Photo By Kare Lohse

TONY SUAREZ

“WWII Attu Scrapbook, by Tony Suarez”

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I enlisted in the navy on October 23, 1943, prior to my eighteenth birthday. I was sent to San Diego, Cal. where I served my basic training. Upon terminating my training, I was selected to attend aviation ordnance school at Norman, Okla. After completing my AOM classes, I was transferred to NAS Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY, and stationed there for about a year. After Floyd Bennett Field I went to NAS Jacksonville, Fla, where I attended an advanced AOM school. After completion of the advanced school, I was transferred back to San Diego, CA, where I was assigned to PATSU 10-44 and later on to F.A.W. 14, 4, with the PB4Y-2 Privateers on Shemya, which flew bombing missions against the Northern Kuril Islands of Japan until the end of the war. I was also stationed on Attu and Kodiak Islands. Tony Suarez or Tony Suarez [Tony Suarez also has an extensive Shemya Scrapbook page as well. Click HERE to view that scrapbook. This scrapbook page focuses on Tony’s Attu experiences with photos from his Attu assignment.]
William J. Weber and myself on top of Army's "P-38" Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] William J. Weber and myself on top of Army's "P-38" Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] William J. Weber and myself on top of Army's "P-38" Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez]
#1. Attu mountains 1945-1946.
#2. William J. Weber and myself on top of Army's "P-38" Attu 1945-1946.
Attu's docks / notice the cranes and heavy equipment. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Attu's docks / notice the cranes and heavy equipment. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Attu's docks / notice the cranes and heavy equipment. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez]
#3. Hanger, chow hall, and dusty roads. Attu 1945-1946.
#4. Attu's docks / notice the cranes and heavy equipment. 1945-1946.
Hanger, chow hall, and dusty roads. Attu 1945-1946 [Tony Suarez] Hanger, chow hall, and dusty roads. Attu 1945-1946 [Tony Suarez] Hanger, chow hall, and dusty roads. Attu 1945-1946 [Tony Suarez]
#5. Abandoned camouflaged Japanese hut. Attu 1945-1946.
Abandoned camouflaged Japanese hut. Attu 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez] Abandoned camouflaged Japanese hut. Attu 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez] Abandoned camouflaged Japanese hut. Attu 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez] Attu mountains 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Attu mountains 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Attu mountains 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Old landing or fishing boat No38. Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Old landing or fishing boat No38. Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Old landing or fishing boat No38. Attu 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez]
#6. Old landing or fishing boat No38. Attu 1945-1946.
#7. Ordnance man observing Attu WW II Facilities. 1945-1946.
Ordnance man observing Attu WW II Facilities. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Ordnance man observing Attu WW II Facilities. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Ordnance man observing Attu WW II Facilities. 1945-1946. [Tony Suarez] Aviation Ordnance Dept. and all our "gear" on our way to Shemya. That's me, (Black hair) top center, in front of boxes. 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez] Aviation Ordnance Dept. and all our "gear" on our way to Shemya. That's me, (Black hair) top center, in front of boxes. 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez] Aviation Ordnance Dept. and all our "gear" on our way to Shemya. That's me, (Black hair) top center, in front of boxes. 1945-1946. {Tony Suarez]
#8. Aviation Ordnance Dept. and all our "gear" on our way to Shemya. That's me, (Black hair) top center, in front of boxes. 1945-1946.
Originally published 8 May 2001