Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Smith, Rothacker Overseas to Italy
After two different assignments on quartermaster duty in the United States, Rothacker Smith finally joined his...
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...
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...
McGovern, George Political Life, Mission Targets, and German Flak
George McGovern never really used his doctorate. After he finished, he ended up working for the Democratic party of...
Hairston, Joseph Poor Battle Plans
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Hairston served in the army as a forward observer with the 599th Field Artillery Battalion,...
Shaw, Roger Postwar Career
Roger Shaw decided to be a doctor after his service because he wanted more education. He quickly finished his...
Smith, Rothacker Postwar Life
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes...
Yatsu, Lawrence Postwar Life
Lawrence Yatsu got a medical discharge. He had been in the hospital for over six months when he got his CDD, or...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Postwar Life
Tokuji Yoshihashi returned home in June 1946. The colors for the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team...
Broll, Walter Prelude to the Attack on Bari
Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...
Reynolds, Harley Preparing for Normandy
Harley Reynolds and his unit disembarked from Sicily near the beach where they landed. There was a convoy on the way...
Barnes, Walter Psychological Changes
Walter Barnes and the other American forces in the area moved both during the day and at night. They were constantly...
Smith, Rothacker Quartermaster Duty in Texas
After he was transferred from Camp Stewart, Georgia, Rothacker Smith went to Texas where he was assigned to a...
Wells, Raymond Race Relations and Being Wounded
While Raymond Wells was in the hospital a driver picked him up and when he got back to his company they made him a...
Smith, Rothacker Racial Identity
Rothacker Smith had no idea that war was in his future on the morning of 7 December 1941. Smith was working in a corn...
Smith, Rothacker Racial Tension
Rothacker Smith underwent weeks of training amid a racially tense situation at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Smith was one of...
McGovern, George Reading, Mail, and Losing His Father
George McGovern also read the Stars and Stripes, the Bible, and various newspapers. He sent home most of what he was...
Wells, Raymond Reenlisting and meeting Joyce
His job was to help get new men settled in, but Raymond Wells had a PFC to help him. Next there were orders to go to...
Shaw, Roger Reflections
Roger Shaw was changed by World War 2. The war changed the world. Shaw had never been on a boat before, and that was a...
Reynolds, Harley Reflections
For Harley Reynolds, it was extremely emotional going back to Normandy for the first time. Reynolds and the honorary...
Porche, Albert Reflections
When Albert Porche returned from the war, he had no expectations of being treated differently from the way he was...
Burriss, Thomas Reflections
T. Moffatt Burriss spent two and a half years overseas. The Waal River crossing [Annotator’s Note: during Operation...
Field, Richard Reflections
The war changed Richard Field. Field was used to being away from home but nothing prepared him for combat. After he...
Wells, Raymond Reflections on the War
Raymond Wells’ younger brother was an armed guard on a Merchant Marine ship in the Pacific. Wells recognizes what a...
Broll, Walter Release of Mustard Gas at Bari
Walter Broll and the Grace Abbott left Bari the day after the attack. It appeared that the Abbott may have been the...
Shaw, Roger Return Voyage
Roger Shaw returned to the United States by way of Northern Ireland. The SS sailed alone before reaching Ireland. Shaw’...
Yatsu, Lawrence Reunions and Internment Camps
Lawrence Yatsu has attended some reunions over the years. He had joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 100th...
Mancuso, Frank Reunions and Post War Life
During one of his breaks in Sicily, Frank Mancuso wrote a letter that was never answered. When he came back to the...
Coolidge, Charles Rome
Charles Coolidge went into Anzio during the day then started moving that night for a planned attack the next morning....
Shaw, Roger Round Trip Run to Australia
Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...
Coolidge, Charles San Pietro
When Charles Coolidge was in Italy Patton did not mean a thing to him. Coolidge passed a vehicle with General Patton in...
Wells, Raymond San Pietro, Cassino, and Being Wounded
Raymond Wells was by himself with a .30 caliber machinegun and took out three enemy snipers. He moved to San Pietro and...
Chaisson, Roland Segment 1
Chaisson was born on 26 October 1924 in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He went to high school there and played football until he...
Radford, Charles Segment 1
Early life for Radford was tough because of the Great Depression. He grew up in a family of eight including his parents...
Baker, Vernon Segment 1
[Annotator's Note: video begins with 19 seconds of silence then begins abruptly with Baker in mid-sentence.] Vernon...

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