Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Dye, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dye was still in the Navy when the war was over. They took their load of fuel to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...
Lopez, Lionel Returning Home
Lionel Lopez was shot in the back and it came out of his chest. He was taken to a field hospital. The doctor stitched...
Lewis, Noah Returning Home
Noah Lewis could not believe how many people were killed by the atomic bomb. He was shown a before and after picture of...
Lawler, Daniel Returning Home
Daniel J. Lawler went into Peking, China [Annotator's Note: modern day Beijing, China] after Okinawa [Annotator's Note...
McCalla, Anna Returning Home
In November 1945, Anna McCalla Noren boarded a transport plane and flew from Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern...
Bird, Henry Returning Home
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] boarded a...
Scales, James Returning Home
When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...
Curley, Walter Returning Home
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 3rd Amphibious Corps] returned to the United Stated...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Returning Home
Herbert Yudenfriend left [Annotator's Note: from Manila, Luzon, Philippines on 23 September 1946] on the tail end of...
Maziarczyk, Michael Returning Home
Michael Maziarczyk was ready to return home. It took them 12 hours to get from Hawaii to San Francisco [Annotator’s...
Thomason, David Returning Home
They [Annotator's Note: David Thomason and the other survivors of the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) which had been sunk...
Gilmore, Selwyn Returning Home
Selwyn Gilmore came back to the United States aboard a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced...
Cole, Wendell Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Elliott, John Returning Home
John Elliott made one more mission after the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Loidolt, Raymond Returning Home and Closing Thoughts
Raymond Loidolt took a Navy destroyer back to the United States from China. They went through mines [Annotator's Note:...
Guidry, Edmond Returning Home and Closing Thoughts
Edmond Guidry went to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on the Texas [Annotator's Note: USS...
Wells, Kenneth Returning Home and Postwar
After being wounded in Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] Kenneth Dwight Wells was taken to an airfield and...
Brasel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar
Robert J. "Bob" Brasel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, Battery C, 389th Antiaircraft Artillery (...
Machaud, Albert Returning Home and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] In March 1949, Albert "Al" Machaud received...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Returning Home and Postwar
Abraham Rosenzweig suffered from a punctured eardrum when an explosion occurred near his boat near the island [...
Sherbecoe, Martin Returning Home and Postwar
Martin Sherbecoe served for over eight months [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty in Japan] and earned enough points...
Thelen, Richard Returning Home and Postwar
When Richard Thelen returned home, he served at the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station outside of Detroit [Annotator's Note:...
Hanning, David Returning Home and Postwar
David Hanning was assigned as an assistant to a lieutenant and then to the headquarters of an adjutant general where he...
Marolda, Theodore Returning Home and Postwar
Theodore Marolda returned to the United States via San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. It was...
Lee, Edward Returning Home and Postwar Experiences
Edward Allesandro had a lot of artifacts from Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands] that he picked up at...
Smith, Thomas Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, Thomas J. Smith, Junior and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine...
Grimes, James Returning Home and Postwar Life
James William Grimes kept in touch with his family by writing letters occasionally. He had a girlfriend in high school...
Guillory, Lloyd Returning Home and Postwar Life
Lloyd Guillory returned to the United States on a Matson cruise ship. There were 800 officers and nurses as passengers...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" Returning Home and Recalling Battle
Joseph L. Harrison was in Yokosuka [Annotator's Note: Yokosuka, Japan] in November [Annotator's Note: November 1945]....
Bender, Harry Returning Home and Recollections
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BARman, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th...
Bowsher, Walter Returning Home and Reenlistment
Walter Bowsher was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: after his liberation from a prisoner of war camp in Japan] where he...
Yamamoto, Albert Returning Home and Reflecting on the Atomic Bombs
Albert Yamamoto had to wait for his United States citizenship to be verified before he could return to home from Japan...
Longhoffer, Garland Returning Home and Reflections
Garland Virgil Longhoffer returned home on 1 September 1946, after one year in Japan. He learned some of the Japanese...
Leese, Robert Returning Home and Reflections
With his orders in hand, Robert Leese left New Guinea by way of Nadzab and Finschhafen, and sailed on a transport ship...
Markwald, Ervin Returning Home and Reflections
Ervin Markwald [Annotator’s Note: serving with Headquarters Company, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division on...
Fishman, Arthur Returning Home and Reflections
Arthur Fishman returned to the United States sometime in April or May 1946. He returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

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