Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Bollich, James Reflections
James Bollich's younger brother never made it overseas. One brother died in a fighter pilot accident and the other died...
Edwards, Randall Reflections
News that the war had ended seemed to daze Randall Edwards and his fellow prisoners of war initially. Once they got...
Famularo, Salvatore Reflections
Salvatore Famularo remembers it was an all-out war when he went. His most memorable moment was getting out of Iwo Jima...
Baul, Henry Reflections
Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...
Mestayer, Angus Reflections
Angus Francis Mestayer returned to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. They got a month long leave [...
Pratt, Robert Reflections
Robert W. "RW" Pratt's most memorable experience was 7 April [Annotator's Note: 7 April 1945, during Battle of Okinawa...
Miller, Rudolph Reflections
Rudolph C. Miller's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being stuck in a boat in a harbor in Virginia. It was...
Kight, Otis Reflections
Otis Kight had a 30 year career in the Navy. He remembers near the end of boot camp when he was given liberty [...
Babbits, Oliver Reflections
Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits thinks World War 2 did not change him. He continued to enjoy playing football with his...
Rosenbaum, James Reflections
James Stewart Rosenbaum's most memorable experience was when his friend went on a mission and was killed by a sniper....
de Jonge, Wim Reflections
Wim de Jonge feels that The National WWII Museum is an important institution to maintain. The young people of today are...
Pavlovich, Theodore Reflections
Asked what he thought of the Philippine people, Theodore Pavlovich said he made friends wherever he went, and found...
Snyder, John Reflections
The war made John Snyder more passionate. His love of children and helping others came from his work in the war. At his...
Duff, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Robert Duff does not believe World War 2 changed him. It made him realize how green he was. He learned a lot...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Reflections
Francis John "Dick" Varone had not spoken much about his wartime experiences until he joined a group of other veterans...
Wolczyk, Stanley Reflections
Stanley Wolczyk knew that the Japanese soldiers he encountered [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Attu] were doing...
Quirk, Clint Reflections
Clint Quirk thought the most enjoyable experience was coming into port and getting drunk. Then getting back on the ship...
Walter, Louis Reflections
Louis John Walter had few of the military benefits as a civilian [Annotator's Note: Walter served in the United States...
Bass, Stewart Reflections
Stewart Bass' most memorable experience in World War 2 was his participation in the attack on the Japanese battleship...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections
Melvin C. Whitman had to figure out how to work with the Army when he landed on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Bowie, James Reflections
James Bowie was on a liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] when he went to Guam [...
Currier, William Reflections
William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...
Paret, Peter Reflections
According to Peter Paret, the great Prussian philosopher of war Carl von Clausewitz tried to understand war with a...
Steele, Ben Reflections
Ben Steele worked two miles underground in a Japanese coal mine. It was very tight because of the way the ground...
Morris, Mac Reflections
After the war, Mac Glenn Morris returned to happy parents but no large celebration. He did what he had to do. He...
Currier, Al Reflections
The most memorable situation for Al Currier was being trapped on a mountain with no one knowing where they were [...
Lutz, William Reflections
William Lutz hear about the Japanese torturing the Americans. When he returned home, he read about the atrocities...
Taylor, Fulton Reflections
Fulton Taylor used the GI Bill to help pay his tuition for college. He graduated from Louisiana State University in...
King, Rivers Reflections
Rivers Richardson King thought the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] dive bomber was very...
Rees, Holly Reflections
Although in retrospect Holly Rees thinks he may have been naive, he felt certain that his battlefield career was over...
Lowder, James Reflections
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder thinks that going into the Army made him...
O'Brien, William L. Reflections
William O’Brien was on duty in the Philippines. They kept their equipment ready. The ammunition was ready to go on the...
Groth, Walter Reflections
Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death. He was a...
Masters, Robert Reflections
Robert Masters' most memorable experience of World War 2 was the time Winston Churchill [Annotator's Note: Sir Winston...
Penwell, Richard Reflections
Richard F. Penwell participated in the famous Raid on Los Banos [Annotator's Note: liberation of Los Baños Internment...
Bednarczyk, Leo Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's most memorable experience of the...

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