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Frank Pomroy

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After his machine gun was crushed by a Japanese tank, Frank Pomroy had to scramble around to find another one on the battlefield. He located one but a raiding party stormed in and he took a bayonet to the knee when he shot one of them at close quarters. He got that bandaged up just in time to attack the high coral ridges above the air field. Part 2 of 5. (First interview) (8:29)

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During the pitched battle for the high coral ridges on Peleliu, Frank Pomroy was on an ammo run to the beach when he encountered Chesty Puller and his command group. When a shell hit nearby, the feisty commander was the only one who didn't duck. Meanwhile, the Marines had no water. It was all contaminated. All they could do was keep fighting. Part 3 of 5. (First interview) (7:47)

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After surviving artillery fire from US ships that had mistaken his group for Japanese, Frank Pomroy fell in with a Lieutenant who was organizing a patrol through a swamp. They were not very far along when they became completely pinned down by Japanese artillery and sniper fire. Part 4 of 5. (First interview) (7:41)

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He was making a lone stand on Peleliu. He had a bayonet wound, had taken three bullets and was starving and dehydrated. Frank Pomroy had seen dozens fall around him and he was all alone with plenty of ammo but no food or water. After shooting two Japanese who stumbled on his position, he was too weak to crawl over and look for a canteen. Part 5 of 5. (First interview) (8:20)

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Frank Pomroy had left a man for dead on the Guadalcanal battlefield. Everyone agreed that he was dead and they pressed on. But he wasn't and, after almost being buried alive because he could not speak, the two encountered each other in the rear area. This was only the beginning of his sad story. (First interview) (8:29)

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Frank Pomroy was painting his sister's house when someone drove up and said Pearl Harbor had been attacked. He and another seventeen year old boy hitchhiked to the recruiter who told them they were too young. A ruse was required.(Second interview) (4:57)

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It was tough but boot camp would turn out to be easiest part of Frank Pomroy's time in the Marine Corps. After that, there was six weeks of training at New River and then straight to the Pacific. He and a buddy had volunteered to crew the 37mm anti-tank gun but it didn't work out the way they wanted. (Second interview) (9:04)

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It was an old tub the Marines boarded for the trip to the Pacific. In New Zealand they unpacked the ship and repacked it for combat though they didn't know yet where it would be. Frank Pomroy recalls that the locals were ready to party. (Second interview) (8:11)

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Frank Pomroy remained on the transport while his unit made the unopposed landing on Guadalcanal. He was helping unload the weapons and supplies but, before they could get much off the ship, a Japanese air raid bore down on them. Part 1 of 2. (Second interview) (9:49)

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After being adrift on a raft and then witnessing the stunning US Navy defeat at the Battle of Savo Island, Frank Pomroy was at New Caledonia trying to find passage back to his unit on Guadalcanal. Some sailors helped him out and then cleaned him out. Part 2 of 2. (Second interview) (8:13)