Pacific Theatre PTO | War History

Good “Old 666”, the Cursed Bomber that No One Wanted to Fly took on 17 Japanese Fighters Alone and Lived to Tell About It

When you see the number “666” on the tail number of a plane, it is entirely understandable if you opt to stay on the ground. …

Black Sheep One: Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills -Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…

Dentist Who Killed Over 100 Japanese Soldiers In Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan

Many humans worldwide fear to go to the Dentist for all the reasons we would expect.  Too much pain worried they will have to get…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

Carlson’s Raid On Makin Island – The True Story Of The Raid On Butaritari Island

By: Lars Erik Gill “The most detailed account of the raid ever written.” -Benjamin F. Carson – B Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion The few…

The Bone Collector of Guadalcanal

Seventy years after the last rifle shot, Japanese soldiers are still going home. Roderick Eime, sends one fallen warrior on his way. He’d lay there…

Half Blind This Japanese Pilot Managed To Fly His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refusing Medical Attention Before Making His Mission Report

During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…

Black Sheep One: Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills -Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…

Medal of Honor, 3 Navy Crosses, and Highest Ship Kill Count for Submarine Commander in the Pacific Belong to Richard O’ Kane

The War in the Pacific was perhaps the last time that history has given us all-out open warfare between two mighty naval fleets on a…

Dentist Who Killed Over 100 Japanese Soldiers In Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan

Many humans worldwide fear to go to the Dentist for all the reasons we would expect.  Too much pain worried they will have to get…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

World War Two Catalina Flying Boat Discovered off Coast of Cairns

One of the two engines from Catalina A24-25, the wreck of which was discovered off Cairns in Far North Queensland in 2013. The Royal Australian…