Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Akins, Robert Segment 7
The veterans felt better having other veterans around. When replacements came in Robert Akins knew that they were well...
Bacon, Giles Segment 7
Giles Bacon remembers that the Japanese aircraft were close enough to shoot at, which he did. He had no idea if he hit...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 7
Hopkins was aboard the Hornet when they were under attack. It was quite an attack. The first few bombs knocked out the...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 7
The fighters rendezvoused with the SBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber], then had to look after...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 7
The B-29s carrying the second atomic bomb were overhead circling Yawata. The crew of the B-29 carrying the bomb was...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 7
Wiley discussed how the natives found a large canoe that they could use. They filled the holes in the canoe with sap...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 7
After Baptiste left the Solomons he was sent to new construction. He was sent to the hospital because he lost his...
Starnes, James Segment 7
Captain Murray [Annotator’s Note: Captain Stuart S. Murray] was the captain on the USS Missouri. Starnes and Murray got...
Bailey, Herman Segment 7
Bailey and the Marines got there [Annotator's Note: Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa] on the 11th [Annotator's Note: 11 June 1945...
Deen, Braswell Segment 7
Deen recalls thinking how lucky he was that he was not killed on the first day [Annotator’s Note: 15 September 1944 on...
Crump, Ralph Segment 7
Crump came back after the war to visit some of his buddies. He got there the very day they were floating the ship. They...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 7
They [Annotator’s Note: the dive bombers] would cut the engines if nothing came back from the PBY's and call it a day [...
Cole, Richard Segment 7
Once they [Annotators Note: Richard Cole, James Doolittle, and the crewmen aboard their B-25 which had just taken part...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 7
When Childers strapped in he said over the radio that it was his birthday and that he wanted to celebrate.Three of the...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 7
Hershel Williams does not remember knocking out some of the pillboxes. One of them, however, Williams remembers, ran...
Carrington, James Segment 7
[Annotator’s Note: James Carrington enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1939 and spent two years in China...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 7
Leisey shook hands with Eleanor Roosevelt in Pago Pago [Annotator’s Note: Samoa] when she came through the hospital he...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 7
After returning to his carrier, Norman Kleiss got a cup of coffee and prepared for his next flight. About that time a...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 7
Ben Kuroki has been ever so grateful for the fellow Americans who went to bat for him decades after the war. Their...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 7
The 164th [Annotators Note: the US Army’s 164th Infantry Regiment] came ashore as the 1st Raider Battalion was...
Lazarick, Len Segment 8
The level of camaraderie began to diminish because they were dealing with different people. If they hadn't gotten...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 8
Ari Phoutrides's only thought of that day [Annotator's Note: a kamikaze attack on 15 to 16 April 1945] was that it was...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 8
Tyler feels Pearl Harbor was a strategic error of the Japanese. Over night people were lining up to enlist. After the...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 8
The prisoners would steal stuff whenever they could. Sometimes the men would get searched. Everyone would throw their...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 8
After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] the action really slowed down...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 8
Yellin's first grandson was born in Japan. His name is Ken. Yellin recalls meeting him for the first time. Ken wanted...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 8
All four Japanese carriers were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The Japanese plan had been to draw the American...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 8
On Tarawa there were Japanese bunkers everywhere. They were right on the other side of the wall. They had firing ports...
Church, Ray Segment 8
When the Japanese came ashore they had battleships, planes, and superior equipment. Church and his men were using .30...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 8
At the same time Rochford was getting relieved, Captain Goggin was replacing him and was on the way to take over. There...
Quintana, Ben Segment 8
Quintana did not talk about the war much when he got home. He did not talk about it with his kids, however with age he...
De Mers, William Segment 8
DeMers met her and they danced, talked, and had a good time [Annotator’s Note: his future wife after returning to the...
Mack, Frank Segment 8
Mack has had a good life. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for thirty five years. He retired in 1981. His...
Karr, Robert Segment 8
The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...
Greer, Richard Segment 8
Richard Greer was in the hospital when John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor. Greer was supposed to have been in...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 8
When Delewski resumed firing he had to sit in a different position to fire his gun. The fire had warped the area where...

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