Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Moore, Calvin Postwar Life and Thoughts
Calvin Moore used his G.I. Bill to buy a house and go to school. The G.I. Bill was important to post World War 2...
Becker, Clarence Postwar Life and Thoughts
Clarence Becker was on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] when the war ended and the treaty was signed [...
McWilliams, Donald Postwar Life and Thoughts
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of...
Bethard, Orville Postwar Life and Two Typhoons
After Orville Bethard was discharged he used his GI Bill benefits to take classes at Compton Junior College for a...
Kuskie, Glen Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Glen Kuskie had survived being a Japanese prisoner of war in the Philippines and he finally returned to the United...
Kough, Edward Postwar Military Career
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Bale, Edward Postwar Military Career
After three months in Japan, Edward Bale had the necessary points to rotate back to the United States. He left Nagasaki...
Schilling, Ira Postwar Military Service
In some ways, Ira Schilling felt he grew up very quickly due to his experience serving in the US Marine Corps during...
Morehead, James B. Postwar Military Service and Career
On VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], James Morehead was base commander at Chico Air Force...
O'Hara, Richard Postwar National Guard
Richard O'Hara went into the Guard [Annotator's Note: Indiana National Guard] sometime in the 1960s as a Second...
Beaman, William Postwar Naval Career
After the war ended, William Beaman was sent back to San Francisco, California on the USS Flasher (SS-249), then...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Postwar Naval Career
Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea,...
McConnell, Trist Postwar Naval Service
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was loaded onto a ship in the Philippines and headed towards the United States [...
Rieman, Carl Postwar Naval Service and Reflections
Carl Rieman keeps up with a few of the surviving member of his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94...
Ellzey, William Postwar Navy
When the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: The Japanese surrender was announced 15 August 1945, and officially...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy
By the end of the war, William Sturman was a Third Class Petty Officer. He used the G.I. Bill to attend New Mexico...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy Changes
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...
Zimmer, Mitchell Postwar Navy Service
Mitchell Zimmer and his boat [Annotator's Note: USS Piper (SS-409)] returned to Pearl Harbor en route to the Panama...
Sibley, Allen Postwar Occupation of Iwo Jima
Allen Ray Sibley has a story about the Japanese General [Annotator's Note: Imperial Japanese Army General Tadamichi...
Mills, Willis Postwar Philippines
Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...
Bucher, Francis Postwar Reflections
World War 2 changed Francis Bucher's life for the better. He matured a lot faster. He had a better understanding of...
Goldsborough, William Postwar Reserve Duty
When he returned to the United States, William Goldsborough was mustered out of Fort Meade [Annotator's Note: Fort...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...
Taylor, Claude Postwar Sea Duty
Following the war's conclusion, Claude Taylor sailed aboard LSM-352 [Annotator's Note: LSM stands for Landing Ship,...
Hill, Marvin Postwar Service
When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...
Donaldson, Buck Postwar Service
Buck Donaldson remembers only one other sailor was in church on his first day in Norfolk [Annotator’s Note: Norfolk,...
Gallo, Peter Postwar Service
Peter Gallo was involved in an incident that got him into trouble in Korea. A Japanese officer came in and was chasing...
Hall, William Postwar Service
William Hall settled down after the war with the Marines but grew angry with the Marine Corps and quit. He did not like...
Hutchinson, Louis Postwar Service
While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...
Spraker, Elmer Postwar Service
When he was on shore leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in occupied Japan,...
Peterson, Dale Postwar Service Aboard the USS San Juan (CL-54)
Looking back, Dale Peterson feels honored that he participated in the 2 September 1945 surrender of the Japanese. At...
Daquarna, Joseph Postwar Service and Heading to Bikini Atoll
Joseph Daquarna learned about the USS Missouri (BB-63) going to Tokyo Bay for the surrender ceremony following the end...
Oral history interview with Ray Felts on 15 September 2016 Postwar Service in China
Ray Felts' reassignment brought him to Tsingtao on the Shantung Peninsula, famous for its brewery. Felts had lost his...
Goldsborough, William Postwar Service in Japan
When the war ended, William Goldsborough didn't have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based...
Caplan, Lester Postwar Service in Korea
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Lester Caplan traveled to Busan, Korea, and was sent to the ASCOM...
Bergbower, Harold Postwar Service in the US Air Force
Harold Bergbower stayed in the Air Force full time after World War 2. He went to Chanute Field in Illinois and took...

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