Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Earnest, Albert J. Segment 8
Earnest tried to get a lead on the cruiser so he could drop his torpedo [Annotator’s Note: after being hit during the...
Cole, Richard Segment 8
When Richard Cole returned to the United States he was stationed at an aircraft manufacturing plant. As the planes...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 8
One ensign did bail out. He was picked up by a Japanese destroyer. He was interrogated, according to testimony from the...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 8
The military aide told Hershel Williams to take the envelope and do not open it as it was a court martial offense if it...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 8
Leisey believes that the Marine Corps teaches one to be a giver as well. He sometimes wakes up in the middle of the...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 8
During this attack there was only one plane lost. As Norman Kleiss was heading back to the carrier he came across...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 8
[Annotators Note: James Smith served in the USMC as a rifleman and radio operator in Company B, 1st Marine Raider...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 9
The prisoners had their own doctors they had to rely on. They had a Japanese doctor assigned to them but he was not 1...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 9
When Alexander Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when his parachute opened up. He...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 9
Yellin recalls that the Japanese were in the caves. One person described that the Japanese were not on Iwo Jima, but...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 9
The Saratoga [Annotator's Note: aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, CV-3] was getting ready to leave San Diego for Pearl...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 9
When Gravois landed on Saipan they were being shelled. Gravois lost 2 men when they landed. They were put into the line...
Church, Ray Segment 9
Rosa was part of a wealthier bunch according to Church. Church went back after the war to find her but she had gone...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 9
Yamamoto [Annotator's Note: Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet] did not receive...
Quintana, Ben Segment 9
Quintana did not mention events from the war too often; he talked about the war later in life. After he had his glass...
Mack, Frank Segment 9
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 9
K.D. Jones was Karr's pointer on the gun mount. Jones and Karr were able to get down and crawl out onto the deck. They...
Greer, Richard Segment 9
Richard Greer saw a few Red Cross things and the show Bob Hope was in on Pavuvu. He only watched for a little while...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 9
The Laffey was in a rough state. She had been hit a number of times from a number of direction. Everything from the...
Ward, Harold Segment 9
Harold Ward has never seen any history on what happened to the Helena [Annotators Note: USS Helena (CL-50)], the...
Myers, Leroy Segment 9
The Japanese split the camp up again. Myers thinks that after the school teacher had been to the camp he said something...
Crain, Joe Segment 9
When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 9
James notes that when he shot the 5 inch guns they did not have to hit the planes directly because of the amount of...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 9
Vejtasa doesn't know of anyone being lost during the attack. The farther away they got from the scene, the worse the...
Crain, Joe Segment 9
Crain watched about the first 10 minutes of the movie "Saving Private Ryan." He is normally able to keep his emotions...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 9
While talking with the man, Jones's copilot showed up. The men felt better seeing each other.The young man had a hand...
Bacon, Giles Segment 9
Giles Bacon thinks it is very important that The National World War II Museum exists. History is not being taught well...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 9
On his first tour, Feightner was officially credited with 4 kills but he knows he shot down 12. Feightner shot down 31...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 9
1 [Annotator's Note: Japanese guard in the Philippines] was known as the duck. The duck was impulsive. Hanna didn't...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 9
After the war, Wiley did meet the island chief's grandson and granddaughter. The relatives of the chief came to the US...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 9
The Medusa [Annotator's Note: USS Medusa (AR-1)] was not far from them [Annotator’s Note: during the attack on Pearl...
Bailey, Herman Segment 9
On the 17th of June [Annotator's Note: 17 June 1945 on Okinawa] they moved back off of Kunishi Ridge. A colonel was...
Deen, Braswell Segment 9
Bill Jenkins saved Deen's life on the first day [Annotator’s Note: Peleliu, 15 September 1944]. The men were busy...
Crump, Ralph Segment 9
Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 9
The Marines on Midway were a little shook up themselves. Just after they landed, a bomber squadron from the Hornet [...
Cole, Richard Segment 9
The last time Richard Cole saw the old man [Annotator's Note: USAF General James H. Doolittle] was in 1992. Several of...

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