Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Smith, John Getting Into Combat
Starting in December 1943, John Smith was on New Guinea preparing for combat in the Admiralty Islands. They landed on...
Raquepau, John Getting Married
John "Jack" Raquepau got married about a week after George Bush [Annotator's Note: George H. W. Bush, 41st President of...
Adams, Lynward Getting News
Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams was a Navy Armed Guard and guarded US Merchant Marine ships during World War 2....
Thrift, Clem Getting on With the Job
Still in the Philippines, Clem Thrift's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Holt (DE-706)] moved on to bombarding the...
Campbell, Donald Getting Through and About
The weight of Donald Campbell's job was such that he rarely had off-duty time. He was responsible for the division's...
Bennett, Richard Getting to Know PT-470
Richard Bennett described the PT-470 as being armed with a thunderbolt, which is a 37mm and a 20mm cannon mounted...
Born, James Getting to Know the Japanese
James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...
Weber, Ed Girl He Did Not Marry
Ed Weber was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Dallas [Annotator's...
Kelley, Archie Girls in Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after graduating from the United States...
Hecht, Lester Giving Churchill a Cigar
Lester Hecht was having a beer on liberty in Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] when the man next to him,...
Kent, Edward Gliding into France
Edward F. Kent and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 602nd Field Artillery Battalion (Pack)] were outside of Rome [Annotator’...
Kelley, Archie Global Warming and Nuclear Power
Archie Kelley stayed in the Navy until 1978. There were four officers on Rickover's [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral...
Whitten, Sumner Going After the Japanese Battleship Haruna
After dropping his bomb, Sumner Whitten turned to get away from the Haruna's [Annotator's Note: Imperial Japanese Navy...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Going After the Japanese Carriers
James Ramage and other pilots were ready to go [Annotator's Note: Ramage is talking about attacking Japanese aircraft...
Yusen, Jack Going Home
From New Guinea, Jack Yusen and the other survivors [Annotator's Note: survivors of the 25 October 1944 sinking of the...
Damonte, Emmanuel Going Home
When the 32nd Division [Annotator's Note: 32nd Infantry Division] was called back, Emmanuel Damonte was transferred to...
Bergeron, Fred Going Home After Guadalcanal
When they were heading to Tonga, Fred Bergeron and the rest of his air group were dropped off in Fiji. They flew some...
Dragich, Charles Going Home and Bataan
In Busan, South Korea, the USS Hulbert [Annotator’s Note: USS Hulbert (DD-342)] was waiting for Charles Dragich [...
Higgins, Richard Going Home and Japanese Tactics
Richard Higgins left Peleliu and went to Pavuvu and got off the ship. The next day a clerk told Higgins that he was...
Phillips, Sidney Going Home and Leaving Sledge on Pavuvu
Sidney Philips remembers someone being perfect. He was handsome, young, and the girls loved him. Phillips tells...
Blackwell, Astley Going Home and Looking Back
Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...
Leaming, Jack Going Home and Postwar Service
Jack Leaming arrived in Tokyo after the Japanese surrender and was put aboard a hospital ship. They were stripped naked...
Bergbower, Harold Going Home and Re-Enlisting
Harold Bergbower remembers the freedom to eat as much as he wanted after he was freed from the Japanese POW [Annotator'...
Durocher, Edmund Going Home and Reflections
Edmund Durocher spent three months on Pavuvu. The Marine brass cut the division [Annotator's Note: the 1st Marine...
Tillery, Allen Going Home and Some Interesting Experiences
One day in late 1945 Allen Tillery was called in to the office of the colonel and informed that his application for the...
Kaylor, Emmett Going Home, Joining the Airborne and Pre-Deployment Training
It took them 12 days to get back to California [Annotator's Note: returning from Japan after the war]. Emmett Kaylor...
Griffith, Leon Going Home, Shell Shock, and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Leon Griffith was a rifleman in Company A, 6th Ranger Battalion and took part in the Raid at...
Goodrich, James Going Home, Stateside Duty and Discharge
James Goodrich was taken from Iwo Jima to a hospital on Guam. He was on Guam for about 12 or 13 days before being...
Whaley, Ellis Going into Okinawa
Ellis Whaley spent a lot of time talking to his boys before they got off their ship [Annotator's Note: during the...
Woodall, Wendall Going Overseas and Early Bombing Missions
From California they went to Kwajalein. There, Wendall Woodall tried to talk his radar operator into trying some...
Savage, Frank Going Overseas and Landing on New Guinea
Frank Savage completed amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. To pass the test, the soldiers had to get ashore...
Durocher, Edmund Going Through the Jungle
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Chinnis, Edward Going to College and Losing His Brother
Edward Chinnis was ready to go home after the war but he did have a lot of fun in the Navy. After leaving the Navy, he...
Whitten, Sumner Going to Guadalcanal and Reflections on Midway
Sumner Whitten received orders to return to Ewa [Annotator's Note: following the Battle of Midway]. He got aboard a B-...
Scales, James Going to Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

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