Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Gulotta, James Suicide Mission on Cebu
[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...
Thomason, David Sunk by Kamikazes
[Annotator's Note: David Thomason served in the Navy aboard the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) and took part in the...
Whitworth, Vaughan Supply Man to Combat Marine
Vaughn Whitworth, like most segregated Marines, was in a Depot Company [Annotator's Note: 19th Depot Company, 7th Field...
Yusen, Jack Supply Runs to the Marshall Islands
When they [Annotator's Note: Jack Yusen and the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)] arrived at Pearl Harbor the men looked...
Baumgarten, Aaron Support for Russian Lend-Lease
Aaron Baumgarten pointed out that he was serving in the Air Transport Command (ATC) during the era of Lend-Lease, when...
Harless, Paul Supporting Invasions
Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. At Tarawa [Annotator’s...
Lebow, Cleatus Supporting Pacific Campaigns
The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Supporting the Iwo Jima Invasion
After an hour [Annotator's Note: of being stranded during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo...
Galella, Armando Supporting the Marines on Okinawa
Armando Galella's duties changed when he became battalion sergeant major, working at headquarters and answering only to...
Tarrant, Eugene Supporting the Marines on Tarawa, Survival at Sea and Seeing War
The Marines had to land about a thousand yards short of the beach at Tarawa. Eugene Tarrant recalls the San Francisco's...
Snyder, Phillip "PB" Supporting the War Effort
"PB" Snyder was born in Vernon, Texas in June 1927. His father was an independent drilling contractor and moved the...
Heath, David Surprise Attack
David Heath served on Guadalcanal for six months and ten days. He had a colonel that was sent back to Camp Lejeune [...
Harris, Carroll Surprise Night Attack and Attempts at Resupply
That night, Carroll Harris experienced a Japanese surprise attack. Guards were put in place where Sergeant Allan was...
Meader, Byron Surprise on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: There is talking in the background.] Byron Herbert Meader was in the dispatch office [Annotator's...
Rinas, Bruno Surrender
Bruno S. Rinas believes that had the Americans been given better training and equipment, they would have held out...
Rinas, Bruno Surrender and Cabanatuan
During the surrender, Bruno S. Rinas was sick, or he would have run into the hills. He discussed it with some comrades...
Bergbower, Harold Surrender and Incarceration
Harold Bergbower joined three Filipino Scouts who had been released from their duties in order to escape from Bataan. [...
Curley, Walter Surrender of Japan and Occupation in China
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 3rd Amphibious Corps] returned to Guam [Annotator's...
Skaggs, Jack Surrender of Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his fellow Marines on Wake Island felt that they would be killed after capture. A World War 1 veteran...
Ernest, Malcolm Surrendered
[Annotator's Note: Malcolm Ernest was among the Americans who were surrendered to the Japanese in Bataan, Philippines...
Bollich, James Surrendering
When James Bollich ran out of food, he started hunting. He was using World War 1 era ammunition. One day while hunting...
Love, John Surrendering and the Bataan Death March
In April 1942, John Edward Love [Annotator's Note: with the 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] was in a foxhole along...
Warne, Therese Surrendering to the Japanese
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...
Frazier, Glenn Surrendering to the Japanese
Glenn Frazier heard Tokyo Rose broadcast to the defenders of the Philippines that no reinforcements were on the way. [...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Survival
Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...
Celaya, Adolfo Survival at Sea
Adolfo V. Celaya heard men who seemed to know each other [Annotator’s Note: while in the Pacific Ocean after the...
Murphy, Paul Survival at Sea
Paul J. Murphy got into the water which was covered with oil and black tar [Annotator’s Note: he had just abandoned the...
Thomason, David Survival at Sea
When David Thomason was at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...
Hayashi, Nobuo Surviving Aerial Bombings and the Japanese Government
While living in Japan during World War 2, Nobuo Hayashi describes that the bombings would happen during the day, while...
Celaya, Adolfo Surviving Indianapolis Sinking
Adolfo V. Celaya first encountered a man laying on his back [Annotator’s Note: while in the Pacific Ocean after the...
Lucas, Jack Surviving Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...
Hart, Howard Surviving Los Baños
Howard Hart saw how difficult it was to survive in the internment camps. In order to prevent the Japanese from taking...
Damiano, George Surviving on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalls an incident where his comrade, Blacky [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], was hit...
Wells, Kenneth Surviving on Okinawa
Kenneth Dwight Wells joined Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division on the front lines...
Bollich, James Surviving the Bataan Death March
Going through a barrier, James Bollich and a friend ran into Japanese troops after getting separated from the group....

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