Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Freligh, Robert 47 days with geurillas then going home
[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13),...
Killam, Arthur 7 December 1941
Arthur Killam was born in San Francisco and lived there until he was six years old when he moved to San Jose,...
Nelson, Walter After the Lexington sunk
Walter Nelson was only 19 years old at the time [Annotators Note: at the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea]. The USS...
Killam, Arthur After the war
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard submarines. After the war he was...
Hatch, Norman Assignments in Washington DC
Norman Hatch, along with a group of other servicemen, boarded a train for Washington DC on a Sunday morning. Most of...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Attack on Pearl Harbor
On the morning of 7 December 1941, Roy Boreen enjoyed an early breakfast of pancakes. After breakfast he went to the...
Grieves, Billy Attack the Tankers First
[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The Thresher left port...
Shaw, Roger Back Aboard the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw returned to the SS after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It voyaged to...
Phillips, Sidney Back Home in Mobile
Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...
Hatch, Norman Battle of Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Norman Hatch served as a combat cameraman with the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima.] On Iwo Jima,...
Freligh, Robert Battle of Leyte Gulf
Robert Freligh’s crewman Sam Plonski was from the Boston area, and Peter Sanchez from the Chicago area. He always flew...
Hatch, Norman Battle of Tarawa
The battle on Tarawa provided countless opportunities for combat cameramen like Norman Hatch to capture story telling...
Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Phillips, Sidney Battle of the Tenaru River
Sidney Philips remembers explosions everywhere. Small arms fire everywhere. The total concern was for yourself. It is...
Shaw, Roger Becoming a Merchant Mariner
Roger Shaw was born in New Orleans in 1921. He grew up and was educated in New Orleans. After graduating high school,...
LaNier, Joseph Becoming a Sailor
Joseph LaNier joined the United States Navy in February 1944. African-Americans prior to 1942 were not allowed to join...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Becoming a Sailor
Roy Boreen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1920. During the Great Depression, his father worked as a cement...
Grieves, Billy Becoming a Submarine Sailor
Billy Grieves was born in Liberty Center, Ohio. At a young age his parents moved the family to Detroit, Michigan for...
Barrick, Calvin Becomming a Marine Raider
Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922. Growing up he was very athletic and played many different...
Addison, Robert A. Becomming a Marine Raider
Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922. Growing up he was very athletic and played many different...
Barrick, Calvin Bloody Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison was a member of the US Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion.]Edson [Annotators Note: US...
Guidone, Frank Bloody Ridge
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]When they...
Addison, Robert A. Bloody Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison was a member of the US Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion.]Edson [Annotators Note: US...
Grieves, Billy Blowing the Head, Distilling Pink Lady, and Being a Firefighter
[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the navy aboard the submarines USS Thresher (SS-200) and USS Lizardfish (SS-...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Blurred Memories and Postwar Reunions
Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...
Yoho, David Boot Camp
When David Yoho went through boot camp, it was great except for his troubled background. He kept getting into trouble...
Gaffney, James Bougainville and Okinawa
James Gaffney never spotted any Japanese while patrolling Bougainville. They did observe and report a bright light on...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Combat on New Britain and Relief
[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in Company K...

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