Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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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...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 9
The next bad thing to happen was when Childers tried to fire at a Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese fighter aircraft],...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 9
When Norman Kleiss returned he saw a carrier dead in the water. When he checked his YE-ZB he knew he still had a little...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 9
When they [Annotators Note: James Smith and the rest of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] went back to New Zealand, they...
Reavis, Carrel Segregated Basic and Life
Carrel Reavis took a train to Wilmington, North Carolina and then a bus to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville...
Hammond, Robert Segregated Training and Assignment to Montford Point
Robert Hammond was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois in the dead of winter for boot camp. He was prepared for the cold, but...
Grimes, Vodioe Segregation in the Military
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: after being drafted into the Army in late 1943] was first stationed...
Phillips, Robert Separated and Evading Germans
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips was wounded by artillery fire on 25 September 1944.] Philips was in the 97th General...
Mayes, Davis Service Aboard the USS Enoree (AO-69)
When Davis Gordon Mayes returned to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] his records were lost...
Templet, Robert Paul Service aboard the USS Roxane (AKA-37)
Robert Templet was aboard the USS Roxanne (AKA-37) when the Japanese surrendered. During the course of the war, the...
Killam, Arthur Service aboard three submarines
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...
Carraway, Myron Service after Pearl Harbor
Myron J. Carraway served in Hawaii until June 1942. He then sailed to the Aleutian Islands based out of Kodiak [...
Taddeo, Al Service After the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo joined VF-5 [Annotator's Note: Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5)] Baker which had formerly been VF-17 [Annotator...
Bailey, Raymond Service After the USS Franklin (CV-13)
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He...
Carman, Victor Service After the War
Victor K. Carman got to Japan on 1 August 1945. The bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Newberg, Peter Service and Reflections
When Peter Newberg got back to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], he was sent to a Marine training...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Service Around the Pacific
Adolph William Amundson was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to train in multi-engine planes. He flew PBY’s [Annotator's...
Curran, Philip Service Discharge
There was a lot more going on in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] for Philip Curran,...
George, Carroll Service Discharge
Carroll George was on a transport ship that made tremendous voyages, two to the Far East and one to the Mediterranean,...

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