Kinsey attend ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] summer camp at Clemson [Annotator's Note:...
Cravens, Rudy Overseas Deployment
Rudy Cravens remembers the ship he deployed on had to zig-zag [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver] and...
Mahoney, Timothy Overseas Deployment
When it was time to go overseas, Timothy Mahoney was put with a combat crew and flown to Fort Lauderdale [Annotator's...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Overseas Deployment
After completing 17 weeks of infantry basic training, Tokuji Yoshihashi was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi. After two...
Lafferty, Ralph Overseas Deployment
Ralph F. Lafferty traveled across the United States by train until he arrived at Newport News [Annotator's Note:...
Kirk, James Overseas Deployment and First Mission
James Read Kirk had never been out of the country before. He went to Bangor, Maine and practiced flying in formations....
Poliseno, Dominick Overseas Deployment and Training
In the summer of 1942, Dominick Frank Poliseno was inducted at Fort Niagara [Annotator's Note: near Youngstown, New...
Stevenson, Thomas Overseas Duty
In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...
Breard, Reneau Overseas in Africa and Italy
After Reneau Breard [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Howard, Taylor Overseas in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] In July 1944, Taylor Howard was sent...
Ngai, Johnny Overseas to Africa
Johnny Ngai did his basic training in Macon, Georgia around February [Annotator's Note: February 1942]. He trained with...
Sherman, Joyce Overseas to Africa
[Annotator's Note: Joyce Sherman completed Nurses training and enlisted in the Army on 1 June 1943.] It was wartime and...
Tamburello, George Overseas to Casablanca
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout the segment.] In the fall of 1943, George...
Smith, Rothacker Overseas to Italy
After two different assignments on quartermaster duty in the United States, Rothacker Smith finally joined his...
Barton, Walter Overseas to North Africa
[Annotator's Note: Walter Henry Barton took part in intensive training from his arrival at Camp Adair, Oregon from...
Dubay, Henry Overseas to North Africa
After graduating from advanced flight training, Henry Dubay received orders to report to Kansas where he was assigned...
Talley, Chester Overseas to North Africa and Italy
After enlisting the Air Force, Chester L. Talley was sent overseas to Casablanca [Annotator's Note: Casablanca, Morocco...
Howard, William Overseas to the 1st Armored Division
William Edwin Howard was drafted in 1942. He was sent to Camp Croft, South Carolina to train as an infantryman. It was...
Jagers, Robert Overseas to the Mediterranean
Around February or March 1943, Robert Jagers was told to report to LST-351 [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-351, a...
Blonder, Erwin Overview of Service
Erwin Blonder was trained as a Forward Observer. He began his military career in 1939. He was required to complete ROTC...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Breard, Reneau Patrol During the Bulge
Reneau Breard and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] participated...
Frongello, Arthur Patrols
Just before sunset, Arthur Frongello's boat [Annotator's Note: PT-302, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 22 (MTBRon 22)]...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Patrols and Ambushes
William Blanckenburg realizes that taking four months to go 26 miles was not exactly a lightning attack. He took...
Hajiro, Barney Pearl Harbor and Becoming a Soldier
Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...
Smith, Arthur Pearl Harbor and Enlisting
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Arthur Smith if he recalls where he was or what he was doing when the Japanese...
Yatsu, Lawrence Pearl Harbor and Internment
Lawrence Yatsu was in the eleventh grade when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. It was one of the worst incidents in...
Vaughn, Odell Phantom Pains, Kids and Learning to Walk Again
Like many other veterans in a similar condition, Odell Vaughn felt sensations in his legs even though both were lost...
Stevenson, Thomas Pilot Training
After being classified for pilot training, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. took his primary flight training at Oxnard Army Air...
Welch, Darrell Pilots Afraid of Combat
Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...
Jefferson, Alexander Ploesti, Down Time, and Being Interrogated
Alexander Jefferson flew a mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania]. It was the first time Jefferson had...

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