Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Bradley, John West Point
John Bradley and his mother moved to the United States in 1949 [Annotator's Note: they were liberated 3 February 1945,...
Bourgeois, Emiline West Point Hospital Duty
Emiline Ann Bourgeois was stationed at West Point [Annotator's Note: as an Army nurse at the hospital of the United...
Lucas, Jack What is a Hero
If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...
Lucas, Jack What the Medal of Honor Means
Jacklyn Lucas goes around the country on speaking tours. He wears his medal [Annotator's Note: the Medal of Honor; the...
Leibold, William Why Did They Survive
[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...
Sturman, William Why He Joined the Navy
William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...
Hatch, Norman Winning an Oscar
Norman Hatch departed Tarawa after the battle concluded and went to Hawaii with the 8th Marine Regiment. The US Army...
Wayne, William With The Wounded
William Wayne ran into a corpsman who was sitting with a guy who was wounded in the stomach. Wayne told them they could...
Carraway, Myron Witness to Pearl Harbor Attack
Myron J. Carraway was waiting for breakfast when the Pearl Harbor attack began [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard...
Sparacino, Paul Witnessing Nuclear Explosions
Paul Sparacino thought the explosions were unreal [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Leaming, Jack Work Details
Jack Leaming and other Allied prisoners of war, POWs, were forced to work by the Japanese after capture. Work details...
Frazier, Glenn Work Details
Glenn Frazier was selected for the Tayabas road detail in the Tayabas area of southeast Luzon [Annotator's Note: in the...
Pierce, Jack Working as a Navy electrician
Jack Pierce remembers getting to Kwajalein Island [Annotator’s Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] after they had...
Kesselman, Emil Working for President Truman
Emil Kesselman [Annotator’s Note: called back into the Navy Reserves for the Korean War after serving in the Navy from...
Kelley, Archie Working for Rickover
Archie Kelley admired Rickover [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; nicknamed Father of the Nuclear...
Riddle, Pearson Working for the CCC and Going to Wake Island
Pearson Riddle was born in Pensacola, North Carolina and grew up in the country. His father had a farm of about 120...
Ratliff, Rob Roy Working for the CIA in Southeast Asia
Rob Roy Ratliff was discharged from the Marine Corps and then used the G.I. Bill to attend American University in...
Ernest, Malcolm Working in Manchurian Camps
Malcolm Ernest was with about 100 American prisoners in Manchuria [Annotator's Note: Hoten Camp, Mukden, Manchuria;...
Kiefer, Keith Working with Contaminated Soils
[Annotator's Note: Keith Kiefer was assigned to a Radiological Cleanup detail on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands while...
Holleman, Louis Working with Marines
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's Note...
Sparacino, Paul World War 2 Veteran Family Members
Paul Sparacino's father was in the Army [Annotator's Note: during World War 2] but did not really talk about it....
Lewis, Karen Worsening Conditions & Liberation
Karen K. Lewis and her parents were interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp [Annotator’s Note: Santo Tomas Internment...
Ellis, Frederick Worst Combat
Frederick Ellis had seven 40mm guns [Annotator's Note; Bofors 40mm automatic cannon] and 12 20mm guns [Annotator's Note...
Wayne, William Worst Experiences
William Wayne has two bad memories of Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. The first was going across open land and...
Werner, Jack Worst War Experience
Jack Werner's worst experience in the war was not viewing dead bodies at Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Bates, Rex Wounded after Bailing Out
Rex James Bates was assigned to the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma. The squadron...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Townsend, Joseph Wounded at Sea
Joseph Townsend went to the sick bay in Pearl [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]. Townsend was x-rayed and they...
Jaccarino, Richard Wounded at the Tanabaru Escarpment
One night, as Richard Jaccarino was sleeping under his poncho, the Japanese counterattack began. Just below their...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Wounded by Friendly Fire
During his time on PT-171, Olaf Rose took instruction from veteran engineers, and gradually got comfortable with his...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Wounded by Friendly Fire
Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...
Famularo, Salvatore Wounded in Action
Salvatore Famularo was at the Amphitheater [Annotator’s Note: a terrain feature on Iwo Jima, Japan] which was a big...

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