Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Delewski, Lawrence Segment 5
While the Laffey was undergoing training on Chesapeake Bay some of the gunners were sent to Dam Neck, Virginia for...
Ward, Harold Segment 5
The USS San Francisco (CA-38) replenished and headed down towards the Coral Sea. They raided New Guinea airport and the...
Myers, Leroy Segment 5
They got in to Yokohama and were put on a train to Fukuoka, or the island of Kyushu. They were put on trucks in Saebo [...
Crain, Joe Segment 5
The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alex Vraciu was...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 5
James witnessed one of the atomic bomb blasts at Bikini Atoll after the war. That is how he realized how the war really...
Thatcher, David "Dave" Segment 5
Thatcher was able to get his tool kit from the plane. Later in the morning there was a Chinese underground member who...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 5
The ship went into the Atlantic. Vejtasa's ship met up with the Ranger, CV-4 [Annotator's Note: USS Ranger (CV-4)]....
Crain, Joe Segment 5
The Germans would use flares at night and drop them over the American convoy. At night this would illuminate the fleet...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 5
On the 1 April [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1942] they passed under the Golden Gate Bridge. The men were all excited...
Akins, Robert Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Bacon, Giles Segment 5
Giles Bacon visited the military cemetery at Honolulu years after the war. It is a beautiful memorial. One of the men...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 5
When they got to the Marshall Islands they had to go over the side of the ship; that was a hard thing to do. He did not...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 5
The most significant thing to occur during the Battle of Midway that allowed for American victory is up for debate....
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 5
At Santa Cruz Feightner and Wickendoll [Annotator's Note: Lt(jg) Maurice Wickendoll] were flying CAP [Annotator's Note...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 5
The American prisoners were rounded up on Monkey Point [Annotator’s Note: American servicemen captured by the Japanese...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 5
Wiley noted that there were no other survivors of his plane. His wingman returned to the Enterprise [Annotator's Note:...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 5
They went to the South Pacific to the Solomons [Annotator's Note: Solomon Islands]. The ship was pretty crowded.At Mare...
Starnes, James Segment 5
When the ceremony was over [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945] the sky was filled...
Bailey, Herman Segment 5
On the 16th [Annotator’s Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...
Deen, Braswell Segment 5
Deen was supposed to follow Bill Thompson [Annotator’s Note: during the invasion of Peleliu, 15 September 1944]. He was...
Crump, Ralph Segment 5
Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 5
Earnest did get his eight landings in. The next time he was going to be making a landing he was on the Saratoga [...
Cole, Richard Segment 5
They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 5
About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 5
While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...
Carrington, James Segment 5
James Carrington's war started on 7 December 1941. He was a prisoner for two years. On 3 February 1945 he moved into...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 5
Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand. He has problems...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 5
Norman Kleiss could not see if the bombs from the next two planes hit. When he made his run, he lined up on the big red...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 5
Miller Lampell, who had written a radio program, was assigned by the New York Herald Tribune to write Ben Kuroki's...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 5
James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...
Lazarick, Len Segment 6
On the morning of the 21st they were ordered to go down Tombstone Ridge and head west to the village of Nishibaru....
Chuck, Harris Segment 6
Chuck feels that a lot of veterans have embellished their prisoner of war experience. He felt as if it was not that bad...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 6
During the battle Commander Becton [Annotator's Note: Admiral F. Julian Becton] was very calm. He gave orders to the...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 6
Ferrier's airplane was taken back to Pearl Harbor after the battle. The engineers do all sorts of things to the plane,...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 6
The first board Tyler went before was the Roberts Commission. He also went before army and navy boards. The boards were...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 6
There was a small passageway that went all the way up the side of the ship to the front of the ship. It was lined with...

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